Need a hug on Valentine’s Day? The National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) is inviting everyone to a hug fest dubbed as the first “Yakapalooza” in Rizal Park in Manila on Feb. 14. The committee has declared 9 p.m. as the “love hour” where everyone can exchange hugs, an event that will be preceded [...]
Tight security has riled devotees trying to enter the secured area of the Quirino Grandstand for the Feast of the Black Nazarene Wednesday.
Roughly 160,000 barefoot devotees have turned up at the Rizal Park for the feast of the Black Nazarene Wednesday morning, police said.
Don’t bury Jose Rizal under a huge pile of trash.
Once a place of execution during the Spanish era and now a must-see destination for tourists, Rizal Park has also become one of the most watched pieces of real estate in the country.
An offhand remark about hundreds of unrecognized and unidentified Katipuneros executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta Park) in a meeting between Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and officials of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) led to the building of a memorial path of the forgotten martyrs at the national park.
An offhand remark about hundreds of unrecognized and unidentified Katipuneros executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta Park) in a meeting between Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and officials of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) led to the building of a memorial path of the forgotten martyrs at the national park.
A live-in couple was arrested after allegedly being caught having sex at Rizal Park in Manila Thursday evening, a park security officer said Friday.
Councilors are mulling enforcing a ban on the construction of buildings that might affect the overall vista of national heritage sites in the City of Manila, such as the Rizal Park or Luneta.
The Manila city building officer who faces charges from city councilors following his approval of a 40-story condominium defended his actions amid criticism that the building would mar the view of Rizal Park.
The Manila city council is set to file complaints in court against local government and corporate executives involved in the construction of a 40-story condominium which critics say would mar the view of Rizal Park.
Touted as the “land of heroes,” Manila’s Rizal Park now shimmers with an extra glow on evenings.
The annual Independence Day parade, for example, can put this advocacy to test. Until then, litterbugs and smokers better be wary of “spies.”
