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The Baywalk is a popular seaside promenade and beachfront overlooking Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, the Philippines. The Baywalk is a two-kilometre stretch from the US Embassy near Rizal Park up to the Cultural Center of the Philippines just past the Manila Yacht Club. Several statues of national figures and other notable people can be found in the Baywalk.

History

The Baywalk was greatly improved during the administration of Manila City Mayor Lito Atienza as part of his flagship program "Buhayin ang Maynila" (English: Revitalize Manila).^[1]

When Mayor Alfredo Lim took office in 2007, he removed the establishments along Baywalk with the reason that they block the sunset.^[2] Since then, vagrants have occupied the area and the once vibrant seaside promenade was gone. Afterwards, the national government undertook a rehabilitation of the Baywalk after it was destroyed by storm surges.

In 2020, a beach, called Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, was constructed along the shores of the Baywalk. The program for creating the artificial beach was launched in January 2019 under the management of Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Roy Cimatu.^[3]

References

^ Abaya Gomez, José Edgardo (1 April 2008). "Waterfront design without policy? The actual uses of Manila's Baywalk". Cities. 25 (2): 86–106. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2008.03.001. ISSN 0264-2751. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ Macairan, Evelyn (12 August 2007). "No more bars, restos at Baywalk". Philstar.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Cimatu counters DOH: Dolomite in Manila Bay not harmful to health". RAPPLER. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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Religious buildings	EDSA Shrine Golden Mosque Las Piñas Church Manila Cathedral Quiapo Church San Agustin Church San Sebastian Church Seng Guan Temple Iglesia ni Cristo Central Temple
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Integrated resorts	Entertainment City City of Dreams Manila Okada Manila Solaire Resort & Casino Newport World Resorts
Amusement	KidZania Manila ABS-CBN Studio Experience SM by the Bay Star City
Parks and gardens	Ayala Triangle Gardens Baywalk La Mesa Eco Park Malabon Zoo Manila Ocean Park Manila Zoo Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center Paco Park Pasig Rainforest Park Quezon Memorial Circle Rizal Park
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Urban parks	APEC Sculpture Garden Ayala Triangle Gardens Baywalk Bernardo Park Bonifacio Shrine Glorieta Park Legazpi Active Park Makati Park and Garden Makati Poblacion Park Malabon People's Park Marikina River Park Mehan Garden Muntinlupa Sunken Garden Navotas Centennial Park Paco Park Pinaglabanan Shrine Salcedo Park Sucat People's Park Tandang Sora National Shrine Valenzuela People's Park Washington SyCip Park
Nature parks	Arroceros Urban Forest Park Balara Filters Park Isla Pulo La Mesa Ecopark Malabon Zoo Manila Zoo Pasig Rainforest Park University of the Philippines Arboretum
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