Personal Best

GARY VALENCIANO, Pop star

BEST PLACE TO BELT OUT A TUNE
Luneta Park, Manila

"Luneta (a.k.a. Rizal) Park is at the heart of Manila, right beside the restored areas of old Manila and Fort Santiago, where I played as a kid. There is a monument to Jose Rizal, one of our heroes, and they hold concerts and orchestra performances there. There is no other venue in the Philippines that can reach so many people. One of my concerts there had an audience of 800,000. I offer free concerts in the...

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