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Rizal Park: A Visitor’s Guide to Manila’s Most Historic Green

Rizal Park: A Visitor’s Guide to Manila’s Most Historic Green

Rizal Park looks like any city green. It isn't. This is where the Philippines began. A visitor's guide to Luneta and everything around it.

How Bagumbayan Became Rizal Park

How Bagumbayan Became Rizal Park

The Spanish colonial government chose Bagumbayan for executions because it was visible. The message was the point. That same ground is now Rizal Park — and the distance between what it was and what it became is the story of a nation.