Intramuros
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Sep 27, 2026
Betty B.NARRATOR
I must not omit to give some particulars of Manila itself.
Betty B.NARRATOR
At the place where the River Pasig, the outlet of Lake Bay, flows into the Bay of Manila, lies on the left bank the fortified part of Manila, which, being enclosed by walls, is called Intramuros.
Betty B.NARRATOR
It is inhabited by monks, officials, soldiers, and a few shopkeepers.
Betty B.NARRATOR
Foreigners do not reside there, nor have they property in it.
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AbayiNARRATOR
The terrible scenes of cruelty were repeated, but again without any decisive result.
AbayiNARRATOR
A sort of armistice was arranged at the end of 1897 between the young Tagale leader, Aguinaldo, and the Spaniards, and this continued until the beginning of the recent American-Spanish war and the glorious battle of Cavite.
AbayiNARRATOR
Strange tales indeed these time-blackened government buildings in Intramuros can tell.
AbayiNARRATOR
They know many things about a flourishing Japanese colony that existed 200 years ago in Manila town.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
About 1.1 million minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region, NCR, will receive a P60 daily wage increase, as Wage Order NCR 28 took effect Saturday, the Department of Labor and Employment, DOLE, said.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
This is where we have shown the value of a tripartite mechanism where the government, employers' groups, and employees' groups unite to promote and elevate the dignity of the Filipino worker and to demonstrate that through this unity, we can advance a sustainable economy here in NCR, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said at the Dole Central Office in Intramuros, Manila.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
Under the wage order, the daily minimum wage for non-agricultural workers in the NCR rises from P695 to P755.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
For workers in agriculture, small retail and service establishments employing 15 workers or less, and small manufacturing establishments regularly employing fewer than 10 workers, the minimum wage increases from P658 to P718 per day.
Tony RobinsonNARRATOR
Historic Manila is reduced to rubble.
Tony RobinsonNARRATOR
After a month of fighting, US forces drive Iwabuki and his remaining troops to the historic center of the city known as Intramuros.
Tony RobinsonNARRATOR
There, they will make their last stand.
Tony RobinsonNARRATOR
American soldiers unleash 140-gun artillery barrage.
BrewHOST
And so reluctantly, the driver obeyed and put his foot on the pedal.
BrewHOST
As the bus rolled past the stone archway of Intramuros, the famous old walled city built during Spanish rule, the armed man stood in the aisle.
BrewHOST
He seemed a bit nervous but his voice was calm and steady as he pointed his gun at the tourists.
BrewHOST
"Sorry," he said in Tagalog, one of the main languages spoken in the Philippines.
JedGUEST
And then after that, we were occupied by the Japanese for about five years.
JedGUEST
So Manila, historically, we go to Intramuros.
JedGUEST
We go to other places in Manila where we could tell you about the stories of the history of the Philippines.
JedGUEST
And that's what really draws foreigners, especially those guests who are more into history.
Jonathan CormerHOST
How is that? She was a woman at the forefront of pediatrics.
Jonathan CormerHOST
incredible and we all know that pediatrics is it's the branch of medicine that focuses on babies and children yes yes of course I knew that how did she get into pediatrics to quote the sound of music let's start at the very beginning a very good place to start yes Faye Del Mundo was born in the city of Intramuros in a country called the Philippines on November 27, 1911.
Jonathan CormerHOST
A long time ago.
Jonathan CormerHOST
Absolutely.