by Io Carpiso | Mar 2, 2020 | Good Pinoys
The Philippines will commemorate on March 3, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila, one of the major and most devastating urban conflicts in the Asia Pacific during World War II. In acknowledgment of the nation’s bravery and heroic acts as the...
by Io Carpiso | Feb 1, 2020 | Good Travel
The famous Walled City of Intramuros in Manila is a popular tourist destination— in fact, 2.12 million tourists flocked there in the first semester of 2019 alone. In late 2019 towards 2020, the Intramuros Administration (IA) revealed new renovations in the iconic...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Apr 17, 2019 | Good Balita
When Intramuros reopened the walled city’s churches during Holy Week for the first time since World War II in 2018, it became the hub for over a million tourists and pilgrims who sought Manila’s century old structures. The Department of Tourism (DOT) made...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Good Balita
Photo by the Manila Cathedral photo courtesy of Lamudi Catholic faithful looking for a new way to experience the annual Lenten season’s Visita Iglesia can now go to Intramuros, the famed old walled city of Manila. Seven churches of Intramuros are being opened by the...
by Summer Plasencia | Aug 15, 2015 | Good Travel
The Association of Heritage Cities of Spain granted the 2015 “Patrimonio” or Heritage Award to Intramuros Administration, in recognition for its efforts to preserve and protect Spanish colonial architecture in Manila. The Intramuros, also called the Walled City...
