The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Today, May 4, 2024, is the 107th birth anniversary of National Artist Nick Joaquin. Nicomedes M. Joaquin is regarded by many as the most distinguished Filipino writer in English writing so variedly and so well about so many aspects of the Filipino. Nick Joaquin has also enriched the English language with critics coining “Joaquinesque” to … Read more
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 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 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 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