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Philippine Army Museum and Library


Philippine Army Museum and Library, located at Fort Bonifacio, has been open for 2 years already. Inside the museum, visitors can see various episodes of the army's evolution, pictures of revolutionary heroes, medals for the AFP, and weapons of the army.

by Jane Dacumos on July 17, 2012

Philippine Army Museum and Library, located at Fort Bonifacio, has been open for 2 years already. Inside the museum, visitors can see various episodes of the army's evolution, pictures of revolutionary heroes, medals for the AFP, and weapons of the army.

The museum also has a collection of antique guns, cannons, tanks, other relics from WW II, captured paraphernalia, ammunition, and weapons of the New People's Army (NPA). The museum's special feature is a tunnel with several arteries leading to different exits.

The museum is well designed and air-conditioned. There are interactive computer screens, audio-visuals, models enacting various battles, paintings, uniforms, and medals.

Outside the museum is a charming garden with scorpion tanks, ambulances, and various English and American armored vehicles for children to climb into.

How to get there

From Manila, there are all the available bus, jeepney, and MRT routes and terminals in Makati City. Philippine Army Museum and Library is located at McArthur Drive, Fort Bonifacio.

Accommodations

• Makati Shangri-La Hotel - Ayala Avenue Corner Makati Avenue, Makati, Manila, Philippines 1200
• LPL Suites Greenbelt - 112 LPL Tower, Legaspi Street, Makati, Manila, Philippines 1229
• The Peninsula Manila - Corner of Ayala and Makati Avenues, Makati, Manila, Philippines 1226
• New World Hotel Makati City - Esperanza Street corner Makati Avenue, Makati, Manila, Philippines 1228
• Hotel Celeste - 02 San Lorenzo Drive Corner A.Arnaiz Avenue, San Lorenzo Village,, Makati, Manila, Philippines
• Somerset Olympia Makati Serviced Residence - 7912, Makati Avenue, Makati, Manila, Philippines 1200
• Ascott Makati Serviced Residence - 6Th Floor, Glorietta 4 Ayala Center, Makati, Manila, Philippines
• Copa Businessman Hotel - 912 Arnaiz Avenue, Makati, Manila, Philippines 1223
• The E-Hotel Makati - 906 A. Arnaiz Ave., (formerly Pasay Road), San Lorenzo Village, Makati, Manila, Philippines 1223
• BSA Suites Makati - 103 C. Palanca St. Legaspi Village, Makati, Manila, Philippines

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