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Quezon City Hall
The Quezon City Hall is a government building which houses the office of the Mayor of Quezon City located along the Elliptical Road. The Quezon City Council is housed within the adjacent Legislative Wing. History The first location of the city hall was at the corner of Aurora Boulevard and Highway 54 (now EDSA), beside Cubao Elementary School. It was then transferred within the grounds now occupied by the Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School sometime in the 1950s during the administration of then Acting Mayor Ponciano Bernardo, who was an engineer appointed to the political post by then-President Manuel Roxas. In the 1949 master plan for Quezon City, it was planned that the Quezon City Hall would be built at the site currently occupied by the East Avenue Medical Center The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) is a government-owned tertiary general hospital located in Central, Quezon City, Philippines. History The EAMC was established as the GSIS General Hospital under the Governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the List of presidents of the Philippines, second president of the Philippines. The city was intended to be the Capital of the Philippines, national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12, 1949, and several government departments and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Quezon City
The mayor of Quezon City ( fil, Punong Lungsod ng Quezon) is the head of the executive branch of Quezon City's government. The mayor holds office at the Quezon City Hall. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor. Until 1951, the Mayor of Quezon City was appointed by the President of the Philippines. Through Republic Act No. 537 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on June 16, 1950, Quezon City had its first mayoralty election on November 13, 1951. List Appointed ad interim mayor of by President Manuel L. Quezon effective October 23, 1939, but his appointment paper as signed by Quezon on November 10, 1939 showed the effective date from October 12, 1939. Arrested by the Japanese forces during their occupation. Died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliptical Road
The Elliptical Road is a roundabout in Quezon City which circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle, a large park. It was named after its elliptical shape. The spinning in this roundabout is in a counterclockwise direction. The road is divided into 8 lanes, wherein 3 are the main lanes, 4 lanes are for exiting vehicles with one lane for bicycles and pedicabs. This area of Quezon City is called "PHILCOA", after the Philippine Coconut Authority or PHILCOA, one of the government agencies headquartered there. Junctions Landmarks Starting from Visayas Avenue, counterclockwise: * Department of Agriculture * Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center * Quezon Memorial Shrine * Lung Center of the Philippines * National Kidney and Transplant Institute * Quezon City Hall * National Housing Authority (Philippines) * Presidential Car Museum * Philippine Coconut Authority * Department of Agrarian Reform See also *Triangle Park *Major roads in Metro Manila *Quezon Memorial Circle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Boulevard
Aurora Boulevard is a four-to-ten lane major thoroughfare in Quezon City and San Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines. It was named after Doña Aurora Quezon, the consort of Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon. It is one of the major roads in the commercial district of Araneta City in Cubao. Line 2 follows the alignment of the boulevard. Route description Aurora Boulevard is divided into two routes, the Araneta Avenue to EDSA, and EDSA to Katipunan Avenue ( C-5). Most of the road is a 4-lane dual carriageway, with Line 2 having five stations above ground, while one (Katipunan station) is located underground. Aurora Boulevard starts as a physical extension of Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard past Araneta Avenue near the Manila-Quezon City boundary. It then enters San Juan before crossing Ermitaño Creek near Broadway Centrum to return to Quezon City, this time at the New Manila district. It then intersects Gilmore Avenue, Balete Drive, and E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, before it mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EDSA
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, namely, from north to south, Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay. Named after academic Epifanio de los Santos, the road links the North Luzon Expressway at the Balintawak Interchange in the north to the South Luzon Expressway at the Magallanes Interchange in the south, as well as the major financial districts of Makati Central Business District, Ortigas Center, and Araneta City. It is the longest and the most congested highway in the metropolis, stretching some . Structure The entire avenue forms part of Circumferential Road 4 (C-4) of Metro Manila's arterial road network, National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network and Asian Highway 26 (AH26) of the Asian Highway Network, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School
, image = Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School.svg , established = (as Quezon City High School: Cubao Annex or Cubao High School); (as Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School) , principal = Ruby U. De Jesus , faculty = Approx. 220 , song = ''RMCHS Hymn'' , motto = Soar High, Monsay! , grades = 7 to 10 (junior high school) 11 to 12 (senior high school) , city = Quezon City, Metro Manila , country = Philippines , zipcode = 1111 , address = 31 Ermin Garcia St., cor. Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Cubao , campus = Urban , pushpin_map = Manila , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Metro Manila , coordinates = , pushpin_label = Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School (RMCHS) , students = 4,282 (as of SY 2020 - 2021)Approx. 4,000 - 7,000; referred to as "Ramonians" or "Taga-Monsay" (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponciano Bernardo
Ponciano A. Bernardo (December 2, 1905 – April 28, 1949) was a Filipino engineer and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City, holding the position from 1947 until his death in 1949. It was during his tenure that Quezon City was designated as the capital city of the Philippines. Personal life Ponciano A. Bernardo was born in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija. His father was a son of Pandi, Bulacan Province who had migrated to Nueva Ecija with his cousin rancisco Bernardo Oliverosof Papaya, Nueva Ecija whose two sisters were left behind in Pandi uisa Bernardo Oliveros-Cruz and Rosenda Bernardo Oliveros-Contrerasas well as the rest of the family and their cousins ariano Bernardo, Catalino Bernardo, Valentina Bernardowhose sons and grandson became mayors of Bocaue, Bulacan tty. Matias Bernardo Ramirez Balagtas, Bulacan amerto Carpio Bernardo Pandi, Bulacan tty. Jose Espina Bernardo and Mamerto Carpio Bernardo, 'The Father of Pandi, Bulacan'and Angat, Bulacan enito Bernardo Cruz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Roxas
Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Roxas y Acuña; ; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines, who served from 1946 until his death due to heart attacks in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946, to July 4, 1946, and became the first president of the independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines. Early life and career Roxas was born on January 1, 1892, in Capiz, Capiz (present-day Roxas City) to Gerardo Roxas y Arroyo and Rosario Acuña y Villaruz. He was a posthumous child, as his father died after being mortally wounded by the Spanish Guardia Civil the year before. He and his older brother, Mamerto, were raised by their mother and her father, ''Don'' Eleuterio Acuña. His other siblings from his father included Leopoldo and Margarita, while he also had half sibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Avenue Medical Center
The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) is a government-owned tertiary general hospital located in Central, Quezon City, Philippines. History The EAMC was established as the GSIS General Hospital under the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and was inaugurated by then President Ferdinand Marcos along with Imelda Marcos on October 8, 1969. The company operating the hospital, GSIS Hospital, Inc. was dissolved on June 9, 1978 in pursuant to ''Presidential Decree No. 1411'' issued by President Marcos, and transferred all of the assets of the company to the Ministry of Health (now Department of Health) and the hospital was renamed ''Ospital ng Bagong Lipunan'' (). The hospital was renamed again on November 12, 1986, by then Executive Secretary Joker P. Arroyo by authority of then President Corazon Aquino, to its current name through ''Memorandum Order No. 48''. The ''Republic Act No. 8345'' signed on June 4, 1997 increased the authorized bed capacity of the hospital from 350 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norberto S
Norberto may refer to: *Norberto Alonso (born 1953), former Argentine football midfielder *Norberto Araujo (born 1978), Argentine football central defender *Norberto Aroldi (1932–1978), Argentine film actor and screenwriter *Norberto Barba (born 1963), American cinematographer and film director *Norberto Bobbio (1909–2004), Italian philosopher of law and political sciences and a historian of political thought *Norberto Bocchi (born 1961), Italian bridge player *Norberto Bravo (born 1970), professional boxer *Norberto Ceresole (1943–2003), Argentine sociologist and political scientist *Norberto Collado Abreu (1921–2008), the Cuban captain of the yacht which ferried Fidel Castro and 81 supporters to Cuba from Mexico in 1956 *Norberto Costa Alegre (born 1951), former prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe *Norberto Doroteo Méndez (1923–1998), former Argentine football striker *Norberto Esbrez (born 1966), Argentinian tango dancer, choreographer, and teacher *Norberto Font ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Quezon City
Metro Manila, the most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines, the seat of government and also the National Capital Region, is home to the tallest skyscrapers in the country. Prominent areas where skyscrapers stand are the Makati Central Business District and Makati Poblacion in Makati; Ortigas Center in Pasig–Mandaluyong–Quezon City; Bonifacio Global City in Taguig; Ermita, Malate and Binondo in the City of Manila; Eastwood City and Araneta City in Quezon City; Robinsons Cybergate in Mandaluyong; and Alabang in Muntinlupa. The history of highrise buildings in Manila probably began with the construction of the eight-storey Manila Hotel in 1912, which is considered the first modern high-rise building in the Philippines. The constructions of high-rise buildings also shifted from the City of Manila to its surrounding area, including the transformation of Makati into the country's financial and business center in the 1960s. The first skyscraper (150 meters and above) in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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