The Post Office building, beyond serving as the headquarters of the Philippine Postal Corporation and the country's main mail sorting and distribution operations, has a much significant role in Philippine history and culture. | via philstarlife
The image of a burning structure will always be heartrending, be it from a literary work, a theater screen, or just the mind’s eye. So when the news broke that the Manila Central Post Office was on fire last May 22—during no less than a Monday and the National Heritage Month at that—grief was instantaneous, communal and, most especially, necessary.
“I felt sad,” Oscar Casaysay, executive director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts , told. “Itong lungkot na sinasabi ko, personal, pero shared by all Filipinos, even abroad.” The real cause of the fire is still under investigation. The Bureau of Fire Protection estimated that the incident caused infrastructure damage worth P300 million.
Located at the northern end of Liwasang Bonifacio and along the banks of Pasig River in Lawton, the building was designed by United States-trained Filipino architects Juan Arellano and Tomás Mapúa, as well as American Ralph Doane in neoclassical style. Construction began in 1926 under the supervision of engineering firm Pedro Siochi and Co., and was finished in 1928.Its placement is a highly strategic one.
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