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8 unusual facts about Ermita


Adriatico Street

Adriatico Street is a north-south road connecting Ermita and Malate districts in Manila, Philippines.

Arnis at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games

The arnis tournament at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was held on December 1, 2005 to December 4, 2005 at the Emilio Aguinaldo College Gymnasium in Ermita, Manila.

Harrison Avenue

It was called Calle Real or Camino Real (Spanish for "royal street") which spanned from Ermita to Muntinlupa.

Kalaw Avenue

Kalaw Avenue (formerly T.M. Kalaw Street) is a short stretch of road in the Ermita district of Manila, Philippines.

Legarda Street

Southwest of Concepcion Aguila, Legarda resumes as Pedro Casal Street heading into San Miguel and Ayala Bridge to Ermita on the southern bank of the Pasig River.

Padre Faura Street

Past the intersection, the street traverses the district of Ermita and touches upon a number of important government institutions such as the Supreme Court and Department of Justice, as well as the Philippine General Hospital.

Prostitution in the Philippines

Most of the associated prostitution trade closed with it, but when the mayor of Manila, Alfredo Lim, closed down the sex industry area of Ermita in Manila during his first term starting in 1992, many of the businesses moved to Angeles, finding a new customer base among sex tourists.

United Nations Avenue

A commercial, residential and industrial artery, the avenue runs east-west through the near-center of the city linking Ermita and Rizal Park with the eastern districts.


Eileen Ermita-Buhain

Ermita-Buhain is married to the swimmer and former Olympian Eric Buhain, who currently serves as Chairman of the Games and Amusement Board.

San Andres railway station

Further away from the station are the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall of De La Salle University, the Bureau of Plant Industry, Ermita, Puregold(Osmena Highway) and the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden.

San Baudelio de Berlanga

The Hermitage of San Baudelio de Berlanga (Ermita de San Baudelio de Berlanga) is an early 11th-century church situated at Caltojar, province of Soria, Spain, 80 km south of Berlanga de Duero.

The Triumph of Science over Death

A large replica, made of concrete, stands in front of Fernando Calderón Hall of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine along Pedro Gil St. in Ermita, Manila.

University of the Philippines Manila

Six (6) of the seven (7) colleges of U.P. Manila, all of which are affiliated with the Health Sciences, are located along Pedro Gil Street in Ermita, Manila.

Wushu at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games

Wushu at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games took place in the Emilio Aguinaldo College Gymnasium, in Ermita, Manila, Philippines.


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