The Hidden Sanctuary in Paco Park

02.25.2020 – Manila is larger than life and some might not have the chance to explore its hidden places that connects to the heritage of the past. Most of the places people notice is the old walled city of Intramuros or the slowly but surely thriving revival of Escolta but there more to what defines Manila as the capital city of the country. If you have a sense of urban adventure you’ll probably don’t expect finding the places you wanted to go and often I end up going to those usual places I mostly pass by through the daily commutes. Yesterday was one of those days that I would end up going to place I always pass by but don’t get to see it actually and ending up in Paco Park was those unusual times that I should be where I was going.

Legazp Active Park | Changes to the Greenery

04.05.2019 – City Parks have been the closest to the natural greenery that people used to enjoy. But with the advent of indoor shopping centers that has fully air conditioned areas to go around. There’s something of a novelty about getting in touch with nature that is slowly disappearing in this well adored city that the recent changes in some parts of its greenery has remained questionable. During 2017 there have been makeovers for both Legazpi Active Park and Washington Sycip Park, where these parks have been more a residential park than it’s bigger Ayala Triangle Gardens. Here’s a closer look on Legazpi Active Park that has been around, which supposed to be a breathing space of greenery and also home for the Sunday Market that is moving to a new location…

Crane & Turtle Garden | Oriental Divine

12.08.2018 – There are four privately developed parks in the city of Makati and each one of them caters to a specific resident or visitor. The biggest of the four is the Ayala Triangle Gardens, which sits in the heart of the business district that has gone through a lot of facelift in the last five years. It’s considered as the ‘Central Park’ but the size of the area is just a fraction of the one in New York. The other three major parks are the Jaime C. Velasquez Park which is located in Salcedo Village, while the other two is the Legaspi Active Park, and across the neighboring area is Francis Sycip Park that has its own smaller park called the Crane and Turtle Garden which was opened on Valentine’s Day in2017.