It's a great way to spend a day in Manila when you...

It's a great way to spend a day in Manila when you are sick of traffic gridlock.

You should understand before going that it's really 3 things simultaneously: aquarium, shopping bazaar, and kiddie amusement park. Since the space is divided roughly equally to each of these, none is particularly large. The aquarium is decent; the shopping is ok (especially if you've been looking for a flaming wallet); and the kiddie amusement park is annoying to those who don't have kids.

But it's still way better than spending the day sweating in traffic.