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We've all heard it before, a historical site is in danger of being torn down to make way for new developments in the area. We've seen it happen to the 1930s Capitol Theater, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati, the ...

A lot comes to mind when one thinks of Quiapo-and it isn't all good. From wholesale goods to less wholesome goods, you can buy pretty much whatever you want at the busy shopping district. This also means though that this ...

Walking tours in the Metro, especially in the historic city of Manila, aren't as scarce as they used to be. We now have biking trips on bamboo-made bicycles around Intramuros, a tour that's driven by solving puzzles and finding ...

On a Saturday morning inside the Quiapo Church, visitors pause to reach out their hands and touch the legs of the Black Nazarene, whose dark shins have been rubbed white from the constant groping. Someone halts me and a few other "tourists" ...