New SSS Building (Cebu City)

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On this site used to stand the old SSS building which also housed the Regional Office of the Central Bank of the Philippines (where my mom used to work).

The second floor was occupied by USIS or the United States Information Services. Half that office was a library which at the time was one of the best in Cebu. I spent countless afternoons there.

At its heydey, it was arguably the best designed building of its time south of Manila. One distinct feature of the building was the fishpond on the ground floor which covered about half of the building. I remember as a 9yr old, I fed all my sandwich for lunch to the fish leaving none for me. My mom was furious!

The building had to be torn down for structural integrity reasons.