My Manila

The Buddhist Bayon Temple was built in the late 12th or early 13th century and stands in the middle of Angkor Thom , the capital of the em...

"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'." ...

Meet Maria Lourdes Sereno , the 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She is the first female to head our judiciary a...

Because of the presence of the President of the Philippines during the Ignatian Festival (see yesterday's post), all participants (and t...

My husband and I attended the Ateneo de Manila University's Ignatian Festival last Saturday, which was keynoted by the president of th...

In a country full of politicians who slap their names and faces on publicly-funded projects every chance they get, Quezon City's politi...

I heard drums and a lot of noise out in our street yesterday afternoon, so I grabbed my camera and ran outside to take photos of whatever it...

I think that the well-designed logo of the Philippine Heart Center (see yesterday's post) will remain timeless, but the building itsel...

The Philippine Heart Center is a government hospital which specializes in cardiology and other medical branches related to it. It was esta...

"Clean and Green, let's do it in this barangay." I think that Quezon City Councilor Vincent Belmonte should have made provis...

Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang —the Grand Palace in Bangkok , Thailand —is a complex of buildings that was the official residence of the Kings ...

"The Postman" (yes, that really is the name of the sculpture) standing in front of the neoclassical building of the Philippine Po...

This was the headline of the Philippine Star , one of the country's biggest daily newspapers, last Thursday. This year is an election y...

From the 2007 Philippine Daily Inquirer article about the honor guards at the shrine of Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal : Battle-test...

The Development Bank of the Philippines , which is a government financial institution, primarily finances the medium- and long-term needs o...

From May 12 to 24, my husband and I went on a road trip through the Central Luzon and Ilocos Regions, stopping at cities and towns that we...

From May 12 to 24, my husband and I went on a road trip through the Central Luzon and Ilocos Regions, stopping at cities and towns that we...

From May 12 to 24, my husband and I went on a road trip through the Central Luzon and Ilocos Regions, stopping at cities and towns that we...