8 More Dark Secrets You Probably Didn’t Know About Manila
Jun 6, 2016 • Wincy Aquino Ong
4. Airport in City Proper
Via wikipedia.org
Now ain’t this a juicy conspiracy?
Go to Singapore or Hong Kong, you’ll find their airports are stationed miles away from the city center. In Manila? It’s right smack in the metropolis! Why?
Conspiracy theorists blame this oddity on a cabal of political families who earn obscene amounts from illegal transactions at the airport.
It figures. A transfer in location to, say, Subic or Clark could only mean power wrested from them.
3. Treasures Beneath a Mall
Anonymous sources say that an influential mall developer ordered a block of the city to be excavated down to ten stories deep—all on the hearsay that buried gold could be found underground!
On this day, a bustling mall stands on the grounds. Ha! Looks like the developer hit pay dirt!
2. Organ Farming
It’s been bandied about in hushed tones: Organ farming operations are rampant in Recto.
Fresh, unsullied organs—mostly harvested from the bodies of street children—are exported into China’s black markets.
How’s this for a nightmare? Allegedly, a man sold his children’s pairs of eyes for P250,000—money he would use as capital for a food cart business.
1. The Rizal Park Conspiracy
Do you know the dark secret behind that revered statue and obelisk that stand in Luneta?
Historians point out that a writer is an odd choice for a national hero. That honor is usually reserved for soldiers who had died in the field of battle.
Blame it on those clever Americans! In 1901, there were reports of a rebellion fomenting amongst the locals. The Americans devised a way to maintain peace and order—by declaring Jose Rizal as our national hero!
In a span of a week, Rizal’s corpse was hastily excavated from the Chinese Cemetery, where it was interred. It was then transferred to its current site in Luneta—where the monument was built shortly after.
It turned out that having a writer as a national hero (as opposed to a revolutionary like Andres Bonifacio—the more likely candidate) was a means to imperialistic ends.
Know any other of Manila’s deepest, darkest secrets? Share the whispers in the comments below!
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These catacombs were allegedly used for burial purposes and as hiding spots during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Manila Bay, once known for its breathtaking sunsets, is now one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world.
important reminder that every place, no matter how beautiful, has layers that deserve attention and awareness.
Most times it’s drug pushers and molesters, and the worst thing is: it’s believed that it’s approved by the officials. People don’t even care anymore.
sorry to say but, executions are happening fairly often.