Tag: Binondo

Bruce Lee brought me to Binondo. In the ‘70s, every Asian kid idolized the martial arts icon. I watched all his movies, bought all his magazines, and enrolled in martial...

Binondo is known as the oldest Chinatown in the world. With 400 years of history, it is home to some of the most iconic structures in Metro Manila. Heritage sites within this...

For the longest time, Binondo has been a favorite stomping ground for foodies everywhere. However, there are other places to visit in the area aside from the myriad of restaurants located within. Binondo,...

DM Wenceslao and Associates CEO and director Delfin “Buds” Wenceslao looks out of his penthouse office and is able to measure 30 years by how much his surroundings have changed.  “Rome wasn’t...

Property developer Anchor Land breaks ground for Cornell Parksuites, its ninth residential property in Binondo, Manila. The 50-story high-end development project will offer expansive cuts of premium residences, and superior and modern...

Summer is here. It’s a time when friends and family are spending their days in sunny beaches, or reveling in the colder spring weather of neighboring countries such as Japan and Korea....

(Doreen is associate editor of the STAR and editor of STARweek magazine and the Tourism section. She also works in the arts, with Ballet Philippines and Tanghalang Pilipino, as well as with...

If you still have visions of Binondo’s welcome arc transporting you to the land of Suzy Wong, don’t be surprised by its transformation. From its foundation in 1594 during the Spanish colonial...

For many years, Manila was regarded as an up-and-coming megacity of Asia. It was even dubbed as “The Pearl of the Orient” — a beautiful, elegant and progressive metropolis and received the...