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Remedios Circle at dusk. In 1980, restaurateur Larry Cruz opened Café Adriatico at the corner of Remedios Circle and Adriatico Street, attracting other entrepreneurs who have been credited for not only reviving the circle but also for transforming it into the center of Manila's nightlife for much of the 1980s and 1990s: [9] an event which author Alfred "Krip" Yuson called a red-letter day in ...
Adriatico is known primarily for its restaurants and bars centered around Manila's Korea Town between Pedro Gil and San Andres Streets, considered the center of bohemian nightlife in the city. [ 3 ] The street was named in 1964 after Macario Adriatico , a Filipino parliamentarian from Mindoro and author of Manila's city charter.
The name Malate is derived from a corruption of the Tagalog word maalat ("salty"). [2] The name likely referred to the brackish waters, where the river estuary (in today's Malate Estero) meets the bay. Antonio de Morga, writing in his 1609 Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas: "Manila has two drives for recreation. One is by land, along the point ...
Plaza Rajah Sulayman, also known as Rajah Sulayman Park, is a public square in Malate, Manila. It is bounded by Roxas Boulevard to the west, San Andres Street to the south, and Remedios Street to the north. The plaza is considered the center of Malate as it fronts the Malate Church, the main church of the district. Rajah Sulayman Monument
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards kicked off on Sunday with a new, unique format, forgoing the traditional awards show in favor of a bold, new experiment that gave fans some exciting performances ...
Ledesma has her own production company Headline Concepts and built concert venues such as the Music Museum (a combined theater-restaurant built in 1988 in the Greenhills commercial complex, San Juan, Metro Manila); and the Republic of Malate in Manila, a facility located along Mabini Street in Manila, which housed a restaurant, bar, dance club ...
All the Looks from the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Getty Images. The 2024 VMAs are finally here, ushering in a new wave of pop culture moments and provocative celebrity fashion.
In 1978, the theater was the venue of the first Philippine Folk Festival, and the first Metropop Song Festival. It was also one of the venues of the Manila International Film Festival, annual Lenten folk presentations, misas de gallo, and an Alamat series depicting Filipino legends or epics through dance and drama. [3]