Information about Paco Park

Paco Park

The Paco Park and Cemetery in the suburb of Paco in Manila is a peaceful site best known for housing a circular domed church called St. Pancratius Chapel. It also features old-fashioned gardens and a fountain. The bodies of the victims of the cholera epidemic of the year were assigned to the niches in the wall of Paco Cemetery, built in the year 1820.

The cemetery includes Ramon Solano y Lladeral, a former Spanish governor-general of the Philippines, and a host of the Bishops. Three priests, the Fathers José A. Burgos, Mariano C. Gomes and Jacinto R. Zamora were buried in this park for their suspected role in the Cavite Mutiny in 1872. The priests (often called Gomburza) inspired later Filipino defenders of independence, such as Dr. José Rizal, and are viewed by the Philippines as martyrs. 

How to get there

The easiest way to get to Paco Park is by riding an LRT to U.N. Station and then going to P Faura Street. Walk straight ahead until you reach San Marcelino St. then cross the street to get to Paco Park.

Best time to visit

Paco Park is open from 8 AM to 5 PM, from Tuesday to Sunday.