Pugad Baboy One

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Pugad Baboy One The first compilation of Pugad Baboy comic stripsCartoons and narrativeApolonio “Pol” Medina Jr.1997Collection: Design Center of the Philippines Pugad Baboy by Pol Medina Jr. caught the Filipino popular imagination for its simultaneously droll, critical, and affectionate view of Filipino life in urban poor precincts. Featuring a large cast of characters familiar in … Read more

Plaza McKinley

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Plaza McKinley This Plaza Mayor of the Walled City of Manila during the Spanish Period changed names thrice throughout its history. It was named after President William McKinley after the Americans successfully captured Manila, it had a brief change of name under the Japanese Occupation and was eventually renamed Plaza de Roma upon the elevation … Read more

Manila Chinatown Information Center

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MANILA CHINATOWN INFORMATION CENTERApril 30, 2024Photos: Yasuda Rain, Diego Torres, Andrei Julian Yesterday afternoon, the Manila Chinatown Information Center was opened. It is the latest go-to place for visitors in the oldest Chinatown in the world. The information center is in the Ramada lobby by Wyndham Manila Central Hotel (at the corner of Calle Ongpin … Read more

St. Scholastica’s College

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St. Scholastica’s College A formerly all-girls school located along Calle Pennsylvania (Leon Guinto Street) corner Calle Vito Cruz. Established by Benedictine Nuns from Germany in 1906 at Tondo. Relocated to its present site in 1914. Famous for its Conservatory of Music which was established in 1907. Famous buildings include the College Chapel by George Asp, … Read more

Remedios Circle

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Remedios Circle – Malate Established in the middle of the 1800s as the Cementerio de Malate. The cemetery originally had a high circular adobe wall surrounding the property, with a main gate facing towards west. A mortuary chapel was also built in the middle. The cemetery was closed down in 1913 when American health officials … Read more