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Numerous theories on the origin of the name "Binondo", and that of "Tondo", its neighboring district, have been put forward. Philippine National Artist Nick Joaquin suggested that the names might have been derived from the archaic spelling of the Tagalog term "binondoc" (modern orthography: binundók), or mountainous, referring to Binondo's originally hilly terrain.
The church was founded by Dominican priests in 1596 [2] to serve their Chinese converts to Christianity. [3] The original building was destroyed in 1762 by British bombardment. A new granite church was completed on the same site in 1852 however it was greatly damaged during the Second World War, with only the western façade and the octagonal ...
Ongpin was born in Binondo, Manila on February 28, 1847 [1] to Simón Ongpin and Sinfrosa Tanbensiang. His father Simón (Chinese: 王翼彬; pinyin: Wáng Yìbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Ia̍k-pin; hispanicised as "Ongpinco", Chinese: 王彬哥; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông-pin-ko; later shortened to become "Ongpin", Chinese: 王彬; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông-pin) [2] was among those who left mainland China ...
English: E-Trike Charging Station - Binondo; San Fernando Bridge & Estero de Binondo; San Fernando Street; Barangay 287, Zone 27, District III, Binondo, Manila; Manila Chinatown Charity Foundation, Inc. - Binondo List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila, Binondo, Quintin Paredes Street corner Ongpin Street, Binondo, Manila, Legislative districts of Manila Barangays 281 ...
Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz or Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz (traditional Chinese: 花園口廣場; simplified Chinese: 花园口广场; pinyin: Huāyuánkǒu Guǎngchǎng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoe-hn̂g-kháu Kóng-tiûⁿ; lit. 'at the foot/mouth of the garden') [1] is a major public square in Binondo, Manila, bounded by Quintin Paredes Street (formerly Calle Rosario) to the east and Juan Luna Street (formerly ...
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Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz and Binondo Church, the main shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz. Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino born in Binondo, Manila, on 28 November 1594, [1] to a Chinese father and a Tagalog mother who were both Catholic. His father taught him Chinese while his mother taught him Tagalog. Lorenzo served as an altar boy at the Binondo
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