• 11 months ago
Quiapo in Manila doesn't only come alive during the Feast of the Black Nazarene. It's a neighborhood worth checking out the whole year round. We list down five people you should meet in Quiapo.

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00:00 The people who are surrounded by the police have stories.
00:06 Why are they still here in Quiapo?
00:12 If people don't experience the violence here, they won't be able to escape.
00:21 You will be happy here because your problems will be solved.
00:26 You can pray here.
00:31 You can pray here anytime.
00:35 You won't be locked inside the house.
00:37 Before, people didn't know the food of Maranao.
00:44 But after a few years,
00:47 like now, there are vlogs,
00:51 people here know Maranao food better.
00:56 People here offer Maranao clothes,
01:01 and also clothes for the house.
01:03 I started training under the foundation of San Sebastian Conservation
01:08 as a heritage tour guide here in Quiapo.
01:11 This is the legacy I will leave here in Quiapo.
01:15 Once you learn something about the narratives of Quiapo,
01:19 you will realize how beautiful Quiapo is.
01:21 The beauty of Quiapo is not in the physical aspect,
01:26 but in the story.
01:27 That's what makes people keep on coming back.

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