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Tags : Garden & Park
Timings : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Time Required : 1 - 2 hrs
Entry Fee : PHP 10
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Located on General Luna Street in Paco, Manila, Paco Park is a green oasis and a recreational park based on the ground, which was once the municipal cemetery of Manila. The circular park has unmarked graves of the three ancient priests and has a significant history to tell. It also has a shrine dedicated to Dr Jose Rizal- the Philippines’ national hero- and a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to St. Pancratius.
The church is oval in shape and displays long, faded marks of golden and white paint. One of the city's busy and popular tourist spots, the park also organizes live band performances, musical concerts, and photoshoots. Initially called the Cementerio General de Dilao, the Dominicans built the cemetery in the Spanish colonial period to bury the Spanish elites. However, later it also accommodated the Asiatic casualties in the 18th century that resulted from the outbreak of the epidemic cholera.