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Colegio de San Juan de Letran by Axl Powerhouse Production on May 18, 2012Isa sa mga pinakalumang colegio na makikita sa makasaysayang Intramuros ay ang Colegio de San Juan de Letran o mas kilala bilang Letran. One of the oldest secondary institution in Asia Anu ang ambag nito sa kasaysayan ng edukasyon ng Pilipinas...
Manila, Philippines: An Introduction and a Historical background by Yannah the Wanderer on Feb 27, 2012It is one of the cities with the oldest history dated. A City full of battles, bloodshed and tears–A city that we now call Manila. Manila has long been the capital of the Philippines. It started being the center of … Continue reading U...
Manila, Philippines: An Introduction and a Historical background by Yannah the Wanderer on Feb 27, 2012It is one of the cities with the oldest history dated. A City full of battles, bloodshed and tears–A city that we now call Manila. Manila has long been the capital of the Philippines. It started being the center of … Continue reading U...
Mayors of Manila by Manila Sentinel on Dec 31, 2009These are the Filipino mayors of Manila:AppointedArsenio Cruz-Herrera (1901) Justo Lukban (1917-1920) Ramon Fernandez (1920-1924)Miguel Romualdez (1924-1927)Tomas Earnshaw (1927-1935)Valeriano Fugoso (1935-1941)Jorge B. Vargas (1941-1942)Le...
Manila history by Manila Sentinel on Dec 31, 2009Manila's history stretches hundreds of years before the arrival of Spanish Colonizers. It was part of a Hindu Kingdom and had trade with the Chinese empire.Here is a bit of history culled from Wikipedia.Prehistory and indigenous civilizationsUn...
FIREFIGHTING IN MANILA by Wish You Were Here by Senor Enrique on Nov 10, 2008THIS WAS THE SCENE IN FRONT of 940 R. Hidalgo Street in Quiapo yesterday, about 14 hours after it was hit by a pre-dawn fire, which quickly spread to the building beside it. Both were two-story residential and commercial structures, made of light...
MANILA'S LEGENDARY MAYOR: ARSENIO H. LACSON by Wish You Were Here by Senor Enrique on Nov 8, 2008Coming home to Manila after a long absence, I felt like one of those old-time Manileños who resented finding Plaza Goiti gone. I also began to dislike the man whose name replaced it -- Arsenio H. Lacson. But then, only a couple of years later, afte...
THE ARLEGUI & SAN RAFAEL INTERSECTION by Wish You Were Here by Senor Enrique on Nov 1, 2008Bounded by Quezon Boulevard on the west and the Malacañang Palace Compound on the east, San Geronimo was renamed Arlegui Street in honor of the Filipino property owners of this San Miguel area; whereas, San Rafael Street was named after Raphael, the...
THE 19TH CENTURY FILIPINA MINUS MARIA CLARA by Wish You Were Here by Senor Enrique on Oct 28, 2008There were some people who came up to her and with whom she exchanged warm greetings with. And despite her understated black outfit, she exuded an alluring presence that prompted me to ask a bystander who she was. "Gloria Diaz," he said
A MORE SOLEMN TRIBUTE, PLEASE by Wish You Were Here by Senor Enrique on Oct 24, 2008The marker is all that's left on this site that only two months ago used to be a memorial intended to preserve the memory of more than 1,000 women -- comfort women -- who were continually raped by the Japanese occupation forces during the Second Wor
