{"id":720,"date":"2015-02-10T19:43:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T10:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=720"},"modified":"2015-12-02T19:37:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T10:37:29","slug":"hidden-treasure-in-the-manila-paco-park-and-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2015\/02\/10\/hidden-treasure-in-the-manila-paco-park-and-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Treasure in the Manila: Paco Park and Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">When we think of a tourist spot in Manila, Intramuros is often the first thing that comes to our mind. It is Manila\u2019s oldest district, offering an enjoyable and educational trip that brings us back to history \u2013 from riding a <em>kalesa<\/em> or viewing of antique houses from 18<sup>th<\/sup> century to visiting old churches like San Agustin Church and The Manila Cathedral, which became more popular due to the recent Papal Visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-725\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_9_2.jpg\" alt=\"image_9_2\" width=\"850\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_9_2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_9_2-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">But just a <em>jeepney<\/em> ride away from Intramuros is another oasis in Manila \u2013 the Paco Park and Cemetery. The Paco Park was declared as a National Park in 1966 and was dubbed as the most beautiful park in the Philippines. The remains of Dr. Jose Rizal were originally buried in Paco Cemetery before it was interred again to Luneta Park in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-722\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_6_2.jpg\" alt=\"image_6_2\" width=\"495\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_6_2.jpg 495w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_6_2-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Managed by Adamson University\u2019s priests, the park is starting to become a popular choice for weddings and pictorial location because of its exceptional Spanish features. A tall vintage gate and a mini walled fence are just some of the characteristics that make St.Pancratius Chapel (a.k.a. Paco Park chapel) a perfect venue for a solemn wedding. For those considering having the St.Pancatius Chapel as your wedding venue, coordinate with Adamson University for fees and terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-723\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_7_2.jpg\" alt=\"image_7_2\" width=\"850\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_7_2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/image_7_2-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Today, Paco Park serves as a site for regular concerts arranged by Manila City government. The park is open daily from 7:00AM \u2013 5:00PM. Pay a fee of P10.00 and enjoy an unlimited stay at the park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-569\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/11\/border_green.png\" alt=\"border_green\" width=\"855\" height=\"33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/11\/border_green.png 855w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/11\/border_green-300x11.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Text and Photos By:<\/strong> Beth Javines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of a tourist spot in Manila, Intramuros is often the first thing that comes to our mind. It is Manila\u2019s oldest district, offering an enjoyable and educational trip that brings us back to history \u2013 from riding a kalesa or viewing of antique houses from 18th century to visiting old churches like San Agustin Church and The Manila Cathedral, which became more popular due to the recent Papal Visit. But just a jeepney ride away from Intramuros is another oasis in Manila \u2013 the Paco Park and Cemetery. The Paco Park was declared as a National Park in 1966 and was dubbed as the most beautiful park [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,2,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-park","category-manila","category-paco"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":726,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions\/726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}