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Merville, Parañaque
Merville, officially Barangay Merville, is a barangay in Parañaque. It is one of Parañaque's 16 barangays and is part of the city's 2nd district. Featuring a namesake gated residential community, it was created on April 3, 1978 as a barangay out of barangay La Huerta under Presidential Decree No. 1325. Merville is bordered to the east by the city of Taguig and barangay San Martín de Porres, to the west is barangay Moonwalk, to the south are the barangays of Sun Valley and Don Bosco, and to the north is the city of Pasay. Etymology According to historian Dulce Festin-Baybay, Merville is short for Meralco Village. History Barangay Merville was established out of Barangay La Huerta on April 3, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1325 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities which are analogous to Village#Philippines, villages, districts, neighborhoods, suburbs, or boroughs. The word ''barangay'' originated from ''balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. All Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities and Cities of the Philippines, cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan, Palawan, Kalayaan in Palawan, each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called ''purok'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonwalk, Parañaque
Moonwalk, officially Barangay Moonwalk, is an Urban area, urban barangay located in the Parañaque's 2nd congressional district, second district of Parañaque, Philippines. As of the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, the population was 72,520. The barangay was created on April 3, 1978. History The area that is Moonwalk today was once part of a barrio called Pulu, which was shown in a map published in 1885 during the History of the Philippines (1565–1898), Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. Its land was used in agriculture and salt making. Moonwalk was created on April 3, 1978, after then-President of the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 1321 that would detach the subdivisions Moonwalk Phase I and II, Bricktown Phase 1, 2, and 3, and Multinational Village from Barangay Santo Niño, Parañaque, Sto. Niño to form an independent barangay. The barangay's name was based on Moonwalk subdivision, which itself was named after the Moon ... [...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 List of cities in the Philippines, cities and one Municipalities of the Philippines, 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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Statistics Authority
The Philippine Statistics Authority (; PSA) is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that collects, compiles, analyzes, and publishes statistical information on economic, social, demographic, political affairs, and general affairs of the people of the Philippines, as well as enforcing the civil registration functions in the country. It is an attached agency of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) for purposes of policy coordination. The PSA comprises the PSA Board and offices on sectoral statistics, censuses and technical coordination, civil registration, Philippine registry office, central support, and field statistical services. The ''National Statistician'', who is appointed by the president of the Philippines from a list of nominees submitted by a Special Committee and endorsed by the PSA Board Chairperson, is the head of the PSA and has a rank equivalent to an Undersecretary. Aside from directing and supervising the genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the country under Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, martial law from 1972 to 1981, granting himself expanded powers under the Constitution of the Philippines#The 1973 Constitution, 1973 Constitution. Marcos described his philosophy as "constitutional authoritarianism". He was deposed in 1986 by the People Power Revolution and was succeeded as president by Corazon Aquino. Marcos gained political success by exaggerating his actions in World War II, claiming to have been the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". — United States Army documents described his claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd". After the war, he became a lawyer. He served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age requirement is 14 years. , Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. , Facebook ranked as the List of most-visited websites, third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the History of the Philippines (1898–1946), American colonial period. It is now best known for being the site of most of Ninoy Aquino International Airport and of complexes such as Newport City, Metro Manila, Newport City and the SM Mall of Asia, SM Central Business Park. Etymology There are possible explanations on the origins of the city's name: *A legend suggested that it may have been named after Dayang-dayang Pasay, a princess of the Kingdom of Namayan and daughter of Maynila (historical polity), Kingdom of Maynila ruler Rajah Sulayman. She inherited half of her father's lands, which encompasses the present-day city, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bosco, Parañaque
Don Bosco is an administrative division in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of sixteen barangays that make up the city of Parañaque situated along either side of Doña Soledad Avenue from South Luzon Expressway west to Diamond Street in Cecilia Village. Part of the Parañaque's 2nd congressional district, Parañaque 2nd district, Don Bosco is the third largest barangay in the city and is bordered by Don Bosco Creek which separates it from Merville, Parañaque, Merville's namesake gated community, Country Village and Lion's Park Residences to the north, Sun Valley's namesake gated village and Siena Park to the northeast, San Martin de Porres, Parañaque, San Martin de Porres across the South Luzon Expressway to the east, Marcelo Green to the southeast, Baloc-Baloc Creek which separates it from San Antonio, Parañaque, San Antonio's namesake community, Greenheights Village and Malacañang Village to the south, and Moonwalk, Parañaque, Moonwalk's namesake community, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Valley, Parañaque
Sun Valley is a barangay of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Geography Sun Valley is bordered by the barangays of Mervillle to the north, Don Bosco to the south, and San Martín de Porres to the east. The South Luzon Expressway and West Service Road mark Sun Valley's eastern boundary. It is part of the 2nd legislative district of Parañaque. History Formerly part of Barangay La Huerta that included Sun Valley, Marimar, Monte Villa de Monsod, Santa Ana, and Continental Village Subdivision, Sun Valley was made an independent barangay by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 1326 dated April 3, 1978. Demographics Sun Valley is considered to be the third densest of 16 barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...s in Parañaque, Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Martin De Porres, Parañaque
San Martin de Porres is an administrative division in southern Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is an elongated barangay located in the northeast corner of Parañaque adjoining the areas of Bicutan in Taguig and northern Muntinlupa. It is unique in that it is connected to the rest of Parañaque by only two bridges, one of which is a footbridge. Its western border follows the South Luzon Expressway, thus separating it from Merville, Parañaque, Merville, Sun Valley, Parañaque, Sun Valley, Don Bosco, Parañaque, Don Bosco and Marcelo Green. It neighbors Western Bicutan to the north, particularly the redevelopment area of the former Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) known as Arca South. To the east, it adjoins Taguig's barangays of Upper Bicutan, Central Bicutan, North Daang Hari and Tanyag. It neighbors South Daang Hari and Sucat, Muntinlupa to the south. The village is roughly divided into three parts, the main residential area and housing development in the north by the Arca South devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meralco
The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 39 cities and 72 municipalities, including the whole of Metro Manila and the exurbs that form Mega Manila. The name "Meralco" is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company, which was the company's official name until 1919. History La Electricista Organized in 1891 and beginning operations in late 1900, La Electricista was the first electric company to provide electricity to Manila towards the close of the History of the Philippines (1521-1898), Spanish era. La Electricista had built a central power plant on Calle San Sebastian (now Hidalgo Street) in Quiapo, Manila. On January 17, 1895, its streetlights were turned on for the first time and by 1903, it had about 3,000 electric light customers. Founding of the Manila "Electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
