Manila by Night

Resorts World: Manila's Newest Playground

Resorts World Manila is a luxury casino resort, located in Newport City, across the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, in Manila, Philippines.

Resort World Manila

The resort is a joint venture between AGI and Star Cruises. The project, occupying part of a former military camp near Manila’s airport, will have three hotels with 1,574 rooms, a 30,000 square meter  casino and a 30,000 square meter shopping mall. Although the soft launch of the resort took place on 28 August 2009, the grand opening will be scheduled for November 2010.

A half a million US dollars glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly is on display in the Maxims Tower.

It also features Marriott Manila, a five-star, 342-room hotel, Maxims Manila, a six-star, 172 all-suites hotel and The Casino.

Manila Cathedral Belfry

Discover the rich Historical Heritage of the Manila Cathedral

Manila Cathedral was first built in 1581 out of nipa and bamboo. But since it was vulnerable to typhoons and fires, it was later reconstructed into a stone building in 1592. However, two earthquakes struck Manila in the year 1600 destroying the structure, so the third structure was constructed in 1614 and expanded to have three naves and seven chapels.

However, earthquakes still repeatedly hit the cathedral in 1621, 1645, 1852, 1863, and 1880. The cathedral was reduced to rubble when the Japanese bombarded Manila in 1945. During the tenure of Manila Archbishop Rufino Jiao Cardinal Santos in 1958, the cathedral was reconstructed and Pope John Paul II elevated it to the rank of minor Basilica in 1981.

The Orchidarium

Discover the rich Historical Heritage of the Manila Cathedral