Regions
Quiapo Heritage Zone bill pushed

THE Manila City Council has called on the House of Representatives to pass a bill declaring the Quiapo district as a National Heritage Zone.

In a resolution, the City Council said House Bill 3750 was filed in Congress by Manila Third District Rep. Joel Chua. He was proposing the establishment of the Philippine capital's third Heritage Zone.

Devotees hear mass outside the Quiapo Church in Manila on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Despite a decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila, churches have maintained health protocols to avoid the spread of the virus. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA