by Atom Pornel | Feb 5, 2020 | Good Pinoys
The First United Building Community Museum, located in Escolta in the heart of Manila, is waiving the admission fee for the whole month of February 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. The Escolta Facebook page announced the good news on January...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 25, 2019 | Good Travel
A pair of La Madre Filipina (The Filipino Mother) pre-war statues have been reinstalled, as promised, by the inauguration of the picture-perfect revitalized Jones Bridge in Manila held November 24, a hundred years after the historic bridge was originally commissioned...
by Ronarose Mae Vicencio | Jun 23, 2019 | Good Pinoys
Meet Jobellyn Barbasa, the Filipina Executive Chef at Manila Peninsula Hotel’s Escolta Restaurant. The 30-year-old holds the highest position of Chef de Cuisine in the kitchen of the famous hotel restaurant. Jobellyn Barbasa rose to the top position as Executive Chef...
by Juan Snow | Dec 15, 2017 | Good Travel
If you’re a fan of old buildings and historical architecture, there isn’t a better place to appreciate our architectural heritage than Escolta, Manila. Calle de la Escolta, as it was called by the Spanish back in the day, is one of the most...
