The comedor or dining room inside the Casa Manila or “Manila House” in Intramuros
features a long dining table that can comfortably seat 18 people. The top of the table is made from a single plank of narra wood. (Sept. 12, 2025)
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Off the dining room inside the Casa Manila or “Manila House” in Intramuros is a functional 1800s Spanish colonial house ‘cocina’ or kitchen. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Off the dining room inside the Casa Manila or “Manila House” in Intramuros is a functional 1800s Spanish colonial house ‘cocina’ or kitchen. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Off the dining room inside the Casa Manila or “Manila House” in Intramuros is a functional 1800s Spanish colonial house ‘cocina’ or kitchen. (Sept. 12, 2025)
A carinderia, sometimes spelled as karinderya, is a type of eatery in the Philippines that serves affordable and locally-inspired dishes. It’s a home-cooked affordable version of fast food for working Filipinos in Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
A stall where the vendor sells one item, like one cigarette, to a customer during our walk in Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Entering, what my guide Floyd called the middle class Pilipino section of Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Basketball is the most popular sport overall, with numerous courts found throughout the Philippines including here during our walk through what my guide Floyd called the middle class Pilipino area of Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Basketball is the most popular sport overall, with numerous courts found throughout the Philippines including here during our walk through Dagupan Street an area my guide, Floyd, called the middle class Pilipino area of Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Walking down and through Dagupan Street, the residential Filipino middle class area of Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Walking down and through Dagupan Street, the residential Filipino middle class area of Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. Some 80% of Filipinos are Catholic and there were several outdoor shrines. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Walking down and through Dagupan Street, the residential Filipino middle class area of Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Another carinderia, sometimes spelled as karinderya, is a type of eatery in the Philippines that serves affordable and locally-inspired dishes. It’s a home-cooked affordable version of fast food for working Filipinos in Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
This is a computer hub for the residential neighborhood where pay a small amount to use the computer for a certain amount of time along a side street of Dagupab Street in Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. There’s also an additional charge for Wi-Fi use. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Small round electric box meters along our walk in Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo with the Estero de la Reina, a historical tributary waterway, behind it. It once served as a vital commercial artery during the Spanish era, named after Queen Isabella II. Once a bustling network of canals used by boats to transport goods like fruits and vegetables, it is now a significantly degraded and polluted creek. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Continuing our walk through a residential area along a side street of Dagupab Street in Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Since it was raining afternoon, we hopped on a pedicab, a motorized Tuk Tuk, an open-sided vehicle that provided some shelter from the rain while offering a traditional way to see the sights, sounds, and flavors of Manila’s bustling Chinatown or Binondo area. (Sept. 12, 2025)
Entering ILaya Street and into the Divisoria Public Market in Manila’s Chinatown or Binondo during this rainy afternoon downpour. The market is a large commercial and shopping district known for its low-cost goods and vendors. The market serves as a central hub for commerce in this significant Chinese-Filipino commercial area, which began developing during the Spanish colonial era when Chinese traders were restricted from Intramuros. (Sept. 12, 2025)