The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Camalig Restaurant The structure was built in 1840 by the city’s first mayor, Don Ciriaco de Miranda, while the city’s first post-colonial mayor Capitan Juan Nepomuceno upgraded it in the early 1900s to its present form. The restaurant is famous for its Armando’s Pizza. You may want to read: Oldest Restaurant in the Philippines The … Read more
Sampaguita FestivalLubao, Pampanga The town of Lubao is known for its Sampaguita, the national flower of the Philippines, and the Sampaguita Festival is held there every first week of May as a tribute to Sampaguita farmers who have made the town known as one of the top suppliers of the fragrant white flower. You may … Read more
Delpan Formerly called Calle Principe, it was renamed after Rafael del Pan. He was a Filipino nationalist, lawyer, journalist, and reformist who strongly supported Philippine representation in the Spanish Cortes, and a fierce critic of Jose Rizal’s deportation to Dapitan, Mindanao. He also campaigned for Philippine Independence from the United States. Aside from being recognized … Read more
Carmen Planas Named in honor of Carmen Lim Planas, a dedicated civic leader who became a city councilor of Manila in 1937. She is the first woman to be elected to Philippine public office. You may want to read: Manila’s District Carmen de Luna
M. De Santos Formerly called Aceyteros, it was renamed in honor of Marcelino Rafael De Santos, a philanthropist who was a member and guarantor of the La Solidaridad, the managing director of La Liga Filipina, and a supporter of Jose Rizal. Marcelino is the father of Isidoro De Santos who was among the first Filipino … Read more