The word baybayin is a very old Tagalog term that refers to all the letters used in writing a language, that is to say, an “alphabet.” It is from the root baybáy meaning, “spell.” Early Spanish accounts usually called the baybayin “Tagalog letters” or “Tagalog writing.” And, as mentioned earlier, the Visayans called it “Moro writing” because it was imported from Manila, which was one of the ports where many products from Muslim traders entered what are now known as the Philippine islands…

MANILA, Philippines - Manila residents will get a 10-percent discount in entrance fee when they go to the newly opened Manila Ocean Park.This was after the MOP management granted the request made by Mayor Alfredo Lim that discounts be given to Manila residents who want to visit the oceanarium.In a letter to Lim, the MOP [...]

MANILA, Philippines–Imagine going to Manila Bay and coming face-to-face with a shark or even a school of fierce barracudas.
Come December, this awesome scene would be experienced by Filipinos — adults and children alike — with the completion of the Manila Ocean Park just behind the Quirino Grandstand at the Rizal Park.
The ocean park, a P1-billion [...]

Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (May 30, 1892 - April 26, 1972) is one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. Born in Paco, Manila, he earned [...]