Look: New Manila Zoo Opens on December 30, 2021

Here's a look at the refurbished Manila Zoo as shared by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno in a Facebook post on Wednesday, December 22.

"Ang ganda-ganda! Nakaka-proud talaga! Dati ang baho-baho dito. This is one for the books. Para kang nasa Japan. Para kang nasa Jurassic Park. Matutupad na natin ang pangarap natin na lumaban sa Singapore Zoo dahil sa may Manila Zoo tayong mga batang Maynila. Galing po ako nung isang araw, sumilip po ako. Naku, matutuwa po kayo. Sisiguruhin ko sa inyo, pati foreigner pupunta dito." Moreno shared in the post. 

The 5-hectare Manila Zoo which is set to open on December 30 features new facilities such as "world-class animal enclosures", animal museum, botanical and butterfly garden. There would also be amenities such as clean and spacious restrooms with stalls for persons with disabilities (PWDs), a restaurant, veterinary hospital, a coffee shop, and a new parking area.

Moreno said he wants the families of around 1,300 workers to be the VIP guests complete with free food and drinks for the soft opening as a tribute to their hard work in constructing and developing the zoo.

"Sila ang mag-oopen. It will be a family day. Premium naman sila, pinaghirapan nila yan. Kaya tama lang na VIP treatment sila." he said.