My Inquirer column today.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/73517/toothpicks-and-toothpick-holders
Toothpicks and toothpick holdersopinion.inquirer.net
Why is it that when we speak of Manila we refer to it in the past tense? Spanish Manila was once the walled city (Intra-muros) and the rest of the city outside the walls (extra-muros) were arrabales or suburbs. Legazpi founded Manila in 1571 in an existing city, may-nila, where the nila plant grew i...
Published on April 10, 2014 16:36