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Travel & Resources: METRO MANILA
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METRO MANILA (National Capital Region) -- area code +63-2

Chaotic. Sprawling. Rapidly modernising. Metro Manila is a jigsaw puzzle of smaller cities, each with their own unique urban flavor. Travelers may be confused, but fear not - Utopia has rounded up all the fun places on our interactive map (see below).
The city can be a lot of fun mainly due to the friendly locals who are alert for trends, media-savvy and obsessed with pop celebrity culture. Costs are still relatively low, so your holiday budget goes a long way.
Intramuros is a lovely old section of historical Manila that has some preserved architectural treasures and is a great area to walk around and explore. Many other parts of Manila are, to put it mildly, sketchy, so use your common sense when traveling around at night. Make sure taxis turn on their meters and watch your pockets if you are suddenly swarmed by begging street urchins.
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Manila's gay scene is in transition. Malate, once the must-visit easy-breezy-sleazy gayborhood, is quickly gentrifying into super highrise condo towers. Major players on the gay scene here have packed up and moved to greener pastures in other parts of the city where pockets of the gay underground have emerged - in Makati, Quezon City and Ortigas - so look through our listings below to figure out in which district you might want to hunt for your hotel. If you want to connect with educated, middle class and upwardly mobile young Filipinos, they're using PCs and smart devices to cruise for friends and benefits. Old school cruising haunts persist for the tech non-adept.
The population of Metro Manila is around 15 million people (more than half a million Utopians live here).
Navigating the local gay scene is easy with our interactive Utopia Map of Gay & Lesbian Metro Manila:

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Redbridge Books Publishing
 Suite 214 Villasi Mansion, 160 N. Domingo St, Kaunlaran 091-6225-6988, email
Gay-owned Redbridge Books Publishing is the first book publishing house by and for the Filipino GLBTQIA community.
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The Pink Film Festival
UTOPIA VERIFIED MAY 2013Mowelfund Film Institute, 66 Rosario Drive, Cubao, Quezon City 721-1915, 721-1961, email
Organizers of the annual gay and lesbian film festival. The Pink Film Festival held one of the Philippines' first public screenings of lesbian and gay-themed movies in 1998.
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UP Babaylan
UTOPIA VERIFIED MAY 2023
West Wing, Palma Hall (formerly AS), UP Diliman, Quezon City Email
Established in 1992, UP Babaylan is the longest-running LGBTQI student organization in Asia. They continue to push for gender rights and equality inside and out of the academic setting.
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All of the Fitness First chain, nicknamed "Gayness First" by the locals, are popular gay crusing spots. Indeed, some members' work-outs are limited entirely to the sauna room.
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Fitness First
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Fitness First UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAY 2013
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Fitness First UTOPIA VERIFIED MAY 2013
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Fitness First UTOPIA VISITED MAY 2013
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Fitness First UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAY 2013
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Fitness First Gym
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Fitness First Gym
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Golds Gym


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CCP UTOPIA VISITED MAY 2013
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Cinemas
While the following cinemas are super cheap and very active with gays (and those who prey on them), but locals recommend that you do not go by yourself, do not carry valuables (there are many adept and charming pickpockets working these haunts), and advise that if you happen to be caught there during a police raid (these happen frequently), you may certainly be blackmailed by the cops. These cruising theaters are definitely at your own risk.
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Film center near Plaza Hotel
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Neopolitan Business Park UTOPIAN VERIFIED APR 2020
Quezon City
Nicknamed "The Great wall of Fairview" because it is bordered by the wall of SM City Fairview Mall. It is a business park which still has few buildings and is active at night until early in the morning. It has huge paved roads, plus very discreet and secluded spaces. Walk or jog and once you find a spot people will start to find you. There are men who cruise with their bikes, motorcycles and cars. Be cautious, bring a friend for company, and don't bring valuables.
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Quezon Memorial Circle UTOPIA VERIFIED MAY 2013
Utopia Map
You'll find cruisers here who usually circle this area on a daily basis, early mornings and early evenings (park closes at night). The area for gays is the 'hill' near the ballroom dancing studio.
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Rizal Stadium UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAY 2013
- Shopping Centers
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Mall of Asia UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAY 2013
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Robinson Center UTOPIA VISITED MAY 2013
Pedro Gil at Maria Y. Oroso, Malate, Utopia Map
Ginormous shopping complex with lots of gay shoppers, hookers of every gender and hungry-eyed MBs wandering about. Starbucks on G/F is a good bet as are facilities on the higher floors.
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Shangri-La Plaza
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Starbucks, Festival Mall
- Swimming pools
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Rizal
A public swimming pool, (not always very clean) on the Rizal Collesium, near La Salle University. A lot of young, good looking University guys and serious swimmers.
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ULTRA
Merlaco Avenue, inside the University of Life, Pasig City
Fabulous. University guys and serious swimmers, with lots of young, hunky men. The showers team with cruisers. The pool is 50m and clean by Manila standards.
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UP Circle
Campus hot spot. Cruising time is usually 6-10pm (there's a curfew). There is a facility near the naked statue on the right side where cruisers usually 'chill out'. Just like in Quezon Memorial Circle you'll also find guys who jog or brisk-walk alone or with a dog. Just look them in the eye to see if they have the same thing in mind.
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Seaside Blvd UTOPIA VISITED MAY 2013


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Firma Home Accessories
 Unit 12, North Syquia, 1991 M.H. del Pilar St, Malate 524-8740, email
A gay-operated home decorative and accessory shop. It carries a large variety of home decorative items, jewelry, plus fashion accessories from all over Southeast Asia and items designed and fabricated by the shop's own little "manufactory". Open until late in the evenings, which means partygoers can drop by to admire or buy some of the beautiful items on display.
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