American Cemetery and Memorial :-
The American Cemetery provides a quiet and peaceful place to retreat from Manila’s commotion. It is near Makati commercial center is visited by tourists and World War II veterans. The cemetery on a hillside contains thousands of graves in white marble in circular pattern of those who died in the war. The names of the people missing in action are engraved in the marble columns. Huge wall mosaics shows the battle scenes during WWII. A small chapel is also located here.
Subic Bay Freeport Zone:-
The Subic Bay is a project on the place of former US Naval base. It got buried in ash during the volcanic eruption of Mt Pinatubo on 1991. Now it is transformed into a buzzing commercial hub and eco-tourism, only 5 mins from the International airport. The area is enclosed in a security fence and is a dense forest with fauna and flora, like rare bats and butterflies. There are also beaches which are lovely & unspoiled to enjoy, watersport activities, forest trails, coral reefs, exceptional scenery and exploring shipwrecks, shopping centers (duty-free) and many sports facilities.
Manila:-
Manila’s oldest part is the Intramuros (medieval Spanish walled enclave) on the Pasig River’s bank, packed with churches and historic buildings; many are being restored or in the process.
Rizal Park Manila:-
The Rizal Park (143 acre) is named after Dr Jose Rizal, famous Philippine philosopher, writer and anti-colonialist.
The park is used for entertainment and recreation is the South East Asia largest park.
The features are many ornamental gardens, a skating rink and a chess plaza. In a pond, miniature Philippines archipelago recreated on the park’s east side.
There are public buildings and museums also in the park. After sunset light and sound exhibit of Dr Jose Rizal’s martyrdom is featured.
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila:-
The comprehensive and large National Museum of Philippines showcases and preserves the cultural, historical and natural heritage of the Philippines islands by collections housed in 2 different buildings.
There are other exhibits of zoology, botany, geology, art and anthropology.
The archaeological exhibit of the skull of the oldest human ‘Tabon Man’; found in archipelago. The preserved remains of the Filipino People and treasures of Spanish galleon ‘the San Diego’ that sank in sea in 1600AD.