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Starmall EDSA-Shaw…one of the many malls in the Starmall EDSA-Shaw…one of the many malls in the area that is getting a big boost by being the home of Manny Villar’s media venture. Already, it is the home of its radio station K-Lite 103.5 and soon will be the home of upstart TV network AMBS.
In time for its 13th anniversary, it is with great In time for its 13th anniversary, it is with great pride to announce that the Urban Roamer has been awarded "Best Filipino Travel Blogger" in the Resorts & Retreats Awards 2022 by @_luxlifemag. It is an honor to be given this distinction.

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  • City of Manila

    Reminiscing the cinematic glitter: the old movie theaters of downtown Manila (Final part: south Santa Cruz and Binondo)

    May 12, 2013

    At the height of the glory days of downtown Manila, movie theaters were sprouting not only along Rizal Avenue but also in nearby streets as well in the downtown area as a whole. One such street, Florentino Torres, which ran perpendicular to Rizal Avenue was once home to two prominent movie theaters, the Deluxe and Republic theaters. Republic was no longer standing by the 1990s as a commercial building that bears its name stands today. Deluxe, which was a landmark in itself in its twilight years thanks in part to its proximity to Ambos Mundos Restaurant, was gone during the mid-2000s and a modern-looking commercial building now stands in its…

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    Reminiscing the cinematic glitter: the old movie theaters of downtown Manila (Part IV: at Avenida south of Recto)

    May 1, 2013

    If New York City has a Broadway and its stretch of theaters, Manila had (take note foks, it’s “had”) Rizal Avenue or Avenida Rizal (nicknamed Avenida) with its strip of movie theaters. It was also a pretty long strip that ran from Blumentritt up north all the way down to Plaza Lacson. (or Plaza Goiti as it was called in the old days) One can imagine what the avenue looked like in its heyday, seeing a long stretch of neon signs, especially of movie theaters that lighted up the way. Being the movie theater hub of Manila back then, Avenida was also home to some of the most prominent movie theater…

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