The Bamboo Organ of Las Pinas

A bustling commercial town of Metro Manila, Las Pinas has retained much of its provincial appeal, with its people leading a more laidback life than the city folk. Tourists flock to this southern municipality to see the world's one and only bamboo organ, found in the town's picturesque Catholic church. The centuries-old instrument was constructed from 950 bamboo pipes, buried in sand for six months to preserve to preserve them from insect-infestation. Anually, a bamboo organ concert is open to the public, performed by the country's and world's best concertists.