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Manila’s Mouldering Tourist District

Manila’s Mouldering Tourist District

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Jan 07, 2014
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At the Badonkadonk bar in Manila’s historic Ermita district, a lone tourist sits on the balcony at sunset. The tortured cry of a drunken karaoke singer nearby competes with an Alicia Keys video on the club’s widescreen television.

The bar, one of the newest in the area, is modern and well-appointed with chilly air-conditioning, cowboy-themed waitresses a…

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