My Manila

July 31 is the Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Loyola , founder of the Society of Jesus . Last year, I introduced the order's Superior Gene...

Quezon City Hall has a brand-new civic center building. I was on my way elsewhere and didn't have time to check it out though. I hope I...

The 73rd season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games began last month. Since the Philippines is a basket...

Another of TriNoma mall's numerous water features, which I've already featured several times, including a regular fountain , leapin...

It is sometimes tough to get a sense of a place when all you see of it are specific buildings or interiors. So come and join me at Philcoa, ...

Catharanthus , popularly known as araw-araw (everyday) in Tagalog, abounds in contradictions. It is at once delicate and hardy. The gentles...

The delicate pink stained glass windows of the Chapel of St. Thomas More in the Ateneo Professional Schools do not have obviously religiou...

Good morning! Pinoy breakfast favorites: tapa (dried or cured beef), tocino (cured pork) and longganisa (sausage, chicken in this case). ...

I posted a similar view of Metro Manila from Timberland Sports and Nature Club in the past, albeit during the day. I've also revised m...

Last year, it was an alien on a tumor . This year, the building of the Ateneo Art Gallery is crawling with Jan Leeroy New 's "Bale...

Your heart and body were just too weak to sustain your love and joie de vivre. Our offices will miss your cheerful, efficient and caring pr...

Up until a few months ago, the space beside National Book Store along Katipunan Avenue (see yesterday's post ) was occupied by a branch ...

One of the two stores at the foot of yesterday's pedestrian overpass from the Ateneo de Manila University is, appropriately enough, a ...

There's no rhyme or reason in the design of Metro Manila's footbridges. Some are made of metal and some of concrete, some are pre-fa...