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Payatas, Quezon City
Payatas is a barangay located in the 2nd district of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Nearby barangays are Commonwealth, Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Batasan Hills and Bagong Silangan. History The name Payatas derived from the word ''payat sa taas'' (), which means the soil located in the upper part of Tullahan River is not good for planting rice. It is divided into three local government areas called barangays in the Philippines. They are known simply as the Payatas A, B, C. On July 4, 1974 – In pursuance of P. D. 86 as amended by P. D. 86-A, portion of the community known as ZONE 108 – Commonwealth located at Quezon City, which is not a Barrio but having sufficient population and definite territorial jurisdiction organized itself into a Barangay known as Barangay No. 8 and elected its official during the Organizational meeting who took their oath before Hon. Eduardo Soliman Jr. September 21, 1974, Presidential Decree 557 was promulgated, declaring among others that ... [...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] |
Barangays Of Metro Manila
Metro Manila is divided into seventeen primary local government units (LGU) that consist of sixteen cities and one municipality. Each city and municipality is governed by an elected mayor and is divided into several villages or barangays (formerly called barrios) headed by an elected barangay captain. Barangay populations range in size from under 1,000 to over 200,000. As of the 2015 census, the total population of Metro Manila was 12,877,253. Among all local government units in Metro Manila, only the cities of Manila, Caloocan and Pasay implement the Zone Systems. A zone is a group of barangays in a district. Although a zone is considered a subdivision in the local government units, the people do not elect a chairman for the zone in a popular election similar to the normal barangay or local elections. The zoning system is merely for strategical purposes. Additionally, these three cities use a hybrid system for its barangays - all barangays have their corresponding numbers but on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangays Of Quezon City
Quezon City, the most populous city in the Philippines, is politically subdivided into 142 barangays. All of Quezon City's barangays are classified as urban. These barangays are grouped into six congressional districts, with each district represented by a congressman in the House of Representatives. As of July 2, 2012, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10170, dividing and reapportioning the Second District into three legislative districts, namely the Second, Fifth and Sixth Districts. Barangays by district District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 See also * List of populated places in Manila References External linksPhilippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Quezon City *Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Heath
Gregory Heath is a British poet, short story writer and novelist. Born in a Derbyshire hamlet, Woodhouses, in 1967, he is the author of the novels ''The Entire Animal,'' published by The Waywiser Press, and ''Thoughts of Maria'', published by Open Books. He is widely published in the small press, his poetry, short stories and essays having appeared in magazines such as '' Aesthetica'', ''Anon'', ''Litro'' and ''Popshot''. ''Staple'' have published him on a number of occasions and featured him in their ''Alt-gen'' collection showcasing the best small press writers of the previous decade. He has been described as, "a gentle word-smith, who beautifully conveys complex emotions". Like much of his work, his novel ''The Entire Animal'' takes the reader inside the mind of someone for whom communication with others is not easy and we experience the awkwardness and effects of this shortcoming. Laurence Phelan wrote in '' The Independent'' that the novel is about, "a man at last coming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantar Gebang
Bantar Gebang is administratively a kelurahan In Indonesia, village or subdistrict is the fourth-level subdivision below a district, regency/city, and province. There are a number of names and types for villages in Indonesia, with ''desa'' (rural village) being the most frequently used for re ... or village in Bekasi city, Indonesia, but it usually refers to the massive trash dump in the area. Between 6,000 and 20,000 people are estimated to live on the site. See also * Payatas, similar urban dump in Greater Manila, Philippines. * Ghazipur landfill, urban dump ''high rise'predictedto become as tall as Taj Mahal by 2020. External Sites * Bantar Gebang: Trials and Tribulations of Indonesia's 'Trash Heroes' Jakarta Globe References Landfills Administrative villages in Indonesia Slums in Indonesia Bekasi {{WJava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkang Papel Boys
Erwin Dolera, Jomer Pabalan, and Jayson Vann Banogan, known collectively as the "Bangkang papel" boys (Paper boat boys), were three boys who received national recognition during the Arroyo Administration. In 2001, the boys, who were survivors of the Payatas garbage slide tragedy of July 2000, wrote their dreams and wishes on papers which they then folded into paper boats and set afloat on the Pasig River downstream towards the Malacañan PalaceDavid Dizon. (2011-06-08)'Bangkang papel' boy wants to become a journalist ''ABS-CBN News'', retrieved August 8, 2011 as their symbolic gesture of bringing to then President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo their plight and aspirations.Ellalyn B. De Vera. (2010-05-19)GMA remembers boys in Payatas ''The Manila Bulletin'', retrieved August 8, 2011 Although their paper boats never reached its intended destination, the activity, organized by an urban poor group, caught the attention of then-President Gloria Arroyo. The plight of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In The Septic Tank
''The Woman in the Septic Tank'' ( fil, Ang babae sa septic tank) is a 2011 Filipino comedy film directed by Marlon Rivera, written by Chris Martinez, and starring JM De Guzman, Kean Cipriano, Cai Cortez and Eugene Domingo.Eugene Domingo says her hardships for ''Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank'' are all worth it accessed on July 20, 2011 via www.pep.ph The film follows three aspiring filmmakers who set out to make a film for the sole purpose of receiving international recognition and awards. ''The Woman in the Septic Tank'' was submitted as the Philippines' official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film, and was an entry for the 2011 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairplay For All Foundation
The Fairplay For All Foundation (FFA) is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization working in the community of Payatas in the Philippines. Payatas is known as the home of the country's largest open dump site. Residents are very poor and overall the area scores 0.4179 on the Human Development Index, similar to the scores of the poorest countries in the world, while the Philippines overall scores 0.74 (Regalario, 2002). Fairplay's main objective is to help develop the community to sustainably and holistically break the cycle of poverty. Its programs include a grassroots football team, Payatas Football Club, a registered Alternative Learning Center (the Fairplay School), and the Fairplay Cafe which serves healthy and delicious food in the community and outside of Payatas to offices, businesses, and sports clinics. With its name reminiscent of Fair Play campaigns in football culture, Fairplay's vision is to achieve a “level playing field on and off the pitch”—that is, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizal Province
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal ( fil, Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The province is named after José Rizal, one of the main national heroes of the Philippines. Rizal is bordered by Metro Manila to the west, Bulacan to the north, Quezon to the east and Laguna to the southeast. The province also lies on the northern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Pasig served as its capital until 2008, even it became a part of the newly created National Capital Region since November 7, 1975. A provincial capitol has been in Antipolo since 2009, making it the administrative center. On June 19, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11475, which designated Antipolo as the capital of Rizal. The ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Water
Manila Water Company, Inc. has the exclusive right to provide water and used water (wastewater) services to over six million people in the East Zone of Metro Manila. It is a subsidiary of the country's oldest conglomerate, Ayala Corporation. Incorporated on January 6, 1997, Manila Water became a publicly listed company on March 18, 2005. It is the east concessionaire of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System during its privatization on August 1, 1997, with its counterpart Maynilad Water Services, Inc. as the west concessionaire. The 25-year water concession agreement inked with MWSS was expected to terminate in 2022. In 2009, its concession agreement with the MWSS was extended by another 15 years up to 2037. History Manila Water Company, a publicly listed company and a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, holds the exclusive right to provide water and used water services to over six million people in the Manila Water Concession, particularly the East Zone of Metro Manila and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payatas Landslide
The Payatas landslide was a garbage dump collapse at Payatas, Quezon City, Philippines, on July 10, 2000. A large pile of garbage first collapsed and then went up in flames which resulted in the destruction of about 100 squatters' houses. 218 people were killed, according to official data, and caused 300 missing persons. Other sources, however, suggest that 705 people were killed in Payatas (Westfall, 2001) and many first-hand accounts note the number is far greater than the official figure, perhaps closer to 1,000. The dumping ground was immediately closed following the incident by then President Joseph Estrada but was reopened weeks later by then-Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr. to avert an epidemic in the city due to uncollected garbage caused by the closure. The landslide prompted the passage of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which mandates the closure of open dumpsites in the Philippines by 2004 and controlled dumpsites by 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
