Just across the Pasig River crossing via Jones Bridge is the massive neoclassical building that looks totally out of place in modern Manila. This is the Manila Central Post Office. The history of the post office dates all the way back to 1767 during the Spanish times, while the building itself is relatively recent having only been built in 1926. It occupies a nice spot along the Pasig River just across the stretch of Escolta. It certainly is one of the more impressive buildings in Manila which already has a surprisingly large number of colonial era buildings.
The destruction brought about by the World War II didn’t spare the magnificent building and it was rebuilt afterwards. As expected, this is where all the main mail sorting center of the country and they certainly have the space for it. However just like other government run institutions, it has fallen into disrepair until it was privatized as the Philippine Postal Corporation. Jeepneys normally make this one of their landmarks where they pick up and drop passengers. Sometimes though it gets so bad that traffic starts to back up.
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