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Manila: Before Sunset

April 13th 2011
“Your city is really colorful,” she says. It’s around 3:30 in the afternoon, and we -- she, Joseph, Gina, and I -- are in Roxas Boulevard, strolling around Baywalk. A calesa waits idly by and she climbs the carriage to pose for a picture with the driver – a reminder of her last day in the Philippines. I’ve never really seen how “colorful” Manila is, in large part because I have grow ... read more
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Philippine Flag The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more
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