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    Metro News Walking Tour Of Old Manila

    By RENZ EMMANUEL RAQUION

    Friday, January 25, 2013

    METRO NEWSBITS
    ISABELA PROBE
    The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday vowed to get to the bottom of the killing of Isabela Mayor Erlinda Domingo as it directed the police to conduct a full-blown investigation. Mariin kong ipinapaalala kina (National Capital Region Police Ofce Police) Director Leonardo Espina at (Quezon City Police District Director, Senior Supt.) Richard Albano na alamin nila ang kabuuan nito. Ang inaasahan ko ay isang comprehensibong imbestigasyon sa krimeng ito, said Interior Secretary Mar Roxas II. At the same time, he commended them for fast response and action that led to the arrest of three of the six suspects in less than 24 hours. Roxas said he is wondering how two local leaders from Isabela were killed within a span of three years. He said this is not the rst time an incumbent mayor in the town of Maconacon was murdered. (Czarina Nicole O. Ong)

    Stamp collection and letter writing may have been a forgotten hobby for many, but a group of stamp collectors still finds them important as a reminder of the countrys rich historical and cultural heritage. The Filipinas Stamp Collectors Club (FSCC) encourages young Filipinos to engage in the hobbies of stamp collecting and letter writing. The FSCC, composed of stamp collectors, promotes philately or collecting stamps, saying it is not outmoded. Every third Sunday of the month, the group conducts a free postal heritage walking tour bringing back philately enthusiasts, students, travelers and history lovers to Manilas glorious past, through stamp appreciation.

    Old Central Bank building ruins on Aduana Street.

    This month, the FSCC was allowed to tour two exclusive sites Maeztranza Riverside Walls and the Ayuntamiento which will soon be

    open to the public. The five-hectare Maeztranza Wall with 45 chambers served as soldiers lodge and royal warehouse during

    colonial days, according to tour guide, FSCC Vice President Lawrence Chan, but it was destroyed during World War II, but undergoing restoration as a future tourism and art attraction. The Ayuntamiento, or Casas Consistoriales, was once the most majestic place in the walled city, called Marble Palace because of generous use of the material. It used to be the homes of the 1st Congress, 1st Senate, 1st Supreme Court, among others. It is being reconstructed and restored, retaining much of its original Spanish colonial design. Once completed, it will feature a lush interior. The tour includes other cultural landmarks in Intramuros and nearby areas such as Arroceros Forest Park, Jones Bridge, Metropolitan Theater, National Press Club building, Aduana, Plaza Mexico, Plaza Roma, Puerta Isabel II Monument and Bahay Tsinoy Gate. Interested parties may register at t [email protected].

    T.E.S.D.A. APP
    Filipinos interested in taking technical vocational (tech-voc) courses may now get the latest information through their smartphone. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) joined the digital world with the launch of the "TESDA" mobile application. It is a free-to-dowload app for the Android platform. TESDA has also applied with Apple for the app's use on its devices. Secretary Joel J. Villanueva, TESDA director general, led the launching of the app during the agency's National Directorate Conference at TESDA Women's Center (TWC) in Bicutan, Taguig City. He demonstrated the app, showing to members of the media how it works. It is a big help to Filipinos, he said, "their protection" from unregistered technical vocational institutions (TVIs). "If a TVI is on the list of TESDA, then you can be sure it is registered. If not on the list, then you should make inquiries, because the school could be bogus," said Villanueva. (Edd K. Usman)

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