Manila, Aking Manila
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Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippines
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This woman was born in the plywood house built on top of a mausoleum where she lives with her family. Her mother moved to another plywood house 20 m away. She belongs to one of many families who have chosen to live in the cemetery for generations. She works as a caretaker for several dozen graves, and is seen here after sweeping and burning leaves.
In Manila cemeteries, families honor their loved ones by repainting graves—often before Undas, the Day of the Dead. This tradition reflects care, remembrance, and respect. Bright colors or white limewash are used to clean, protect, and personalize tombs, showing the dead are not forgotten. It’s a heartfelt ritual passed down through generations.
Manila is a vibrant, densely packed metropolis where colonial history collides with modern sprawl. With over 40,000 people per square kilometer, it’s one of the world’s most crowded cities. Despite the chaos—traffic, noise, endless motion—Manila pulses with resilience, warmth, and cultural energy from street vendors to centuries-old churches.
The areas for the poor and the rich are vividly shown on this urban picture of Metro Manila in the Philippines
I saw this beautiful young girl beside her mother selling food in the streets of Manila. She was so natural in front today the camera with eyes that seem to look through the lens and into your heart.
2019.05.07
Bremerhaven CT4
AIS Name MANILA MAERSK
Type Container ship
Flag Denmark
IMO 9780469
MMSI 219038000
Callsign OWPP2
Year Built 2018
Length 399 m
Width 58 m
Draught Avg 10.5 m / ...
Speed Max 24.6 kn
Deadweight 196000 tons
Gross Tonnage 214286
AIS Class A
Container Capacity
20,568 TEU
Manila - Early morning; construction cranes at work on a new high-rise building....a different perspective, just for fun..
The Manila Cathedral, also known as the minor basilica of the Immaculate Conception, was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, and still remains the ecclesisastical seat of the Archdiocese of Manila.
The See of Manila, with jurisdiction over all the Philippine Islands and suffragan to the See of Mexico, was erected in 1578. The first bishop, Domingo de Salazar (born 1512), arrived in Sept., 1581.
The first cathedral, made of nipa and bamboos, was built in 1581. It was damaged by a typhoon in 1582 and razed by fire in 1583.
The new cathedral, which was made of stone, was made in 1592. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1600.
The third cathedral, with three naves and seven chapels, was started in 1584 and blessed in 1614. It was toppled by another earthquake which shook Manila in 1645.
The magnificent fourth cathedral was constructed in 1654 to 1671 under Archbishop Miguel Poblete. It was severely damaged in 1863 by a very strong earthquake that even toppled the Palace of the Governor General of the Philippines. In 1880, another earthquake toppled its bell tower and since then until in 1959, the cathedral remained towerless.
The fifth cathedral was constructed in 1870-1879. It was solemnly blessed in December of 1879. The center cross of the dome is a reference point of astronomical longitudes of the archipelago. The magnificent cathedral was toppled into ruins by bombing in 1945.
The present cathedral was constructed in 1954 to 1958 under Archbishop Rufino Jiao Santos of Manila and under the supervision of National Artist for Architecture Awardee, Architect Fernando Ocampo. It was elevated into the rank of minor basilica in 1981 by Pope John Paul II.
-wikipedia.org
I was amazed, it's like being a kid again coming here.
you have to visit this place, it will be fun for sure!
photo taken during my last night in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines
Himig ng Pag-ibig
Asin
Sa pagsapit ng dilim ako'y naghihintay pa rin
Sa iyong maagang pagdating
Pagkat ako'y nababalisa kung 'di ka kapiling
Bawat sandali mahalaga sa atin.
Tulad ng ibong malaya ang pag-ibig natin
Tulad ng langit na kay sarap marating
Ang bawat tibok ng puso'y kay sarap damhin
Tulad ng himig na kay sarap awitin.
At ngayong ikaw ay nagbalik sa aking piling
Luha ng pag-ibig kay sarap haplusin
Tulad ng tubig sa batis hinahagkan ng hangin
Pag-ibig ang ilaw sa buhay natin.
Tulad ng ibong malaya ang pag-ibig natin
[Ang ibong malaya]
Tulad ng la-ngit na kay sarap marating
[Langit man ay na---is niyang marating]
Ang bawat tibok ng puso'y kay sarap damhin
[Ang tibok ng puso]
Tulad ng himig ng pag-ibig natin.
[Tulad ng himig ng pag-ibig]