Binondo
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Sep 27, 2026
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The saints commemorated today, Saints Lawrence, Ruiz, and Companions, are those sixteen who were canonized in 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
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Lorenzo Lawrence Ruiz was born to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother in Binondo, Manila.
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The city of Binondo was established only six years before Lawrence's birth by the Spanish governor for Chinese settlers who had converted to Catholicism.
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It soon became a vibrant and multicultural district, marked by many mixed marriages between Chinese and Filipinos, playing an important role in Manila's commercial and cultural life.
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As a child, Lawrence learned Chinese from his father and Filipino from his mother, both of whom were Catholics.
Betty B.NARRATOR
Running southward along the shore of the bay is the promenade, Luneta, where concerts are held every evening and where there are two suburbs, Ermita and Malate, much frequented by foreigners and containing many fine villas.
Betty B.NARRATOR
On the right bank of the Pasig is the wholly unfortified part called Binondo.
Betty B.NARRATOR
where the chief business is done and where the foreigners have their stores and warehouses.
Betty B.NARRATOR
The custom house, harbor office, and factories are also here.
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But we will leave the old haunted town.
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It is an unwholesome place, full of evil spirits and horrible memories.
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We will pass the Pasig River with its resting blockaded ships and enter the modern city of Binondo, full of life and traffic and of the great business houses of the white man.
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The streets are crowded with Spanish voluntarios who are very conspicuous in their swell uniforms, filling all the cafes and beer houses.
David HarrisHOST
Classic foods include adobo, sinigang, lechon, pancit, lumpia and halo-halo.
David HarrisHOST
Binondo, Manila's historic Chinatown, is particularly good for a food-focused exploration.
David HarrisHOST
Modern districts such as Makati and Bonifacio Global City offer an increasingly sophisticated restaurant, cafe and bar scene.
David HarrisHOST
Chabad of Manila provides a visitor centre, daily and Shabbat prayers, Shabbat and holiday meals, kosher food and assistance for Jewish travellers.
Steve Mark GanGUEST
a third-hand dental chair, and an incomplete set of instruments.
Steve Mark GanGUEST
And my clinic was in Binondo.
Steve Mark GanGUEST
And of course, when I came from the US, I saw the advancement in technology in other countries.
Steve Mark GanGUEST
And that's where I felt that it was my responsibility and my vision to bring world-class dentistry to the Philippines.
RJ LedesmaHOST
You're Filipino-Chinese.
RJ LedesmaHOST
And for many Filipino-Chinese, it's usually...
RJ LedesmaHOST
Binondo.
RJ LedesmaHOST
Yeah, Binondo.