Manila
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Santa Ana
Just outside the northwest limits of Makati, at the east end of Herran Street, in a bend of the river Pasig near Lambigan Bridge is the church of Santa Ana.…
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Paco
Along Padre Faura Street to the right east is Paco Park, laid out in 1966 on the site of a cemetery established during a cholera epidemic in 1820 and closed…
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Malate
Opposite the National Library Mabini Street runs South, with a statue of Apolinario Mabini (1846-1903), an eminent lawyer and great patriot, paralyzed in both legs, who was exiled to Guam…
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Ermita
Ermita is a district in Manila, located halfway between Intramuros and Malate. It comprises of the finest entertainment centres, hotels, bars and restaurants. It has been the entertainment capital of…
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Rizal Park
To the North of these districts, just South of Intramuros, is Rizal Park, named after the national hero of the Philippines, who was executed here by the Spaniards on 30…
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Southern Districts
To the south are the districts of Paco, Malate and Ermita. The little cemetery of Paco, enclosed within a circular wall covered with moss and ivy, is an oasis of…
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San Miguel
Crossing a canal, we follow Mendiola Street into the San Miguel quarter. In this area are a number of schools and colleges, the most famous of which is the Colegio…
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Quiapo
Continuing east, crossing Rizal Avenue and turning towards Quezon Boulevard, at the end of Quezon Bridge; at the beginning of the boulevard, in Plaza Miranda is Quiapo Church, with the…
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Santa Cruz and Sampaloc
Returning to Jones Bridge, going to the east along Escolta Street (Escort Street, so called because the Spanish governors used this route) is the district of Sta. Cruz. This busy…
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Tondo
Farther north is the Tondo district, a squalid and overcrowded area reminiscent of the favelas of Brazil, the home of many rootless peasants who came in from the country in…