TY - ADVS TI - Binondo KW - World War II in the Pacific/Japanese Occupation of the Philippines 1941-1945 KW - destruction KW - japanese occupation debris KW - Liberation of Manila KW - luzon KW - Manila Ruins KW - march 1945 KW - plaza calderon KW - rosario street KW - u.s. army file KW - world war ii N1 - This photo of Binondo was taken from a building on the south bank of the Pasig. The debris in the foreground are all that remains of the plush bazars and restaurants that lined Rosario Street. Plaza Calderon, the vacant area on the left, is bounded on the east by the Binondo Church, which was almost totally destroyed. The bell tower (left of center), minus its cross, still stands UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/HI/HI00046a.jpg UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/HI/HI00046a.jpg UR - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=HI00046 ER -