Old Manila streets lose names to politicians
Posted by on June 24, 2007
I actually got this message from fellow blogger Ivan Henares. Originally published in Philippine Daily Inquirer:
MANILA, Philippines—Like old buildings and structures, old names of streets and public places are part of historical heritage.
For a city like Manila, which is celebrating Araw ng Maynila today, many streets have been identified with the history of the place and considered integral to its character. Many historical events occurred in the city’s streets, boulevards, avenues and plazas.
España Boulevard in Sampaloc district, for example, was the route of the country’s biggest funeral procession, that of the martyred opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino in 1983. From the late 1940s to the present, protesters and demonstrators walked here on their way to the gates of Malacañang. The University of Sto. Tomas was relocated on this street in 1922, and was the site of an internment camp for Allied prisoners during World War II.
