Archdiocesan Shrine Of Nuestra Señora De Guia Parish (Ermita Church)
by Jhaypee Guia on September 1, 2012Ermita District in Manila City was founded in the late 16th century. The name was taken from La Hermita, the Spanish word for "hermitage", after the fact that on this site was built a hermitage housing an image of the Virgin Mary known as the Nuestra Señora de Guia (Our Lady of Guidance).
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Metropolitan Museum of Manila
by Jhaypee Guia on September 1, 2012The Metropolitan Museum of Manila, nicknamed the Met, is a museum located within the complex of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, Philippines. It bills itself as the Philippines' premier museum of modern and contemporary visual arts. The Bangko Sentral's collection of art and historical artifacts form the bulk of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila's collections, having donated the museum's five permanent exhibitions.
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De la Salle University
by Jhaypee Guia on September 1, 2012De La Salle University, also referred to as DLSU or La Salle, is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director. The college moved in September 1921 to its present location to facilitate an increase in enrollment. DLSU, granted university status on February 1975, is the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 17 Lasallian institutions established in 2006 to replace the De La Salle University System.
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Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila
by Jane Dacumos on August 24, 2012The Basilica Minore de San Sebastián, better known as San Sebastián Church, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Manila, the Philippines. It is the seat of the Parish of San Sebastian and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.
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Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz – Binondo Church
by Jane Dacumos on August 9, 2012Founded by the Dominican priests in 1596, Binondo Church or Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz is one of the oldest places of Christian worship in the Philippines. It was administered by secular priests in 1768, returned to Dominican administration in 1822 and back to secular priests in 1898. The maintenance is largely funded by the Catholic Chinese community, many of whom reside or operate businesses in neighboring Chinatown. Masses are held in Filipino, in Chinese dialects (Mandarin, Hokkien), and in English.
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