The details are sketchy but if it’s true, it’s really good news.
“To further protect the vista of Manila’s heritage buildings, the National Museum will soon declare the Neoclassic buildings of Ermita from Herran Street (now Pedro Gil Street) to Pasig River a Heritage Zone,” reports Edgar Allan M. Sembrano in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
These buildings should include Philippine General Hospital and the older buildings of University of the Philippines in Manila, designed by architect William Parsons; City Hall, Central Post Office and what is now the National Museum, by architect Antonio Toledo; the Metropolitan Theater, by Juan M. Arellano; and Casino Español, by National Artist Jose Maria Zaragoza.
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“Angel Bautista of the National Museum said the zone would be a joint declaration of the NM, NHCP, NCCA, Land Use Regulatory Board, and the local government of Manila,” adds the report.
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