A fire of undetermined origin razed the old building of the City College of Manila in Manila's Escolta district before dawn Wednesday. Firefighters had a hard time fighting the blaze, GMA News' Hadji ...

The City College of Manila is a major step towards the very belated restoration of old Manila. This would be right up to Mayor Atienza’s alley. He has a very strong architectural background.

The infamous Torre de Manila — the high-rise dubbed a “photobomber” of the Rizal Monument — shows just how fragile Manila’s heritage is. The city council passed Ordinance No. 8310 in ...

The society of old Manila – before the Philippine Revolution – had different groupings according to blood descent. At the top were pure Spaniards or peninsulares. Next came the mixed blood ...

Superintendent Jaime Ramirez, Manila Fire Marshall, said in a television interview that they had to use a 120-ft tall ladder fire truck as it was risky for the firefighters to enter the old building.