A story about an old friar who was badgered by the frenitic activity in Intramuros - sought the peace and isolation and made himself a hermitage in a hankering place - Ermita. Ermita became not just a hermit's retreat, but by the Thirties became the gala suburb of Manila.;A story about an old friar who was badgered by the frenitic activity in Intramuros - sought the peace and isolation and made himself a hermitage in a hankering place - Ermita. Ermita became not just a hermit's retreat, but by the Thirties became the gala suburb of Manila.