Stories
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Design
Look up: the painted ceiling of San Agustin
What looks like carved stone is paint on a flat surface. How two 19th-century painters fooled the eye for 150 years.
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Neighbourhoods
Marikina’s riverside on a weekday morning
Joggers, tai chi and a bike path that actually connects to things: the river park the rest of the city envies.
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Events
Where to watch the New Year fireworks without the crowd
High floors, river banks and a hill in Antipolo: five places to see the midnight skyline light up.
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Getting around
Three side-street bike routes across Manila that actually work
Painted lanes come and go. These routes use quiet streets, school zones and one long river path instead.
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Food
Following the taho route through Marikina
The call of “taho!” travels ahead of the vendor. We walked a morning route to see how many people answer it.