Mayor Honey Lacuna thanked former Vice President Jejomar ‘Jojo’ Binay, Sr. for showing interest in the Manila Clock Tower Museum by paying a visit.
Lacuna expressed gladness after learning that Binay dropped by the museum recently and saw for himself what it offers the visitors and why it has become a tourist destination in the city.
Binay was met and guided by Jose Ma. D. Belmonte, Project Head of the Manila Clock Tower Museum and main tour guide Marielle Patricia San Juan, both of the Department of Tourism, Culture and the Arts of Manila (DTCAM).
Just recently, the said museum was named Golden LEAF Presidential Awardee of the ‘Philippine LEAF Awards Tertulia at Parangal 2024’, an award dedicated to acknowledging integrity, creativity and excellence in Philippine live entertainment, performing arts, fashion and festivals.
The ‘LEAF Awards Tertulia at Parangal’ is slated on February 8, 2024, with a red carpet event starting at 1 p.m. at the iconic Manila Metropolitan Theater.
Prior to that, in November last year, the museum was hailed by the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as the grand winner in the MGM 2023 AVP Museum Competition.
The Manila Clock Tower, which was finished in 1930, was designed by Filipino Neoclassical artist and architect Antonio Toledo.
Due to the pandemic, the slated opening to the public of the rehabilitated clock tower was stalled, until it finally pushed through in October 2022.
It was formally inaugurated and opened to the public by Lacuna and tourism chief Charlie Dungo and was subsequently launched as a major tourist attraction and historic landmark.
It is is located inside the Manila City Hall and is open on weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It features the colorful history of Manila as well as modern art galleries with changing art exhibits. It stands at nearly 100 feet owing to which it is considered as the biggest clock tower in the country.
