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10 Names of Places That Are Actually Filipino Words

Some of them are based on topography.

What's in a name? Cliche as that question may send, there's some sense in knowing the logic behind the name of a place: after a town's patron saint, a historical figure, the name of a flower or a color, ...

Pursuits

The Glory Days of Escolta, Manila's 'Queen of the Streets'

Many of Manila's pioneer establishments had their beginnings in Escolta.

Let us transport you to Old Manila in the 1930s.Welcome to Calle de la Escolta-definitely the main haunt of the fashionable set in the early 20th century. Weekends have become much more exciting with many new establishments embellishing the avenue. ...

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