Binondo

·	Did you know that the first hotel in the Philippines was built in Binondo? Built in 1850’s with 83 rooms, our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal stayed in room 22 of this hotel.
·	Ever wonder where the word “Intsik” was derived from? During the time of Limahong, the Chinese introduced themselves to the natives as “Din Tiak” or “your Uncle”. As the time goes by, it became “Intsik”.
·	Before, Binondo was just a hacienda owned by a certain Don Antonio Valeda, but in March 24, 1899, the governor General Don Luis Perea Dasmarinas bought it.
·	Did you know that the first Ice Cream parlor in the Philippine was put up in Binondo? Clarke’s CafÈ was built in 1889.
·	Sy Yincow, the world’s Longest serving journalist took residence in Binondo. An 84-year-old Fil-Chinese, he is the Editor in Chief on United Daily Which was the leading Chinese-Language newspaper in the Philippines.