Bukas Quiapo Tours

01/03/2023

Do you miss the Bukas Quiapo Tour experience? While we haven't officially relaunched Bukas Quiapo Tours yet, we've partnered up with Culture Shock PH for a special tour!

Revisit some of Quiapo's old favorites and discover new ones in a tour on March 11 (Saturday) curated specifically for the Culture Shock PH experience.

Please see the post for more details.

Rediscover the many facets of Quiapo district on March 11, 2023!

In keeping up with the changes in Quiapo since the pandemic, we are relaunching this tour to include more food stops! There is something for everyone in Quiapo. Culture junkies will enjoy meeting and listening to the stories of residents. Foodies will have a grand time sampling local favorites such as the famous Excelente ham, Kim Cong Tin hopia, and Lola Dada's palabok. Meanwhile, heritage advocates will be thrilled to see and learn more about the developments on the restoration of San Sebastian Basilica.

We are keeping the pre-pandemic rate of P1990 per person which includes:
- Food sampling (siopao, Excelente ham, hopia, buko sherbet, roti, paratha, and kopi or tea tarik)
- Donation fees to Quiapo Church and San Sebastian Basilica
- Souvenir kit
- Local guide
- Culture Shock PH guide

Only 12 SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE so make sure to reserve now by emailing us at [email protected] ☺️

23/11/2022

What's new in Quiapo? 🍲 Before we bring back our tours, we're checking out the new, the good, the classic, and the quintessentially Quiapo that we're excited to show you.

A lot of innovations were made by the community during the height of the pandemic. From creating exciting new eats, to the reintroduction of classic favorites.

Check back here for more updates in the future!

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Bukas Quiapo Tours is a community-building initiative through heritage tourism co-created by San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation and Fundación Santiago, Inc. For more information, email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

28/09/2022

Check this out! 🙌 Our very own community tour guide, Ms. Annabel, brings the team of FEATR around the new and exciting eats around the neighborhood of Quiapo. Nakakatakam! 🥰

Thank you, FEATR team!

⚡ WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQM-SuW4CKo

Do you want to have a taste of the restaurants featured in the video in our future tours? Stay tuned! We're excited to tour you around the neighborhood again soon.

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Bukas Quiapo Tours is a community-building initiative through heritage tourism co-created by San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation and Fundación Santiago, Inc. For more information, email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

20/08/2022

📣PUBLIC NOTICE: We are still not offering regular in-house basilica tours and Bukas Quiapo Tours, nor affiliated with any partner tour groups/agencies, especially those claiming to assist in fundraising for the restoration.

We continue to prioritize everyone's safety, so all our tours are still suspended while we work with the parish to ensure that your future visit will be safe and enjoyable. Please kindly read the text in the photos for our full statement.

If you have any questions regarding tours, please feel free to reach San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc. at [email protected] or 0930 982 9766.

06/01/2022

🙌 Viva Jesus Nazareno! On January 9, we're one with our Quiapo partners and devotees of the Nazareno in celebrating the Feast Day of the Black Nazarene from the safety of our homes.

Bukas Quiapo Tours always started with a visit to one of the most beloved residents of Quiapo: Poong Nazareno (the Black Nazarene). Our route passes Hidalgo Street to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in San Sebastian Basilica.

We can't wait to show you around the community when it's safe to do so. For now, let's all have a safe and meaningful celebration at home. Happy fiesta!



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Bukas Quiapo Tours is a community-building initiative through heritage tourism co-created by San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc. and Fundación Santiago, Inc.

For more information, email us at [email protected] or [email protected]

19/04/2021

Today we remember and celebrate the life of Lola Dada, who sadly passed away last week. She was one of the brightest lights in Quiapo, who welcomed us and every single Bukas Quiapo Tours guest, even during her busiest lunch hour.

We will remember her homemade halo-halo, the overflowing plates of pancit, but most of all, her kindness and warmth.

We will continue to celebrate Lola Dada and her stories in our future tours. Quiapo will miss her dearly.

** If you would like to donate any amount to Lola Dada's family at this time, you may give directly to them thru GCASH:

Mobile Number: 0922-838-5344
Elizabeth Depositar

31/03/2021

Still remember your BQT Tour Guide, Ms. Annabel? Watch her share her journey to tour guiding, an unexpected story of healing after the heartbreaking loss of her husband.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support us even as this pause on our tours continues. We are keeping in touch with our partners even and working with them for the campaign and petition.

SIGN THE PETITION TO : http://bit.ly/SaveSanSebastian

BE A PARTNER: If you'd like to collaborate with us, email savesansebastian[.]org@gmail[.]com and we will contact you directly!

STAY UPDATED: Get updates of our milestones by joining the weekly Mailing List: http://bit.ly/SSBMailingList. If you have any questions, connect with us through a direct message or email savesansebastian[.]org@gmail[.]com.

Together, we will !

04/03/2021

Have you visited San Sebastian Basilica in Quiapo? Tell us what it was like to see it in person, and we'll feature you on our main page San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc.

Guests of our Bukas Quiapo Tours might remember that the church is their last stop with Ms. Annabel. We also used to get a lot of students, backpackers, and other walk-in guests to see this incredible church that we are working to save.

SIGN THE PETITION TO : http://bit.ly/SaveSanSebastian

BE A PARTNER: If you'd like to collaborate with us, email savesansebastian[.]org@gmail[.]com and we will contact you directly!

STAY UPDATED: Get updates of our milestones by joining the weekly Mailing List: http://bit.ly/SSBMailingList. If you have any questions, connect with us through a direct message or email savesansebastian[.]org@gmail[.]com.

Together, we will

02/07/2020

Episode 3 "Audio Guide to Today's Quiapenses" features the present-day residents of Quiapo (also known as Quiapenses), who were interviewed by Ms. Annabel, Bukas Quiapo Tour Guide and a Quiapense herself. The latest installment of is now available to listen on Restoration Station via Spotify.

CLICK this link to listen or download the episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T5V8w0hjfJiaWueOlPmRC?si=Q3mUoaUvTzyfhkEVNvUZEQ

This podcast is part of San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc.'s commitment to expanding our digital content to meet the different needs of audiences at home under our we campaign.

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You can also view the Facebook posts and visuals here: https://wakelet.com/wake/F9pTXDFexOKcmw_eNV56P

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Buaks Quiapo Tours is a community-building initiative through heritage tourism is co-created by San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc. and Fundación Santiago, Inc.

For more information, email us at [email protected]

25/06/2020

While most businesses temporarily closed during quarantine, Junrey Jabol’s store in Barangay 385 was one of the few places that was open for Quiapenses.

Jurney, another neighbor of BQT tour guide Ms. Annabel, said that his store of vegetables and bigas (uncooked rice) is an answered prayer from the Black Nazarene of Quiapo Church.

“Hiningi ko sa Nazareno yung konting sari-sari store talaga kasi kung hindi nabigay, babalik ako sa Leyte. Bagsak na bagsak ako nun na gusto ko nang umuwi sa Leyte," he recalled of his early years in Manila.

(“I really prayed to the Black Nazarene for a small sari-sari store because if he didn’t grant it to me, I would’ve returned home to Leyte. I was so down at that time that I just wanted to go home.”)

Junrey has now been a Quiapense for last the 20 years, nearly half of his life. In gratitude for the small business that kept him here in Quiapo, he’s one of the many devotees that give out free food during the Feast of the Black Nazarene every January 9.

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Over the next few weeks, our tour guide Ms. Annabel will be reporting on updates about the neighborhood. We can't wait to tour you around Quiapo again, but for now, stay safe and stay indoors!

If you have any questions for her about the neighborhood, you can send us a private message and we'll be sure to pass along the message!

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This community-building initiative through heritage tourism is co-created by San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc. and Fundación Santiago, Inc.

For more information, email us at [email protected].

25/06/2020

We're now live on Spotify! The first installment of our series was adapted into an audio guide. Restoration Station podcast's Episode 2 "Audio Guide to the Who's Who of Historic Quiapo" features the same historic figures we highlighted in our Facebook series.

CLICK this link to listen or download the episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7q3apRqVlZ62TQYaLkwiT1?si=FzClRBHrQwe-KFTOL3u0Nw

This podcast is part of San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc.'s commitment to expanding our digital content to meet the different needs of audiences at home under our we campaign.

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You can also view the Facebook posts and visuals here: https://wakelet.com/wake/F9pTXDFexOKcmw_eNV56P

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Buaks Quiapo Tours is a community-building initiative through heritage tourism is co-created by San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc. and Fundación Santiago, Inc.

For more information, email us at [email protected]