Few (if any) have successfully managed to combine the experiences of a museum and discovering the inner workings of a clock tower in manner that the Manila Clock Tower Museum has managed to achieve.
Almost 12 years ago, the Urban Roamer first met the Met (pun intended) in its faded, decaying glory. Now it is time to revisit the old friend that is the Metropolitan Theater who has been given a new lease of life.
What started out as a diversion of sorts for F. Sionil Jose, Solidaridad has evolved into this cultural, intellectual hub whose legacy is kept secure in spite of Jose’s passing.
This International Women’s Month, the Urban Roamer tells the story of Josefa Llanes Escoda and her contributions to the PH women’s movement.