Paint Your (P)RIDE : The Philippine Jeepney

The most common form of public transportation throughout the many islands of the Philippines is the “Jeepney”. The jeepneys offer one of the cheapest ways of getting somewhere. Usually, they don’t have air-conditioning and have only open windows as source of ventilation. Most of the time the jeepneys are constantly-packed with many passengers.

They seldom have a special place to stop meaning they can stop everywhere and anywhere. Though I'm not saying its admirable - its somewhat arguable if its a positive or negative because unlike buses who have designated loading and unloading zones, jeepneys are somehow the "king of the road".

Binondo Church

 

Binondo Church, also known as Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, is located in the District of Binondo, Manila fronting Plaza Calderón de La Barca, in the Philippines.It is located in Manila's Chinatown at the western end of Ongpin Street, Binondo.

This church was founded by Dominican priests in 1596 to serve their Chinese converts to Christianity. The original building was destroyed by a bombardment by the British in 1762 during their brief occupation of Manila at that time.

The current granite church was completed on the same site in 1852 and features an octagonal bell tower which suggests the Chinese culture of the parishioners.

Binondo Church was greatly damaged during the Second World War, although fortunately the western facade and the octagonal bell tower survived.