litratonijuan:

The most relaxing part in Intramuros.

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Beautiful Old Manila

correosfilipinas:

Ongpin St., Chinatown, Manila

correosfilipinas:

Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila c 1800

Completed in 1891, San Sebastian Church is noted for its architectural features. An example of the revival of Gothic architecture in the Philippines, it is the only all-steel church or basilica in Asia. It has also been implausibly reputed to be the first prefabricated building in the world, and more plausibly claimed as the only prefabricated steel church in the world.

The prefabricated steel sections that would compose San Sebastian Church were manufactured in Binche, Belgium. According to the historian Ambeth Ocampo, the knockdown steel parts were ordered from the Societe Anonyme des Enterprises de Travaux Publiques in Brussels. In all, 52 tons of prefabricated steel sections were transported in eight separate shipments from Belgium to the Philippines, the first shipment arriving in 1888. Belgian engineers supervised the assembly of the church, the first column of which was erected on September 11, 1890. The walls were filled with mixed sand, gravel and cement. The stained glass windows were imported from the Henri Oidtmann Company, a German stained glass firm, while local artisans assisted in applying the finishing touches of the steel church.

^ this reminds me of the book/mini series ‘pillars of the earth.’

correosfilipinas:

Rizal Avenue corner Carriedo Street, Manila

nostalgic for old manila, i wish i got to experience this.

deardaphnie:

TELL THE WORLD OF HIS LOVE 

For God so loved the world,

He gave us His only Son,

Jesus Christ our Saviour,

His Most Precious One.

He has sent us His message of love,

And sends those who hear,

To bring the message to everyone,

In a voice loud and clear.

REFRAIN

Let us tell the world of His love,

The greatest love the world has known,

Search the world for those who have walked astray,

And lead them home.

Fill the world’s darkest corners,

With His light from up above,

Walk every step, every mile, every road,

And tell the world,

Tell the world of His love.
(Repeat 1,2, Refrain)
(Repeat Refrain) 

The greatest love the world has known,

Walk every step, every mile, every road,

And tell the world,

Tell the world, 

Tell the world of His love.

Tell the world of His love.

———————————

Chosen among 85 other Filipino songs

Official 1995 World Youth Day Theme

Song By Trina Belamide, Filipina Composer 

theurbanhistorian:

“Intramuros! The old Manila. The original Manila. The Noble and Ever Loyal City…

To the early conquistadores she was a new Tyre and Sidon; to the early missionaries she was a new Rome. Within these walls was gathered the wealth of the Orient - silk from China; spices from Java; gold and ivory and precious stones from India. And within these walls the Champions of Christ to Conquer the Orient for the Cross. Through these old streets once crowded a marvelous mulititude - viceroys and archbishops; mystics and merchants; pagan sorcerers and Christian Martyrs, Portuguese traitors, Dutch Spies, Moro Sultans, and Yanke clipper captains. For three centuries this medieval town was a Babylon in commerce and a New Jerusalem in its faith…

Now look: this is all that it’s left of it now. Weeds and rubble and scrap iron. A piece of wall, a fragment of stairway - and over there, the smashed gothic facade of Santo Domingo … Quomodo desolata es, Civitas Dei! (How desolate are you, the City of God!)”

-Bitoy Camacho
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, Nick Joaquin 

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henrisayshello:

dannijo:

A peek into Danielle’s NYC apt… 

(via)

Are you seeing what I’m seeing? 

Such FABULOUSNESS! SILVER GLITTERS!

Manila.

wickednormalheights:

heytanya:

“Tell me something I don’t know…”

I miss my salon girls…

Tex Ordonez as Daniela, Ima Castro as Vanessa, K-La Rivera as Nina, and yours truly (Tanya Manalang) as Carla, the neighborhood ditz. :)

I miss @InTheHeightsMNL♥ :))

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fyeahbroadway:

Markki Stroem as Henry and Bea Garcia as Natalie in the first International production of Next to Normal, in Manila.