Liwasang Bonifacio: Honoring the Great Revolutionary

In the spirit of celebrating Bonifacio Day, Renacimiento Manila would like to educate readers as to the history of this plaza, how it evolved from a foreign ghetto into a park and how Bonifacio’s name and monument would make it a platform and take off point for the manifestation of the grievances of the people.

Trivia no. 27: Campo Santo – Manila’s Cemeteries, Past and Present

In every settlement, there is a place for the living as well as for the dead. Such cities for the dead are sometimes referred to as a necropolis. Manila is not an exception.

Trivia no. 25: Paco Park

Epidemics have always been part of Manila’s history, even shaping the city’s development. Smallpox and cholera epidemics in the 19th century spurred the creation of many of Manila’s cemeteries. One such cemetery was the Cementerio General de Dilao, known today as Paco Park.