When our office was still in Port Area, we made regular visits to Binondo – for a lunch of maki-mi and xiao long bao at Mezzanine café followed by shopping at Carvajal and Ongpin streets, with a side ...

A far cry from today’s Ongpin, Chinatown’s main street, it had much more character then than it has today. On a Saturday morning, my sister Jane and I joined a group of “eggheads,” which in that day’s ...

Dr. Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, stands as an icon of intellectual brilliance, patriotism, and resilience. Beyond his indelible mark on the nation's history, Rizal's Chinese ...

In the long protracted history of Philippine struggle against colonial rule, woven with threads of courage, sacrifice, and resilience, there emerges a distinct and often unfortunately overlooked ...

The sudden collapse of seven power pylons in Manila’s Binondo district on Thursday afternoon not only prompted calls for an investigation into the immediate cause. It also drew attention to the ...

Old Manila Walks is an icon in teaching the history of Manila. The Big Binondo Food Walk is an exemplary tour that introduces the world’s oldest Chinatown while remaining fun throughout. Beginning ...

EXCLUSIVE. Before the pandemic hit, the late tycoon Roberto 'Bobby' Ongpin visited China's Fujian province to trace his ancestral roots. Here's a glimpse of his life and complex legacy. MANILA, ...

Tycoon Roberto Ongpin—founder and chairman of Philippine real estate developer Alphaland—died peacefully on Saturday at age 86. Ongpin died in his sleep at his resort on Balesin Island, his nephew, ...

Despite testing positive for benzoylecgonine, a major metabolite of cocaine, the lawyer of Julian Ongpin on Wednesday said he disagrees with the conclusion that his client took the illegal drug. “I am ...

JULIAN Roberto S. Ongpin, the son of billionaire-businessman Roberto V. Ongpin, has asked the Regional Trial Court of San Fernando, La Union, to suspend proceedings, including the possible issuance of ...