A haste glimpse at Manila

October to South China means a give up of Summer to Autumn. However, In Metro Mania, the capital city Philipne, is still a normal summer season.

Here I am, for a busy one week stay, was only able to get a basic knowledge about it. Let me share with you.

Manila, being the premier city, is the main embarkation point of tourists and visitors. Major tourism offices, attractions and accommodations facilities are located in the city. Varied tourist destinations that caters to local as well as foreign visitors abounds in the city both of natural and man-made attractions. There are also luxury hotels, standard and economy class motels, pensions and inns that are always ready to welcome these guests.

Figures from the Department of Tourism show that tourist arrivals in the Philippines for the period January to October 1993 surpassed the millionth mark with an aggregate total of 1,050,867 tourists. This represents an 18.38% increase over last year’s recorded volume of 8872834 tourist for the same period. Based on these statistics. It may be concluded that many of these tourists visited Manila because of the city’s unique tourist-attracting character.

The City offers many places of interest to tourists.

To service both the foreign and local tourists in Manila are twenty-five (25) hotels (out of 36 in Metro Manila) classified as De Luxe, First Class, Standard and Economy. On the other hand, the cultural influence of Manila can be gleaned from the data of the Department of Tourism showing that twelve (12) out of sixteen (16) museums and seven (7) out of ten (10) theaters are located in the City of Manila.

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Twin towers in the Mandaluyong City.

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Night at Mandaluyong

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The San Miguel Complex

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The owner of Mega Mall, the two flat buildings in the left, is a famous local Chinese named Mr. Xu.

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Makati is the Manhattan of Metro Manila.

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A party at Manila

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This is jeepney, the main public transportation in Manila, also a sign of the city.

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A typical philipino dinner, not so good in Chinese standards.

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Jeepneys in the streets.

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The white building in the picture is called Edsa-Shangrila Hotel.

There are two Shangrila in Metro Manila.