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This free online lecture series unearths the City of Manila’s lesser-known histories

In commemoration of the city’s 450th founding anniversary, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Arts of Manila brings together historians for the “Araw ng Maynila” lecture series

Buy real vintage clothes per kilo in Escolta—just say these magic words

Glorious Dias is selling vintage clothes from the ’80s and ’90s at the First United Building in Escolta

This roving bike café in Manila is a shared business by cyclist friends

Manila Cyclist Café, currently in Intramuros, is a pandemic business put up by a couple of cyclist friends

Peek inside the soon-to-reopen Metropolitan Theater through this 360° virtual tour

No need to wait until its April opening to see how the historic Art Deco structure has been renovated; you can see the Met’s restored theater and lobby through this website

Paco Market is getting a modernist redesign but not everyone is a fan

After a renovation in 2011, which aimed to sanitize one of Pasig River’s then-polluters, the…

A guide to all the Metro Manila LGUs offering free COVID-19 tests for their residents

The last time we talked about the rising number of COVID-19 cases, we talked about…

Newly renovated Lagusnilad underpass has Baybayin signs but not all netizens are happy about it

Yesterday, Manila City unveiled the newly renovated Lagusnilad or Manila Underpass. The product of a…

Next on Manila Bay rehab: Three more sewage treatment plants—all solar-powered

Apart from the photos of Manila Bay’s waters turning a bright aquamarine akin to that…

LOOK: Bikes fill mall parking lot proving just how space-efficient this mode of transport is

Bikes are the new quarantine obsession and for good reason. In the absence of a…