by Atom Pornel | Feb 5, 2020 | Good Pinoys
The First United Building Community Museum, located in Escolta in the heart of Manila, is waiving the admission fee for the whole month of February 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. The Escolta Facebook page announced the good news on January...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 25, 2019 | Good Travel
A pair of La Madre Filipina (The Filipino Mother) pre-war statues have been reinstalled, as promised, by the inauguration of the picture-perfect revitalized Jones Bridge in Manila held November 24, a hundred years after the historic bridge was originally commissioned...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 20, 2019 | Good Travel
Binondo’s heritage district received a shot in the arm as one of its heritage buildings breathed new life and has been reborn as the Grand Café 1919. The old, abandoned, and derelict building of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) – the oldest...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 4, 2019 | Good Balita
The historic William A. Jones Memorial Bridge, more popularly known as the Jones Bridge that spans the Pasig River in Manila and connects it to Binondo, is once again drawing attention as it is beautifully revitalized through Manila’s efforts to bring back its former...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Aug 23, 2019 | Good Travel
American business icon Martha Stewart sampled local organic bread and shopping in Metro Manila and came away from the experience impressed with Filipino ingenuity and craftsmanship. Stewart spent a part of her fourth day in the Philippines checking out Panaderya Toyo...
