Blog Posts on bagumbayan

Manila Travel Guide: Intramuros, Rizal Park and Binondo by Life and Leisure.com on Jul 28, 2011Someone had once said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and nowhere is this statement more true than Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. Often criticized by many for being severely polluted and chaotic, many travelers would often tr...

pinoytumblr: Jose Rizal’s Execution, 30 Dec 1896. This... by Creme of the Crop Comrade on Jun 19, 2011pinoytumblr: Jose Rizal’s Execution, 30 Dec 1896. This photograph (Fusilamiento de José Rizal) was taken by Manuel Arias Rodriguez, a Spanish creole, and is considered one of the earliest known evidences of documentary photography in the Phi...

Manila: Luneta Park Revisited [March 2011] by I.Am.Dial. on Jun 1, 2011Bagumbayan [New Town] popularly known as Luneta Park and/or Rizal Park is a historical place located in northern end of Roxas Blvd. sitting alongside Manila Bay. Luneta Park was shaped like a small moon [lunette] thus naming it as Luneta. The park's...

Rizal Park Renaissance – Attracting new and old visitors by Out of Town Blog on May 21, 2011Its been a while since the last time I visited Luneta and after visiting the park couple of weeks back, I was totally surprised. It’s all diferent now, Rizal Park is glowing like an expectant mother! Sure, she’s a little bit older than mo...

RECONQUERING MANILA | Series 15 | The Reflection of Yesterday : Rizal Park, Luneta Park and The Bagumbayan by Con Tour Blog | A Philippine Photo-Travel-Blog on May 6, 2011Still on the 2nd day of reconquering manila series. This post is dedicated to the 150 years of Jose Rizal (1861-2011) on June 19, 2011, coincides with my grandpa's birthdate. The Highlights of the Rizal Park: Dr. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861...

RECONQUERING MANILA | Series 15 | The Reflection of Yesterday : Rizal Park, Luneta Park and The Bagumbayan by Con Tour Blog | A Philippine Photo-Travel-Blog on May 6, 2011Still on the 2nd day of reconquering manila series. This post is dedicated to the 150 years of Jose Rizal (1861-2011) on June 19, 2011, coincides with my grandpa's birthdate. The Highlights of the Rizal Park: Dr. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861...

The New Rizal Park! More Attractions Coming Soon! by on Apr 20, 2011If you were born before the turn of the Millennium, you might have spent leisure time not inside the malls but parks like Luneta.These were the original places of travel and fun. These places were the most "in" back in the days but with the age of ma...

Where in Manila is Kilometer Zero & why should every Filipino take a stroll at least once in their life in Rizal Park? by SLEEKINTHECITY.com on Jan 18, 2011Where else can a self-confessed hard core Manileño celebrate the first day of the year outside his house? Where else can a wanderlust blogger take an oath to travel as many places as he can within the archipelago and spread the word (and pictures)...

Rizal’s Place in History by Lakbay Philippines on Dec 17, 2010When I was with my brother and cousin walking the historic Luneta Park, I was pondering on the debate between Renato Constantino Sr.’s Rizal being an American sponsored hero, and Ambeth Ocampo‘s defense of Rizal being a selfless one. Whil...

Daraga Snapshot: Bagumbayan by on Nov 5, 2010...