As most Manileno’s love to spend their summer at preferrably cooler climates, a lot would take a vacation from the city for the crisp 15 degree Celcius mountain air of Baguio. On a short historical note, Baguio was a preffered destination for American Occupation Forces which would have been a rest from the stiffling Manila summer.
May You Rest in Peace, Cory Aquino
melancolia i agree in everything that you have written here except on one thing: cory didn’t lead the people to...
The Great Philippine Book Blockade of 2009
digitalron I remember boarding the Doulos way back in 2002… and then spending six or seven hours wandering...
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urbanodelacruz I say RAISE the parking rates. Econ 11, right? Tax what you want to discourage. Here’s the...
Manila Bay, Again
Migs Bassig Hi Udayan. Yes, Manila remains a crowded place, what with even more and bigger malls. But the sunset will...
Udayan Tripathi I went to Manila in 1997 and remember very little of, patches of crowded city life and shopping at...
