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Manila The Entertainment Capital

The is a country of 7,107 vibrant and colourful islands, all pulsating with life and teeming of with flavour. Yet, it is in where you can LAOAG hear its heart beating the loudest! Manila is a Banaue sophisticated capital - the seat of power, centre Getting there Manila Luzon of trade and industry, commerce, education, Major Airport Gateways: PHILIPPINE SEA entertainment and the arts. It is an invigorating Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Airport Code MNL blend of some of the country’s oldest and MANILAMANILA richest heritage treasures, and the most modern Air Transport: Aside from being a major international gateway city, metropolitan features of the Philippine landscape. Mindoro Its people have acquired an urban cosmopolitan Manila is also a jump off point for intra-regional air travel. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport services over Boracay air about them, but have managed to retain their Aklan 40 airlines providing daily services to more than 26 cities warm and friendly smiles that have made Filipino Visayas and 19 countries worldwide. Duty-free centres, tourist Palawan Panay hospitality renowned throughout the world. Leyte information counters, hotel and travel agency CEBUCEBU representatives, banks, postal services, a medical clinic, and Manila started as a small tribal settlement along the a baggage deposit area support airport operations. NAIA is Negros River before it became the seat of Spanish also a series of domestic airport terminals that act as hubs SULU SEA colonial rule in Asia during the 16th century. to various regional and provincial airports in the country.

For more than 300 years, Manila served as the Water Transport: DAVAO center of Spanish military might in the region, Manila has always been an important port of call for trade, Basilan and an important port in the trans-Pacific galleon but lately has become an increasingly-popular destination trade. When the Philippines was ceded to the for cruise ships and leisure vessels. Situated within a tranquil harbor, Manila is the chief seaport of the Philippines, United States by the late 19th century, Manila serving the city’s commercial needs and is also considered CELEBES SEA transformed into a cosmopolitan city, patterned as one of Asia’s major ports. Scheduled trips to other after the styles of American post-colonial designs. Philippine ports leave on a regular basis, which provide areas like and still have those quaint Today, surrounded by ultra-modern skyscrapers, travelers with a different mode for exploring the country. little kalesas or horse-drawn carriages. one can still catch glimpses of this Spanish-American There are presently three elevated railway systems that ply past. Manila has thrived and survived it all, a Hotels and Resorts the entire width and breadth of . Stops are bustling megalopolis of 17 cities and municipalities The country is known worldwide for its charming brand of strategically positioned to make traveling very convenient and comfortable. The system is a faster option to visiting and over 12 million inhabitants. hospitality. Not surprisingly, you can find the best chains the city’s various sights and attractions. of hotels in the metropolis, all providing top-rate services and amenities at reasonable prices. Accommodation facilities may be found in the city’s numerous districts, Eating out and Nightlife from Manila’s famed to the Ayala Fast Facts Dining in Manila is such a delight, and one will be absolutely Commercial District in , and from the Ortigas thrilled by the exciting blend of Philippine, Spanish, Malay, Time Zone: GMT + 8 Centre in to the nightlife districts of Tomas Chinese and American influences. love to eat, Morato in City. Budget-conscious travelers can Visa: Only required if staying more than 30 days and so restaurants are simply all over the place. The º, also avail of the city’s myriad of inns, apartelles and should appeal to the most discriminating palates. Climate: November to February – cool and pension houses. mostly dry; March to June – warm and mostly dry; Manila is the perfect place to go for daring culinary July to October – warm and mostly wet Manila Musts adventures. Look out for balut, taho, fishballs and dirty ice cream. Try San Miguel Beer with everything you eat, 24°C – 32°C Transportation within the Metropolis Average Temperature Year-round: but for the more adventurous, there’s tuba, gin bulag and Attire: Light casual clothes all year round Getting around the city can be quite an adventure, and Tanduay Rhum. Street vendors are everywhere, and you one does not truly experience Manila’s way of life without can even buy peanuts and all sorts of goodies while riding in taxis, jeepneys and buses. Money: Philippine Pesos. Check with the local a ride in a kaleidoscopic jeepney. Originally converted from banks for current exchange rates. All major credit left-over US Army jeeps, the jeepney has become an icon Five-star hotels and luxuriously-appointed restaurants cards accepted Philippines Department of Tourism of Filipino ingenuity and creativity and is the backbone of make perfect dinner venues for top-quality events. 10 -11 Suffolk Street London, SW1Y 4HG the Philippine transportation system. Passengers may get And if it’s partying you’re after, then it’s partying you Water: Bottled water available in resorts, on and off just about anywhere. It is the preferred mode get! The nightlife offers everything from dazzling cultural restaurants and convenience stores Tel: 020 7321 0668 Fax: 020 7925 2920 of public transport for short distances. shows to futuristic discotheques, karaoke bars, lively E-mail: [email protected] Taxicabs and buses also ply the main routes of the city. For casinos, sensational entertainment lounges, and Communications: International and direct dial www.itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk phone and fax. Internet cafes are widely available inner city roads, one can always take a tricycle (motorbike fashionable cafes. Manila, after all, is the Entertainment with a side car) or a pedicab (bicycle with a side car). Some Capital of Southeast Asia! MAP A - INTRAMUROS Shopping Useful Websites for the Region: Shops Markets and Crafts E T J S U N ole ABCD1. Market! Market! – Map C E r A 22 N G S All Regions http://www.visitmyphilippines.com

Manila is a shopping dreamland, and the city has the largest concentration of malls and shopping complexes in the entire LU RE Chinatown E UE 2. – Map C A R N R . 11 IN A O D E O 8 N VEN G T Philippines. Some of them, like Shoe Mart’s (SM) Mall of Asia, are listed as among the world’s largest. All of them provide PIN V C R 3. – Map C L 25 r A is Manila en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila to 3 L B Evangelista quality local and foreign merchandise at very affordable prices. Other than the posh fashion emporiums and endless rows of Binondo N19 23 4. Makati Cinema Square – C4 www.manilaguide.com O Q 18 s RIZA VALENZUELA D . a 4 BAGUIO N ñ EZO A B P ri N A a high-end retail boutiques, there are also the small bazaars, trade fairs, shops, sidewalk stalls and markets that sprout all over i m U 23 5. Power Plant – C4 R n R as 17 E o Q en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Manila E a MANILA F n D tt e 19 N D 12 o d A c g S o E s S E 21 24 6. Starmall – D3 the metropolis. Shop for South Sea Pearls, fashion accessories, ready-to-wear clothing, shoes and bags, housewares and rid J 1 24 1 www.manila.gov.ph o r B 16 n 25 u 21 e 10 11 e 26 7. SM Megamalls A & B – D3 home decoration items and be pleasantly surprised at the amount of savings made. And forget not to haggle, for haggling is s h dg i B rt Br C r A A i n 9 1 9 d c RL 22 Makatii www.makati.gov.ph 17 g a ezo 17 8. – D3 e u O 23 not just acceptable but a protocol when shopping in Manila’s frenzied, frantic flea markets. M Q S CALOOCAN 17 10 ive 13 2 23 4 Magallanes Dr PA 27 9. Shangri-La Plaza – D3 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makati 9 7 LA CITY 18 11 . 12 e 14 v rio A e r. at 10 10. Robinson’s Galleria – D3 www.world66.com/asia/southeast J e o B 5 n a 16 E 10 ia d QUEZON r M l o 1 n a S a A e U asia/philippines/makati Manila Attractions and Landmarks . g S R 15 11. Greenhills Shopping Centre - showcases a o 9 A lta N Ar la CITY 2 n n E z e a 16 o s 10 b G 16 V 22 various stalls selling every kind of 11. Robinson’s Galleria – D3 16. Makati Medical Centre – C4 16. Manila Japanese School – Map C i www.makati.com s e p n Concepcion a . A Historical Landmarks and Monuments d L o u 3 merchandise, from exotic South Sea pearls 15 n C a a b ia MANILA 15 D 12. Greenhills Commercial Complex 17. Asian Hospital – B5 ild r 17. British School – Map C B to 17 ON 8 R 2 o c R i D to cheap garments, mobile phones and o 6 V Z 9 A Mandaluyong 14 S www.mandaluyong.gov.ph/ a n V i L – (Greenhills Shopping Centre, Theatre Mall, l i V 12 r f O E 1. Intramuros (the “Walled City”) - located 13. - links San Miguel to – B3 o a B E 18. Manila Adventist Medical Centre – Map B a c 3 A electronic accessories; trinket stores are all 18. Ateneo Professional Schools – C3 Cultural/Religious Buildings i 22 d o 13 L L en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ RG The Promenade, Music ) – D2 S D Intramuros A SANTA QU 6 U t S Y . r side by side making for extremely along the southern bank of the , i t A O v a e . L 5 B 13 Mandaluyong_City 14. Manila Post Office Building – u 2 CRUZ 2 19. Mapua Institute of Technology (Makati Campus) – C3 Map A c 4 P. BU 13. Araneta Centre – (Araneta Coliseum Circle, 1. Manila - seat of the Catholic ia 11 27 competitive prices – D2 was built by the Spanish in the 16th nce A Fina 5 R 14 Parks and Plazas Archdiocese of Manila, presently the 6th 12 O 24 13 Gateway Mall, , ) – D2 century and is the oldest district of the city 15. – Map A 25 R 26 12. – D2 City www.pasay.gov.ph/ 20 U 25 21 15 1. (Luneta Park) one of the largest parks cathedral to rise on the site since 1581 os CITY OF A 14. Eastwood City - its City Walk is a pedestrian rg 6 2 8 3 13. Araneta Centre - ’s central of Manila – B3 Bu 21 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasay_City – Map A P. MANILA 11 28 friendly streetscape with trendy restaurants in Southeast Asia used by Spaniards as an 16. Metropolitan Theatre - an art deco building k 20 commercial area that hosts 5 malls, ba 12 tig 5 5 12 execution ground for Filipino rebels and 1. – Map C Ka 4 including the Gateway Mall – D2 & cafes, with al fresco dining and a regular 2. – Map A built in 1935, it was Manila’s main venue W 20 2. San Agustin Church - oldest stone church P LA Pasig City en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasig_City a A mutineers – Map A r K a 1 7 offering of outdoor concerts and shows – D2 d 22 14. - a tiangge-style shopping centre 2. Yuchengco Museum – C4 for performances (vaudeville to opera) in Metro Manila and one of the four (4) e 20 7

S SAN JUAN www.pasigcity.gov.ph 3. San Agustin Church – Map A t 2. The Orchidarium – . Map A – Map A Philippine Churches inscribed in 8 18 – D3 15. Street in Quezon City – C2 6 7 15 11 3. Philippine Museum of Ethnology (Nayong Pilipino) – C4 10 15. Riverbanks Centre – D2 16. in Quezon City – C2 3. Plaza San Luis - a cultural-cum-commercial 4. - heralded as one of the world’s UNESCO’s World Heritage List – Map A 1 INTRAMUROS 20 14 Quezon City en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quezon_City 17. Quiapo area (Plaza Miranda, Carriedo, etc) 21 complex currently composed of five houses: 4. Philippine Air Force Museum (Villamor Airbase) – C4 best-preserved medieval cities, dungeons 13 10 25 14 16. SM North EDSA/The BLOCK – C1 17. West Avenue in Quezon City – C1 www.quezoncity.gov.ph – Map A 3. Minor de San 7 8 10 , Casa Blanca, Casa Urdaneta, MAP B - MALATE RIZAL 12 6 9 29 17. TriNoma – C1 5. GSIS Museong Sining – Map B and old churches share space with art () – Map A 3 12 6 3 18. ABS-CBN Building in Quezon City – C1 Los Hidalgos, and El Hogar Filipino – Map A 18. Basilica Minor of the e 16 8 Taguig City www.fbdcorp.com iv Ma 9 galleries, theatres, and a nature park; one of Dr 18. Robinson’s Place – Map B 6. Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino (CCP Museum) – Map B th B 6 9 4. Sta. Cruz Church – Map A ou . O 11 1 6 7 19. Robinson’s Place – Map B S oco 10 () – G 6 S MANDALUYONG 26 4. Puerta Real Gardens – Map A Map A ro 15 re www.fort-bonifacio.com G b s the oldest of Intramuros started y E 28 19. – Map B o 7. Central Bank Money Museum - established in January 3, 1974, a N ERMITA 11 E 20. Ermita - offers everything from party hopping, 5. National Library – Map A le R Paco G RA ib 5. Plaza Rajah Sulayman – Map A U pac A 19 u FA L in 1571 and completed nearly 150 years 19. Juan Nakpil-Bautista House – Map A 8 E G. A e ADR LU UP 20. Quiapo – B2 clubbing, lounging to theme festivals and parades, aims to collect Filipino coins and notes to trace the monetary history r P r N e 19 A r 6. - where the Philippine national hero 6. Rizal Park Open-Air Theatre – Map A o MALATE 18 later by Filipino forced labor – Map A 20. Far Eastern University (FEU) - declared a M. Ermita 21. (Tutuban Centre/168 ) or quietly chilling at art and fashion cafes – Map B of the Philippines and assemble a fine collection of rare and unusual A 20 2 3 PA PASIG Dr. Jose P. Rizal was interred by Spanish soldiers Useful Contacts: d TO E S r 18 3 K 19 4 IG – 7. Metropolitan Theatre – Map A i B2 coins from all over the world – Map B a S a 4 21. Malate - wild variety of restaurants, clubs, bars, s t R heritage site by UNESCO Asia-Pacific, it has la a n a i R S c n 1 13 5. (in Rizal Park) - it is a R. 18 s IV following his dawn execution at Bagumbayan o Department of Tourism Offices M a E IL s 16 RO G a 2 R 22. Chinatown – Map A cafes, art and antique shops, and shopping the largest ensemble of art deco structures 8. Ermita Church – Map B ED r H 8. Metropolitan Museum – Map B P c MAKATI (now Rizal Park), presently serves as a regular tribute to the country’s national hero Jose 13 el i 1 ar n complexes – Map B lv L B a o 5 23. Baclaran – B4 in the country – B2 M e venue for intimate musical and cultural concerts o London +44 (0) 20 7321 0668 n. o 4 R e c G 9. Philippine Science Museum – Rizal, who was executed in the same spot 9. – Map B n B3 OX M o il MANILA IG p G . b ak M N 22. Alabang Town Centre – B5 A. A o io I ui featuring local and international artists bringing A l 24. Alabang Town Centre – B5 n . Ju H d M nto S di [email protected] in 1896. It is considered the symbol of MABINI r 21. EDSA – D3 . D .Y PASAY B i 10. – Map B a a 10. Archdiocesan Museum of Manila - collection includes ecclesiastical, tic . os na O i OU d HW art to the masses – Map B E BAY 9 eme PATEROS 25. Duty Free Shopping Mall – B5 L o r R 11 o CITY P Filipino Nationhood – Map A L www.itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk s E liturgical, and various antique items – Map A I a 22. - dedicated to the L 11. United Methodist Church (Philiippines V 4 4 AR A 7. Manila Zoological and Botanical Gardens – Map B ANDR 26. Mall of Asia – B5 Health and Wellness R SAN ES D A Filipino people who trooped to the streets Central Conference) – Map B M 11. - is the first hands-on, interactive children’s museum A 6. Paco Park – B3 a LRT NCR Office +63 (0) 2 459 5200 local 212 and 232 d 8. – dr B2 L S 26 r Y e e i Malate i 1. Manila. Medical Centre – Map B n a o of EDSA to topple the Marcos dictatorship I t g in the Philippines – Map B g ic n (Light Railway 21 a 12. Santa Ana Church – C3 n 4 G [email protected] o l 10 a on 26 23 9. Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Centre c u Eating Out and Nightlife 7. Malacañang - official residence of Le i Transit) i 27 2. Manila Doctors Hospital – g Map A during the bloodless People Power a n LRT t v o 12. National Museum of the Filipino People – Map A 13. Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP) O e – C1 IRIN ri the highest chief executive of the country, revolution in 1986 – D3 U 14 za (Light Railway BACLARAN 1. Mile Long Compound – 3. Philippine General Hospital – Map B S. Q 31 6 C4 Taxi Operators: – Map B RE 7 3 P T Transit) 10. Zoological and Botanical Garden with 13. National Museum - official repository and guardian of the Philippine the President of the Republic of the A M F 7 . T 2. Ayala Centre Makati – (Glorietta 1-4, Park 4. Ospital ng Maynila – B4

23. and Shrine – D1 A Aquarium – C1 A cultural, historical, and natural heritage – Map A 24/7 +63 (0) 2 642 3525 D TAGUIG 14. Folk Arts Theatre – Map B V Philippines – B3 R E Square 1 & 2, Greenbelt, Ayala OnStage) I 7 8 A . 5. University of Santo Tomas Hospital – B2 T 11. – D1 I 24. Andres Bonicafio Monument - memorial to 12 C 13 – Map C 14. San Agustin Church and Museum – Map A Alkotby +63 (0) 2 432 2406 15. Palace – Map B O 8. Binondo/Chinatown area – Map A 19 14 6. St. Luke’s Medical Centre – C2 Andres Bonifacio, founder of the , 3. Rockwell Centre – C3 12. Marikina River Park – D2 15. Casa Manila – Map A 16. Philippine International Convention Centre LO OCAMPO SR Avis +63 (0) 2 831 2701 it marks the very first encounter between PAB 7. UERMMMC – C3 9. - links Binondo to Ermita (PICC) – Map B 0 750m 1500m 4. Jupiter Street in Makati – C3 13. Makati Park and Gardens – D4 8 LAGUNA 16. - a museum showcasing the Chinese in Philippine life, Basic Taxi +63 (0) 2 900 1447 the revolutionary group Katipunan and the 6 5 TAFT 5 8. Capitol Medical Centre – C2 – Map A 13 (approx) 14. Ugarte Field – Map C 17. Aliw Theatre – Map B F. B DE BAY 5. Bonifacio Global City – (The Fort, , some fine artifacts and coins, a gallery of rare prints and photographs, Spanish soldiers on August 3, 1896. – B1 A . 25 9. East Avenue Medical Centre – D2 H San Isidro V 17 Nolgaze +63 (0) 2 695 6529 14 E Market! Market!) – Map C 15. Greenbelt Park - an oasis in the urban jungle A and a collection of porcelain unearthed from all over the Philippines . 10. MacArthur Bridge - connects Santa Cruz to 18. World Trade Centre – Map B R D R 22 o 10. Philippine Heart Centre – C1 with an open-air plaza, a lush park, and a 25. Pinaglabanan Shrine - memorial to the first ISO n 6. Shangri-la Plaza – D3 – Map A Pioneer +63 (0) 2 252 9566 Ermita – 17 a Map A 15 d N 19. Baclaran Redemptorist Church (National a 24 manmade lake – Map C battle of the Filipinos against the Spanish 16 9 7. SM Megamalls A & B – D3 11. National Kidney and Transplant Institute – D1 Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help) 18 17. Fort Santiago – Map A Trends +63 (0) 2 822 9345 11. - built in the 1930s with an on August 30, 1896 – C3 12. Lung Centre of the Philippines – D1 UE 8. The Podium – D3 – Map B AT AVEN 18. Malacanang Museum – B3 Xavierville +63 (0) 2 788 0204 art deco design similar to the Sydney L J. PUY Schools and Universities SEN. GI 13. Lungsod ng Kabataan (Children’s) Hospital – C1 26. and Memorial A Villaruel ABCD . 9. Ortigas Commercial Centre

L 19. Juan Nakpil-Bautista House – Map A 20. Basilica Minore de San Sebastian – only u Harbor Bridge, the bridge spans the Pasig Lever – D4 n a – (El Pueblo, St. Francis Square) – D3 14. The Medical City – D3 1. University of the Philippines – D1 neo-gothic steel church in the Philippines River, Manila’s main waterway. It links 18 iza 20. UST Museum of Arts and Sciences – B2 27. (Tomb of the Sports, Leisure and Recreation 10. Commercial Complex – D3 15. Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital – D3 2. Ateneo de Manila University – D1 Other useful Contacts: Quiapo to Ermita district. – Map A and in Asia – B3 21. Quezon Memorial Circle and Shrine – D1 Unknown Soldiers) - final resting place of 3. University of Santo Tomas – B2 21. Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene 1. Makati Sports Club – C4 15. Casino Filipino Hyatt – B3 British Embassy Manila +63 (0) 2 816 7116 12. Escolta area - site of several old , art deco the more than 33,000 Filipinos who fought 4. Far Eastern University – B2 22. UP Vargas Museum – D1 rtad 2. Metropolitan Club – C3 (Quiapo Church) – Map A 5 Libe 16. Casino Filipino Pavilion – B3 MAP C - MAKATI buildings – Map A and died during World War II – D4 S Banks: L ROXA 5. University of the East – B2 e 23. – 3. – Map C S D DE D1 g a O 22. Santo Domingo Church – C2 17. Club Intramuros Golf Course – Map C alc r e ASE a la e P r R sp Leveriza r e o e s 14 d

F. F. 6. San Sebastian College – B3 4. Manila Golf and Country Club – Map C i a Philippine National Bank +63 (0) 2 891 6040 H o 24. AFP Museum – D2 23. Iglesia ni Kristo (Church of Christ) – D1 B. H 18. Santa Ana Racing Track – C3

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M o Ortigas 24. Celebrity Sports Club – D1 ore u o Equitable PCI Bank +63 (0) 2 840-7000 o g 11. Cuneta Astrodome – B4 L lg A r 4 28. Teatro Aguinaldo – D2 a n a a 12. Philippine Normal College – B3 c i e id a A d 30 a n venu H S P v o A c v lm 25. La Mesa Ecopark – D1 A o Pa i 12. Manila Yacht Club – Map B c a illa M S a A d 13. Philippine Women’s University – Map B a 29. Meralco Theatre – D3 Y Mc Police: San Lorenzo Village M g o

a n R K Redem 26. Veterans Golf Course – C1 c o i ptorist 13. Rizal Memorial Sports Complex – Map B O n Ro o l l ad A Mi i e p a A y m a D l South Forbes Park 14. De La Salle University – Map B 30. Santuario de San Antonio – Map C o 3 F Philippine National Police +63 (0) 2 722-2353 r 19 l s e 14. Manila Zoological and Botanical Gardens 27. Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature o o nu M r e l v o Baclaran e o A l s alm a 15. International School – Map C 31. Shrine of Jesus Christ B5 – Map B Centre – C1 P v e

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