Manila’s hidden reservoir to re-emerge as tourist draw
23 November 2019 |
3:21 pm
Vaulted ceilings and rows of stone columns stretch into the humid darkness deep below the Philippine capital, where workers are transforming an over century-old underground reservoir into a draw for tourists.
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