When Johanna and I went to Quiapo, we walked aimlessly until we walked into Muslim Town. I didn’t even know that there was such a thing as a Muslim Town in Quiapo. One thing I noticed was that even though it wasn’t such a rich neighborhood, there were many ticketing offices for Cebu Pacific and other airlines. Ma explained that it’s because Muslims often travel back and forth to Mindanao (the part of the Philippines where the majority of Muslims come from and reside) and that these Muslims are businessmen, so they travel a lot. Here are the pictures of our adventures:
1. Entrance to Muslim Town
2. Fish for Sale
3. Eating Halal Food–Pater (rice with meat)
4. Business is Business
5. Spices and Everything Nice
6. Class Conflict–right outside the Mosque there’s a posh coffee house beside a barong-barong (shanty).
7. Mosque
8. Apag–it tastes like a cross between puto and pancake. At first, it seems like it’s bland, but after a while you begin to taste something sweet.
9. Scarves
10. Muslim Fashion
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Thank you for bringing back memories! And for sharing your Walking Adventures. Even though I have been to Manila many times, I have not been to Quiapo and their Muslim Town and to Chinatown since 1987.
Back in the day, I rode jeepneys all over Metro Manila to learn my way around and to see things for the first time. I am sure the places have changed over the past 25 years but some things never change, as I can see from your photos. Wow!
I lived on Roxas Blvd and later in Valenzuela and later in Quezon City. All in Metro Manila but all with differences and diversity. Those places were my introduction to Philippines 101. Back then, many residents of Metro Manila were originally from other areas of the Philippines. I met people from as far south as Zamboanga, north in Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan and from the Visayas in Cebu and Negros Occidental.
I have not spent much extended time in Manila since the year 2000, so I cannot comment on how it is today but it was not the same at that time as it was in the mid 80s and the early 90s. At least not for me.
Thanks again!
~ Gary ~
I’m so glad you enjoyed the pictures. I really had fun doing the walking adventures too.