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located just north of the

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and south of

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and

Liwasang Bonifacio The Liwasang Bonifacio (''Bonifacio Square''), also known by its former name, Plaza Lawton, is a city square and transport hub in front of the Manila Central Post Office in the Ermita district of Manila, Philippines. It lies at the south end of ...

. Its centerpiece is the monument to Filipino revolutionary

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and the

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fronting

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History

The Bonifacio and the Katipunan Revolution Monument, situated within the grounds of the Bonifacio Shrine, and designed by Filipino sculptor

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, was unveiled in 1998. On September 21, 2006, the Victims of Martial law Memorial Wall was inaugurated at the park under the leadership of Mayor

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. In 2019, the plaza was rehabilitated upon the orders of Mayor

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who ordered the removal of occupying vendors, additional flora, planting of

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and a central fountain in front of the Bonifacio monument. The city's continuous cleanup and removal of illegal vendors made visible the bronze monument commemorating

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, which had been obscured for several years. A musical dancing fountain was installed in front of the shrine monument. It was inaugurated in February 2020. A café named Kapetolyo was also opened at the park on October 1, 2020.

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