Photos from Ambeth R. Ocampo's post

My Inquirer column today on Manila's "leo-delfin" (lion-dolphin) granted in 1596 and the Singapore Merlion created in 1972. Ours is older, has the head of a lion and the tail of a dolphin, while Singapore's has the head of a lion and the tail of a fish. The issue is not whether these are the same or not, but that ours receded from memory due to disuse, while effective nation-branding made the merlion the iconic international symbol of Singapore.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/184147/o......