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I saw this list from Yahoo! News Philippines about the Top 10 Oldest Restaurants in Manila . Here's the summary of the list. 10. Savory (1950). 9. Little Quiapo (1949). 8. Max’S (1945). 7. Ongpin Manosa Restaurant Co. (1940). 6. Boy Ching Woo (1939). 5. Aristocrat (1936). 4. Ramon Lee's Panciteria (1929). 3. Ma Mon Luk (1920). 2. Ambos Mundos (1888). 1. New Toho Food Center (1888). Here's the complete list and details of each restaurant. Yum!

The $20,000 dinner spent by GMA and company at Le Cirque Restaurant in New York has spark an outrage. The palace got its spin doctors trying to justify the obscene amount. Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said it was a simple dinner. Let's see: Note: this is a theoretical breakdown of the bill according to the blog of Manuel L. Quezon III . Simple indeed. Here I thought the fried bangus and tinola I had for dinner was simple. I guess those food are now poor man's food. I should probably be setting my standards higher and eat caviar more often and chug Krug like beer. GMA's people have of course pointed out that the media is mistaken in taking a theorical computation for a fact. This is how hard they work in making sure GMA has a clean image. Whether theoretical or not, whether the bill is $10,000 or $30,000. We all know that amount is obscene in light of the fact that 3 million Filipinos are going without food. The mere fact that $20,000 can feed 3,000 families 3 meals a day s...