For centuries, Manila’s Binondo district has been the centre of a Tsinoy culture that helped build the Philippines into what it is today
It began as a settlement for Chinese converts to Catholicism. Four centuries later, the world’s oldest Chinatown is a living reminder of how migration can shape a nation.
Some of the country’s richest families can trace their roots to this single square kilometre of Manila: five of the Philippines’ 20 wealthiest people are of Chinese descent, according to Forbes.
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