Rizal Monument: Honoring the National Hero of the Philippines
by Jhaypee Guia on July 18, 2012The Rizal Monument is a memorial monument in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the Filipino nationalist, José Rizal. The mausoleum consists of a standing bronze sculpture of the martyr, with an obelisk as his backdrop, set on a pedestal upon which his remains are interred.
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Bonifacio Monument
by Jane Dacumos on July 18, 2012The Bonifacio Shrine was built to showcase selected periods of Bonifacio’s biography, which represent the events and personalities involved in molding our history. Bonifacio was the founder of the Katipunan organization which aimed to start an independence movement against Spain.
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University of Santo Tomas
by Jhaypee Guia on July 18, 2012The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on 28 April 1611 by the archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus.
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The Historic District of Plaza San Luis
by Jane Dacumos on July 18, 2012The Plaza San Luis is located inside the old Intramuros, named after one of the old barrios. This is a cultural-cum-commercial complex currently composed of five houses - Casa Manila, Casa Urdaneta, Casa Blanca, Los Hidalgos and El Hogar Filipino.
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The Remarkable Manila Chinese Cemetery
by Jane Dacumos on July 18, 2012The Manila Chinese Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Manila, after La Loma Cemetery, and was designated as the resting place for the Chinese citizens who were denied burial in Catholic cemeteries during the Spanish colonial period.
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