Manila Metropolitan Theater to reopen soon

January 28, 2020 admin Headlines

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:01:53 +0000

MANILA Mayor Isko Moreno inspects the newly renovated Manila Metropolitan Theater. (Manila PIO photo)

After years of renovation, the Manila Metropolitan Theater may reopen to the public four months from now, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Monday.

“The tentative opening is on May,” he told reporters in a text message. “We are bringing back one of the lost jewels of Manila.”

The local chief executive conducted another inspection at the newly renovated theater with officials of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP).

The MET, fondly dubbed as the “Grand Old Dame of Manila,&
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