Manila Fortuna Is A Fictionalised Travelogue Which Describesmanila Through The Eyes Of Previous Explorers And Throughthe Liaisons And Romantic Relationships Of The Narrator Of Thissemi-Fictionalised Story Of The City And Its People. But Thespecial Twist To This Story Is The Conditional Status Of Its VeracityFor Manila Culture Embodies Tsismis A Peculiar Filipino Formof Rumour Consequently This Story Is Ambiguously Real Andmake-Believe.