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Malabon People's Park
The Malabon People's Park, also known as Catmon People's Park, is an urban park situated in the densely populated village of Catmon, in the northern Metro Manila city of Malabon, the Philippines. The park occupies the central plaza of the Justice Compound, home of the Malabon Prosecutor's Office and formerly the Malabon-Navotas Regional Trial Court until 2010. It is located just off Sanciangco Street near its intersection with Governor Pascual Avenue in a flood-prone part of the city close to the south bank of the Tullahan River. The plan for the Catmon park was announced in 2011 when the Malabon city government allotted for the installation of playground equipment at the Justice Compound as part of its 2012 budget. It was inaugurated by Mayor Antolin Oreta on December 16, 2012, and was subsequently named the "People's Park." Amenities in the park include a multi-purpose stage, an area for aerobics sessions, and a children's playground that includes an air walker, self-wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malabon
Malabon, officially the City of Malabon ( fil, Lungsod ng Malabon), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 380,522 people. Located just north of the city of Manila, it is primarily a residential and industrial area, and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis. It has a total land area of 15.96 square kilometers. Malabon is part of the sub-region of Metro Manila informally called CAMANAVA, an area which derives its name from the first syllable of its component cities: Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela. Caloocan lies to the south and east, Navotas to the west, and Valenzuela to the north. Malabon also borders the town of Obando in the province of Bulacan to the northwest. History Legend considers the city's name to be a contraction of the Tagalog phrase ''maráming labóng'' ("plenty of bamboo shoots"), as the place once abounded in this edible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality. The design, operation, and maintenance is usually done by government agencies, typically on the local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a park conservancy, "friends of" group, or private sector company. Common features of municipal parks include playgrounds, gardens, hiking, running and fitness trails or paths, bridle paths, sports fields and courts, public restrooms, boat ramps, and/or picnic facilities, depending on the budget and natural features available. Park advocates claim that having parks near urban residents, including within a 10-minute walk, provide multiple benefits. History A park is an area of open space provided for recreational use, usually owned and maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is composed of 16 Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: the Manila, city of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros. The region encompasses an area of and a population of as of 2020. It is the second most populous and the most densely populated Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines. It is also the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia and the List of larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PressReader
PressReader is a digital newspaper distribution and technology company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada and offices in Dublin, Ireland and Manila, Philippines. PressReader distributes digital versions of over 7,000 newspapers and magazines in more than 60 languages through its applications for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and various e-readers as well as its website, and operates digital editions of newspapers and magazines for publishers, including ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'' and ''The Globe and Mail''. History Founded in 1999 as NewspaperDirect, the company started as a service for printing physical copies of newspapers, aimed at travelers who wished to read their home newspaper while staying in a hotel abroad, and launched a digital product in 2003. In 2013, the company rebranded as PressReader. In 2017, the company opened an office in Dublin, Ireland. In August 2019, the company acquired News360, makers of the News360 personalized news app and Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Pascual Avenue
Governor Wenceslao Pascual Avenue, commonly known as simply Governor Pascual Avenue, is the principal east–west artery in the city of Malabon in Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is an unsigned route in the Philippine highway network classified by the Department of Public Works and Highways as a national tertiary road. The two-lane avenue is the longest of the city's national roads. Portions of it are prone to flooding from the Tullahan River which flows just north of the avenue in east-central Malabon. History The avenue was named after Wenceslao Pascual, a Malabon native who served as the governor of Rizal from 1952 to 1955 when the then-municipality was still part of the province. The ancestral house in Hulong Duhat built in 1930 and designed by Juan Nakpil where the former governor was born is preserved by the government through a local ordinance. Construction of the avenue commenced in September 1954 under the governorship of Wenceslao Pascual. It was completed in August 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullahan River
The Tullahan River is a river in the Philippines. It is located to the north of Manila and has an approximate length of . It starts at the La Mesa Reservoir in Quezon City and flows through Caloocan, Malabon, Valenzuela. and Navotas and empties into the Manila Bay. In 2019, San Miguel Corporation pledges for the cleanup of the Tullahan River as part of the Manila Bay rehabilitation effort. Bridges Navotas *R-10 Bridge ( C-4 - R-10) *Bangkulasi Bridge Malabon * C-4 Bridge I *Malabon Bridge *Lambingan Bridge *Tinajeros Bridge * Harbor Link Bridge - includes the rail bridge of PNR Valenzuela-Malabon *Tullahan Bridge (MacArthur Highway) *White Lily Bridge Valenzuela-Caloocan (South) *Tullahan Bridge (North Luzon Expressway) *Ugong Bridge *Doña Candida Bridge Valenzuela-Quezon City *Maceda Bridge *Tullahan Bridge 3 (Mindanao Avenue) Quezon City *Katipunan Bridge *San Dionisio Bridge *Gozum Bridge *Tullahan I Bridge (Quirino Highway The Quirino Highway, formerly called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antolin Oreta
Antolin Aquino Oreta III (born September 16, 1971), better known as Lenlen Oreta, is a Filipino politician who has served as the Mayor of Malabon from 2012 to 2022 and formerly served as Vice Mayor from 2010 up until his appointment as mayor. He is the son of former Senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta. Background Oreta was born on September 16, 1971, as the second of the four children of businessman Antolin M. Oreta Jr. and former senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta, with his other siblings being Aurora Rosario, Karmela, and the adopted Jose Lorenzo. He completed his elementary education at Stuart Hall School for Boys at San Francisco, California while he completed his secondary education at the Ateneo de Manila University in Manila. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Japanese Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo. Career Professional career Before he enter the world of politics, Oreta III worked as an Associate for Keppel Securities from 1995–1997 and Assistant Vice President Dealer at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bureau Of Jail Management And Penology
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is an attached agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district, city and municipal jails in the Philippines with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of its inmates, officially classed as persons deprived of liberty (PDL). History It was created on January 2, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6975 also known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990.https://www.coa.gov.ph/phocadownloadpap/userupload/annual_audit_report/NGAs/2010/National-Government-Sector/Department-of-the-Interior-and-Local-Government/BJMP_ES2010.pdf Prior to its creation, the Office of Jail Management and Penology of then Philippine Constabulary - Integrated National Police was the agency handling the local penology of the Philippines. It aimed to separate the agency from the national police, reporting directly to the Secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinajeros
Tinajeros is a barangay of Malabon in the Philippines. Industry There are two candle manufacturers: Sevilla Candle Factory and Liwanag Candles (Bahay Liwanag). Education *Tinajeros Elementary School *Guillermo S. Sanchez Memorial Elementary School *Tinajeros National High School - located at B. Rivera St. Tinajeros Malabon *Asian Science and Technological Institute (under New Professional Education Management Group) - TESDA accreditedhttps://www.facebook.com/AsianScienceAndTechnologicalInstitute *SME - a private elementary school *Bon Little Angels Academy *Nazirites Christian Academy *Village Democracy Education and Development Center (promoting peaceful, progressive, productive and innovative local communities) - TESDA accreditation ongoing *Bright Beginnings Center for Young Children Religion *Roman Catholic - Holy Trinity and Holy Cross Chapel (feast day: Trinity Sunday) * Iglesia ni Cristo *Malabon International Baptist Church, led by Bishop Pio Tica *Sacrum Krishma He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon Ketsana
Typhoon Ketsana, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ondoy, was the second-most devastating tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, causing United States dollar, $1.15 billion in damages and 921 fatalities, only behind Typhoon Morakot, Morakot earlier in the season, which caused 789 deaths and damages worth United States dollar, $6.2 billion. Ketsana was the sixteenth tropical storm, and the eighth typhoon of the season. It was the most devastating tropical cyclone to hit Metro Manila, Manila, surpassing Typhoon Patsy (1970), Typhoon Patsy (Yoling) in 1970 Pacific typhoon season, 1970. Ketsana formed early about to the northwest of Palau on September 23, 2009. The depression remained weak and was downgraded to a low pressure area later that day by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and after drifting through extremely favorable conditions, it intensified the next day and was categorized as Tropical Depression by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parks In Metro Manila
This is a partial list of parks, Town square, public squares and protected areas in and around Metro Manila, Philippines. Urban parks Nature parks Nature reserves Notable plazas Community parks and squares References {{Metro Manila Parks in Metro Manila, Metro Manila-related lists, Parks Lists of parks by city, Manila Geography of Metro Manila Tourist attractions in Metro Manila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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