PARQAL Aseana: Manila’s UNESCO Award-Winning 15-Minute City

Описание: The world is getting louder. We are here to listen.

In Episode 8 of The Quiet Map, we walk the 600-meter "living hallway" of Parqal in Aseana City. Recognized by UNESCO’s Prix Versailles as one of the world's most beautiful emporiums for 2024, Parqal represents a radical experiment in Manila’s urban planning: The 15-Minute City.

Beyond the climate-protected canopy and the modern Bahay-na-Bato aesthetics lies a deeper narrative of mobility. We linger at Building 5—home to VFS Global—where the recent surge in Philippine passport power (ranking 66th globally in Feb 2026) creates a quiet tension between a space designed for staying and a document designed for leaving.

[Chapter Timestamps]
00:00 Arrival: The 15-Minute City
01:23 BERDE=Certified & The Canopy
04:12 Modern Bahay-na-Bato
05:50 St. John Paul II Chapel
08:12 The Gateway: VFS Global & The Passport Surge
10:59 Golden Hour Glow of Parqal
14:29 Blue Hour: Parqal is Prettier at Night
15:59 Fitness and Sports Enthusiasts at Parqal
18:42 The Exit

Series: The Quiet Map (Season 1: The Urban Manila)
Location: Parqal, Aseana City, Parañaque, Philippines
A series by Ely Valendez