The Philippines is home to four of the 11 largest malls in the world. Not only are they huge, they are also high-tech, gorgeous and filled with expensive shops. Tourists from developed countries wonder why this is so when the…
The San Agustin Church and Museum in Intramuros, Manila, make up one of the many well-preserved historical churches scattered across the Philippine islands. This church may be just the third most popular Filipino cathedral next to Paoay Church in Ilocos,…
Rizal Park is clearly the most popular tourist spot in the city of Manila. The park, which is most commonly referred to by its old name, Luneta, is visited by thousands of local and international tourists every month.
Here are…
Easily the most important church in Manila is the Quiapo Church (Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene). It represents the Filipino people, their ardent religiosity, political struggles, and deep personal longings. The Filipinos are known as very religious folk and…
Ortigas Center is one of the fastest growing commercial and business centers in metro Manila.
Spread on its wide 100-hectare land space are a number of department stores, business offices, mega churches, and hotels. Some of its landmark business and…
The National Museum of the Philippines is more than just a museum. It considers itself the “guardian and repository of the natural and cultural heritage of the Philippines”. This means it coordinates the activities and monitors the collections of all…
Children love treats and surprises. They delight in going to the zoo, parks and playgrounds, but if you tell them you are taking them to a museum, they would think twice before screaming any hurrahs. The “Museo Pambata” (Museum for…
As the primary business district of the Philippines, the city of Makati plays an important role in the development and economic growth of the country. It is just appropriate that a museum be put up in the name of the…
The Philippines is home to a number of animal and plant species that are unique in the world. It is a tropical archipelago that is made up of 7,107 islands. In an effort to showcase the vast and beautiful array…
One of the newest and most exciting places to visit in Manila is the Manila Ocean Park. It is the Philippines’s first and only state-of-the-art Oceanarium. There is so much pride in this latest tourist attraction owned by China Oceanis…
Manila Bay is the front door to the world for the Philippines, the international gateway to the country. It is a place of romantic sunsets, modern commerce and plenty of nostalgia. Why, even before modern technology and airplanes, foreign merchants…
One of the hardest places to miss is the SM Mall of Asia (MOA), simply because it is the biggest mall in the Philippines and the third biggest in the world.
MOA is one of the newest SM malls in…
Malacañang Palace is the official home and office of the president of the Philippines. Although the palace is very accessible by taxi or jeepney, not many Filipinos know what the local version of the White House looks like inside. It’s…
Many things can be said about the Filipino people. They are very pious, fun-loving and laid back. But no one can deny that Filipinos are also very creative and artistic. Filipino artists are among the best in the world, yet…
Intramuros is one of the most popular and nostalgic tourist spots in Manila. There is so much history here. This site, whose name in Spanish literally means “within the walls”, is an entire city within a century-old wall made from…
Fort Santiago is an old Spanish fortress inside the famous walled city of Intramuros in Manila. It attracts thousands of local and international tourists every year for its century-old Spanish architectural design and structure. Facing Manila Bay, it was built…
Fort Bonifacio is the latest and hippest gig in Metro Manila these days. Also referred to as Bonifacio Global City, Global City or The Fort, Fort Bonifacio Taguig has nearly surpassed Makati as the prime destination for business, shopping, and…
The Philippines is truly an amazing country to visit. Its culture and history are so rich that there are countless museums and resource centers in Metro Manila alone. One of these and among the leading repositories of Philippine art, culture…
Talks on culture and the arts are boring if you are not an art aficionado. The Cultural Center of the Philippines, however, attempts to prove that wrong.
More commonly referred to as simply CCP, the Cultural Center comes up with…
The most important tree for Filipinos is the coconut palm tree. In the Philippines, it is referred to as the “Tree of Life”, because the Filipino people are benefitting so much from it. The coconut provides food, fuel and lumber.…
Almost every country in the world has a Chinatown, and in the Philippines, Chinatown is simply referred to as Ongpin, which is the street that runs through Chinatown located in Binondo, Manila. Ongpin is not very clean, rather hot, fairly…
When in Manila and looking for cool places to visit and things you can do without spending too much, you might want to visit three interesting tourist destinations that just happen to all be along one jeepney route: Rizal Park,…
Binondo Church (Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz) is one of the less-celebrated Catholic churches located at the heart of Manila for two reasons. It was primarily built for the Chinese-Filipino Catholic community, and it is located in an area…
Ayala Museum is one of the most important and most visited private museums in the Philippines. Located at the heart of the Ayala business district in Makati, Ayala Museum showcases a number of exhibits that cannot be found elsewhere in…
In the Philippines, when you say “Ayala” the name, you are pertaining to one of the richest families in the country; when you say Ayala Avenue, you are pertaining to the country’s equivalent of Wall Street; and when you say…
The American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines, is regarded as a tourist spot for the peace and tranquility it provides, the picturesque line of white crosses and headstones, and the history it represents. Of all American cemeteries in other…
