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This Week in Metro Manila (July 10 to 16, 2017)
Get ready for a Japanese film fest, book sale, and other noteworthy events.
By: Patricia Marie Prado | July 10, 2017
Despite the continuous outpour of rain, Metro Manila is filled with exciting activities this week. The 3rd Metro Manila Shakedrill will commence on July 14, plus the National Museum of Anthropology gets an exciting update as it opens its doors facing Rizal Park. Manileños will also be treated with a spectacle of Japanese films in this month’s 20th Eigasai/Japanese Film Festival.
Pipelaying activities along Luzon Ave.
Traffic builds up at the Luzon Ave. footbridge (Image: Eric Socrates)
Manila Water Company Inc. is currently having a pipelaying activity along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City affecting roads from Congressional Ave. up to Samat St. The pipelaying activity will last until October 30, 2017. Construction hours are from Monday to Sunday, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Commuters are advised to be mindful of possible traffic jams during the said construction.
Kissako Uji Matcha Café
Kissako Uji Matcha Café is perfect for the rainy weather. (Image: Kissako Uji Matcha Café)
To keep the Japanese vibe going, moviegoers can visit Kissako Uji Matcha Café at Kapitolyo, Pasig after enjoying the films at the Japanese Film Festival. Kissako prides itself in bringing the best kinds of matcha or finely powdered green tea leaves in the country. Their best-seller, the matcha latte is a great drink for the rainy weather along with their Horiguchi coffee, a high-end type of coffee from Tokyo. Aside from matcha-based drinks, they also serve savory dishes, cakes, and other types of desserts.
National Museum of Anthropology opens new doors
The National Museum of Anthropology unveils a better entryway. (Image: National Museum of the Philippines)
The National Museum of Anthropology (NMA) finally opens its doors facing Rizal Park, giving museum-goers a more spacious entrance where the queue is shorter. The National Museum of the Philippines (NM) aims to provide safer access to its visitors and to give a majestic experience upon entering the museum in the Marble Hall and glimpsing the view of Rizal Park. The opening of the new entryway also signals the first year since NM waived its admission fees.
Along with the opening of the new entrance, NM also launched its “Tour with a Curator” program where guests will have a chance to have a free guided educational tour inside the museum by one of its curators, conservators, or researchers every day at 2:30 PM.
Atrium Sale at Fullybooked Bonifacio High Street
Great reads at low prices at Fully Booked (Image: Fully Booked)
Fullybooked Bonifacio High Street branch is celebrating their 10th anniversary this month. As their way of thanking their customers, they are having their Atrium Sale event. Avid readers can purchase books like great summer reads for as low as PhP50 from now until July 31, 2017.
20th EIGASAI/ Japanese Film Festival
This year’s Japanese Film Festival showcases Japanese cinematography and storytelling. (Image: Japan Foundation Manila)
As part of the Philippines-Japanese Friendship month, The Japanese Foundation, Manila brings back EIGASAI or the Japanese Film Festival for its 20th run this July. Twenty Japanese films that span from drama to horror, anime, and even their newest releases will be played across the metro until August 29. Aside from the film showing, directors Ryota Nakano of Her Love Boils Bathwater and Hirobumi Watanabe of Poolsideman will also be visiting the country for a director’s talk as part of the festival.
Moviegoers can visit the website of Japanese Foundation, Manila to check the complete list of movies, screening schedules, and ticket fees.
Weather advisory
An umbrella is a must for this week’s weather.
The metro will be covered with thunderstorms and a couple of showers all throughout the week. In the morning, tourists and locals will experience consistent cloudy skies and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, the afternoon weather will be worse due to consistent rain showers all throughout the week. Commuters are advised to be cautious during unruly weather and to add extra hours of travel time in case of traffic build-up.
3rd Metro Manila Shakedrill
The third Metro Manila Shakedrill will commence this week. (Image: Quezon City Public Affairs)
This week, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), together with the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRMC) and various private and public sectors, will organize the third Metro Manila Shakedrill from July 14 to July 17.
The exercise is to prepare the city when the feared 7.2-magnitude earthquake, known as The Big One, hits the country. The government aims to improve the previous years’ drills and to involve the private sector and test their emergency plans.
The event will also take place wherever the responders are and not on a pre-planned location to test the response of each quadrant of the city when emergency strikes.
About Patricia Marie Prado
Patricia came from the field of business and accounting but is now pursuing her dreams of being a writer. She is a self-confessed introvert and is passionate about reading, travelling, writing, movies, coffee and God. When she's not writing, she loves discovering new coffee shops/cafe and doing TV-series marathons.
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