| 01.15.2020 –The walkabout today was busy and crowded since Arroceros Forest Park was closed to the public since the start of the year, which left me with other options to spend a short amount of time ending up at the Andre4s Bonifacio Shrine,. The place has slowly evolved in the past six months into the park near Manila City Hall.
Before the change of governance the place was relatively unknown since it was occupied by informal settlers and there was human stench that it became a residential area where they dump their rubbish not to mention their human waste. But that all changed as you may find it unrecognizable if you haven’t been in this place for the past months and it was certainly a new perspective. |
As construction in the area continues to improve its facilities you can see the construction barriers are also ‘artificially’ green to match with the surrounding areas. The front part where the huge Andres Bonifacio Shrine is still getting a new facelift that will be finished in a few short months. Significant changes in the area continue to improve what used to be a pseudo residence that was originally a city park.
I usually end up going to this part of Manila at night but on daytime this place is crowded due to the free Wi-Fi service at the same time they have put more plants, grass, and other things that made a real park look good. It is impressive how the new Manila Mayor rolled up his sleeves and put in the work along with the team assigned for improving this part of Manila.
I only spent less than fifteen minutes looking around walking to the nearby construction area. The foliage here is getting better and its unrecognizable now that the surrounding areas near a small monument used to be bare, but take a look at the newly installed street lamps. This place is going to be even brighter once they fixed the wiring for it. The concrete benches surrounding the trees have been improved and more plants and grass has been installed with “Keep off the Grass” signs.
After the little exploring I head out to Escolta taking the underpass route past Mehan Gardens, which is still not opened for the public. The underpass leading to the Post Office is still occupied by informal settlers as the smell of human waste can be felt around, but once you get past the pathway before crossing the street you’ll know already that the stench is gone.
Jones Bridge is less crowded now past 1 PM and it shows that the crowd are now hanging out at the Andres Bonifacio Shrine. Wrapping up the river is still not that pleasing during the day as water lilies float randomly to the brown color aesthetics.
Middle of the week vibes are here but surely once Friday happens people will flocking again in this parts and right now it is time I head out.
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