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Philstar.com takes you on a trip down memory lane and gives you a glimpse of the glory days of some of these heritage buildings and how they look now.

“It was never dead. But there is a need to put mechanisms in place to prevent the built heritage in Escolta, and other heritage districts, to be completely erased in the name of progress."

If there’s one restaurant that could claim to serve authentic Chinese food in Manila, it would have to be Toho Panciteria Antigua.

The spotlight were on women in this year's Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Auction held at León Gallery in Makati last weekend, as powerhouse ladies and female subjects have made and broken astounding records in today's global art scene. 

The label was founded by Don Manoling Villar in 1950 as a sister company to his Mabuhay Recording Company and it became a major player in the local music business. The label was also responsible for major developments that changed Philippine pop music forever. Villar signed up two young groups, The New Minstrels and the Hotdog.