I spent 11 days in Newport City for the Jr World Gymnastics Championships 2025 and before flying back to Canada.

There are no 3 star hotels so I stayed in something like an AirBnB apartment. There are plenty available in this high density part of the city. They are called a “Condotel” here — starting at about USD $30 / night for a full apartment with kitchenette.

Here’s the view from my 10th story.

View of the airport from my window. I can walk to departures.

There are no parks anywhere close so I ran stairs for exercise, working up to 10 x up and down 10 stories. A good workout in the heat and humidity.

One novelty ➙ many cats that live on the Main Street. Somebody is feeding and caring for them.

Movie theatre, performing arts theatre, upscale mall, high end restaurants.

Most hanging out here are wealthy.

Every possible fast food outlet is available. Dozens of sit-down restaurants.

I mostly bought groceries, making my own coffee and meals.

Newport City is a 25-hectare (62-acre) township development situated next to the Villamor golf course and Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport …

… designed to combine accommodations and entertainment with residences, hotels, a mall and Resorts World Manila, the country’s first fully integrated entertainment complex.

It’s always entertaining for a Canadian to see folks who’ve never known snow celebrate a white Christmas. 😀

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I’m a big fan of Gymnastics in the Philippines since leading a coaching course here in 2011.