I took a calesa to Chinatown from Intramuros. You see the shanty areas... the poor... yet, despite their poverty, the people seemed joyful. Being a Filipino, it made me sad and proud and joyful at the same time. I asked the calesa driver to drop me off at Binondo Church, the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz... another ecclesial treasure of Manila... so those are the pictures I’ve included here.