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The Black Nazarene is a life-sized statue of Christ that a priest bought in Mexico, carved by an Aztec carpenter. The statue was brought to Manila in 1606. The statue was blackened by a shipboard fire, on the journey from Acapulco to Manila, and has since been called the Black Nazarene.
Finally, after planning for a couple of times, I was finally able to visit Avilon Zoo in Rodriguez (formerly Montalban), Rizal. Avilon Zoo is a perfect educational place for children as well as their parents to learn and appreciate the beauty of nature’s flora and fauna. Avilon Zoo is almost a 7.5 hectare property man-made [...]
The annual procession of images of The Virgin Mary is held every 1st Sunday of December in Intramuros.
San Nicolas, West of Binondo, is a district that survived the war intact. In and around Madrid and Lavezares Streets you can find some run down but marvellous 19th century old houses with pearl windows and elaborate carvings. Those houses are truly authentic and magnificent.
Antipolo Church is the home of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, a dark brown image of the blessed Virgin Mary whose history dates back during the spanish era. It is a common practice among folks from Metro Manila and neighboring provinces to bring newly bougth cars to Antipolo to have these cars blessed [...]
The proverbial “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” may have caused the eventual decline of this strip once agrind with bustling commerce. Imelda Marcos’ original intention was to have a modern mass transit system — Light Rail Transit — to alleviate the gridlocks that paralyzed Manila’s main arteries, especially Rizal Avenue. Cursed [...]
In the middle of Chinatown you can find a small Buddhist temple on the second floor of an ordinary looking building. The temple is along Kipuja Street.
The Oblation sculpture at the entrance of the University of the Philippines Diliman campus must be the most famous sculpture in the Philippines, next to the Rizal statue in Luneta. Everytime UP is featured in any medium (TV, movies, print, etc.) you can bet that an image of the Oblation is included. If you’re from [...]
After months of delay, the Mall of Asia finally opened nearly two weeks ago. Standing on a reclaimed are off Pasay City, this mall has attracted a lot of controversy and hoopla way before it even opened its doors to the public. From the photos I see in the blogosphere, it’s definitely a must-see on [...]
Yearly fiesta in honor of San Roque. Unlike other parts of the country San Roque is celebrated here on May 12. San Roque is the patron saint of the sick and the invalids.
