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Heard about the Binondo Food Wok?

Yup, it's a packaged tour of Binondo's best cuisine.. one bowl at a time.

Been to a few. Same stop most of the time.

Went back last Christmas to check out what’s new.

#foodWok #binondo #mnlStories

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Ever tasted halal Muslim food?

Go to the Muslim Town Market.

The other Quiapo you have not seen.

#muslimTownMarket #quiapo

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Raon St. is Manila’s humble version of Japan’s Akihabara.

The go-to place for anything related to electronics and entertainment. Original, refurbished or pirated. Hehe.

#raonStreet #electronics #quiapo

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Opened in the 1960s, it's the first pedestrian underpass in the Philippines.

#lacsonUnderpass #quiapo #manilaStories

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Did you know Halo-halo started in Quinta Market a century ago?

#quintaMarket #halohalo #quiapo #manilaStories

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Did you know who made the iconic “marca demonyo“ logo of the country’s most popular alcohol?

#manilaTrivias #ginebraSanMiguel #manilaStories

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We already knew about the Spanish Friars inventing beer.

But the Recoletos fathers (same friars we're talking about) also invented gin.

So aside from being the largest catholic country in the world, we're also the biggest gin drinkers!

#ginebraSanMiguel #manilaStories

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Ok, tranvias during the Spanish times were a bit primitive.

But during the American era, horses were replaced by electric trams.

And we had the best system in all Asia!

Now? probably the worst.

#manilaHistory #manilaTranvias #manilaStories

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Did you know that there were already streetcars in Manila in 1888?

And here we are still trying to solve something that we already had a solution more than a hundred years ago.

Oh well..

#manilaTrivias #manilaHistory #manilaStories

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Do you know where the "Karinderia" came from?

#manilaHistory #bombayFood #Karinderia #manilaStories

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The first global conflict 300 years ago .

Two superpowers at the time - the British and the Spaniards.

The ultimate goal was the strategic location of Manila and the fortunes of the Galleon Trade.

Ironically, Spaniards protected incursions on our islands..

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After the Spanish siege of Manila in 1571, a love story began to unfold.

A valiant Spanish conquistador and a beautiful Muslim princess.

Belonging to families of opposite sides.

#manilaHistory #colonialLoveStory #juanDeSalcedo #conquistador #dayangDayangKandarapa

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Rajah Sulayman was right. The Spaniards cannot be trusted.

In 1571, Manila fell under Spanish rule.

#manilaHistory #rajahSulayman #manilaStories

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The first time the Spaniards came to Manila in 1570 was peaceful.

But one Rajah knew something was amiss.

#RajahSulayman #manilaStories

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Did you know there was a time China was afraid of us?

#manilaHistory #manilaStories #philippineAncientWarships

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The first legend we didn’t know about..

#manilaHistory #manilaStories

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Did you know our country already had a complex civilization as early as 1200s.

And then the Spaniards came and called it heresy..

#manilaTrivias #PreColonialPhilippines #manilaStories

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A treasure trove of artifacts and religious art amassed by Augustinians in the 400 years of missionary work in the Philippines.

#sanagustinMuseum #intramuros

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This 500 year old church was repeatedly rebuilt because of fires and invasion.

It was finally made of stone in 1607 - that withstood earthquakes and wars over the next centuries.

#sanAgustinChurch #intramuros

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Because of its majesty and opulence, the church is a popular venue for grand weddings.

I've seen back-to-back weddings where the next entourage is lined up at the back of the church!

#sanAgustinChurch #intramuros #manilaStories

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As the oldest church in the country, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

#sanAgustinChurch #intramuros
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