Del Pilar Street, Ermita District, Manila

This street is just behind Mabini Street, the place we are staying. It has lots of activities especially at night.

A number of educational institutions are also found in Ermita, including the University of the Philippines - Manila campus, Adamson University, Santa Isabel College, the Philippine Normal University, the Technological University of the Philippines, Universidad de Manila (formerly the City College of Manila) and Manila Science High School, which leads the city in offering specialized science and technology oriented curricula for secondary education. The students have turned Robinson's Mall into a bustling shopping center and rendezvous spot along with several other coffee shops and outdoor-type cafes. Ermita also hosts a number of coin shops and antique shops, as well as some artists who remained in the area, such as the novelist and National Artist F. Sionil Jose who maintains a modest bookstore, La Solidaridad, on Padre Faura Street. Prostitution is centralized around the 'Karaoke bars' and 'Cafes' of M.H.Del Pilar street. Sex tourism is still a huge source of revenue in the local area. Many male tourists head straight to the L.A. Cafe , where hundred of freelance prostitutes (hunting girls) ply their trade.