Article by Ken Tatlonghari 30 January 2022 Cemeteries are usually not the most popular tourist attractions. But the Manila Chinese Cemetery located in Santa Cruz is one that should buck that trend. It not only exhibits the inextricable presence of the Chinese community on Philippine soil, but also of elaborate Art Deco and Modernist architectural…
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Article by Ken Tatlonghari23 January 2022 As a non-religious person, I have found it difficult to relate to the Traslacíon and the Black Nazarene. But as an enthusiast of Quiapo and Manila in general, I couldn’t help but learn what they were about and appreciate them for their cultural value. After all, even non-religious people…
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By Arch. Carlos Cucueco III The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, or Quiapo Church, is one of the most famous churches in the Philippines. Quiapo Church is also one of the most visited because of the popular devotion to the Black Nazarene that has been in the church since the 18th century. The church…
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Manila during Christmas is a city of bright lights, vibrant colors, hectic shopping and religious piety. Under the gaze of Christmas decors, Filipinos celebrate Christmas in both commercialized fashion, inside Manila’s temples of commerce for Christmas sales, and traditional religious fashion through the Simbang Gabi. The ongoing Covid 19 pandemic and the destruction of Typhoon…
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nslated into stone which has been tested time and again since the first church of Manila was established in 1571. This famous basilica of the Immaculate Conception has risen out of the ashes and rubbles eight times. But time and again, the cathedral rose bigger and grander, a pronouncement of the people’s faith.
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