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Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and 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 second president of the Philippines. Quezon City served as the capital of the Philippines from 1948 until 1976, when the designation was returned to Manila. 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 Government of the Philippines, Philippine government purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjo Atayde
Juan Carlos "Arjo" Campo Atayde (born November 5, 1990) is a Filipinos, Filipino actor and politician who has served as the representative for Quezon City's Quezon City's 1st congressional district, 1st district since 2022. He is best known for his appearances on drama series aired on ABS-CBN, as well as his critically acclaimed role as Benjo in the web series ''Bagman''. A member of the Nacionalista Party, Atayde was first elected to Congress as an Independent politician, independent in the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2022 general elections, where he unseated incumbent representative Onyx Crisologo. Early life Atayde was born on November 5, 1990, the one to actress Sylvia Sanchez and Spanish-Filipino businessman Arturo Atayde. He is the eldest with three younger siblings: Ria Atayde, Ria, Gela, and Xavi. Arjo studied at La Salle Green Hills and later moved to Reedley International School. Entertainment and business career His first official venture in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Avenue (Quezon City)
Commonwealth Avenue, formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, is a highway located in Quezon City, Philippines. It spans six to eighteen lanes, making it the widest road in the country. The avenue is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7) of the older List of roads in Metro Manila, Manila arterial road system and National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network. Commonwealth Avenue starts at Elliptical Road, which encircles the Quezon Memorial Circle. It passes through the areas of Philippine Coconut Authority, Philcoa, Tandang Sora, Balara, Batasan Hills, and Fairview and ends at Quirino Highway in the Novaliches area. Being located in Quezon City, which is among several cities in Metro Manila with a high incidence of road accidents, the avenue has a high accident rate, particularly due to overspeeding, earning it the nickname "Killer Highway". A speed limit of is being enforced to reduce accidents on the avenue. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Belmonte
Joy Belmonte-Alimurung (born Maria Josefina Tanya Go Belmonte; March 15, 1970) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 11th mayor of Quezon City since 2019. A member of the local Serbisyo sa Bayan Party, Belmonte previously served as the vice mayor of Quezon City from 2010 to 2019 under her predecessor, Herbert Bautista. Early life and education Born Maria Josefina Tanya Go Belmonte on March 15, 1970, in Quezon City. She is the only daughter of journalist Betty Go-Belmonte and lawyer Feliciano Belmonte Jr., who would later serve as the 9th Mayor of Quezon City, a representative from Quezon City's 4th congressional district, and House Speaker. She has three brothers: Isaac Belmonte, the current head of the editorial board of ''The Philippine Star'', Kevin Belmonte, the vice-chairman of Nuvoland Philippines, and Miguel Belmonte, the current president and CEO of ''The Philippine Star''. Her first cousin, Kit Belmonte, was the representative of Quezon City's 6th co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ZIP Codes In The Philippines
In the Philippines, a ZIP code is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) to simplify the distribution of mail. While its function similar with the ZIP Codes used in the United States, its form and usage are quite different. Its use is not mandatory but highly recommended by the PhlPost. A ZIP code is composed of a four-digit number representing a locality. Usually, more than one code is issued for areas within Metro Manila, and a single code for each municipality and each city in provinces, with exceptions such as: * Davao City with eleven ZIP codes (8000, 8016 to 8026); * Antipolo with six ZIP codes (1870 to 1875); * Calamba ( Laguna), Cavite City, Dasmariñas, Mabalacat, Mariveles, and the Island Garden City of Samal with three ZIP codes each; and * Angeles City, Bacoor, Baguio Baguio ( , , ), officially the City of Baguio (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used daylight saving time for brief periods in the 20th century until July 28, 1990. Geographic details Geographically, the Philippines lies and 126°34′ east of the Prime Meridian, and is physically located within the UTC+08:00 time zone. Philippine Standard Time is maintained by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The Philippines shares the same time zone with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Western Australia, Brunei, Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk (Russia), Time in Indonesia, Central Indonesia, and time in Mongolia, most of Mongolia. History For 323 years, 9 months, and 4 days, which lasted from Saturday, March 16, 1521 (Julian Calendar), until Monday, December 30, 1844 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Household
A household consists of one or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is important to economics and inheritance. Household models include families, blended families, shared housing, group homes, boarding houses, houses of multiple occupancy (UK), and single room occupancy (US). In feudal societies, the royal household and medieval households of the wealthy included servants and other retainers. Government definitions For statistical purposes in the United Kingdom, a household is defined as "one person or a group of people who have the accommodation as their only or main residence and for a group, either share at least one meal a day or share the living accommodation, that is, a living room or sitting room". The introduction of legislation to control houses of multiple occupations in the UK Housing Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine General Election, {{PH Wikidata
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In The Philippines
Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The President of the Philippines, president, Vice President of the Philippines, vice-president, and the Senate of the Philippines, senators are elected for a six-year term, while the House of Representatives of the Philippines, members of the House of Representatives, List of current Philippine governors, governors, vice-governors, Sangguniang Panlalawigan, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board members), mayors, Deputy mayor, vice-mayors, Sangguniang Panlungsod, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/Sangguniang Bayan, members of the Sangguniang Bayan (city/municipal councilors), barangay officials, and the Sangguniang Kabataan, members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councilors) are elected to serve for a three-year term. Congress of the Philippines, Congress has Bicameralism, two chambers. The House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives has 316 seats since 2022, of which 80% ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Ng Mga Barangay
The Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (League of Barangays in the Philippines) and the Asosasyon ng mga Kapitan ng Barangay (Association of Barangay Captains, ABC) are formal organizations of all the barangays in the Philippines. Presently, almost 42,000 barangays are part of this organization, making it the association of Philippine local government units with the largest membership. The current association is just the latest form of an organization that has been known by various names in the past, such as the Barrio Lieutenants’ Association of the Philippines (BLAP), the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC), and the Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Barangay (PKB). Each barangay is represented in the League by their '' Punong Barangay'' (Barangay Chairman/Head/Captain). In case of his absence or incapacity, a ''sanggunian'' member of the barangay shall be its representative after being elected for this purpose by its members. History The Liga ng mga Barangay began with the el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Melendez
Mary Aiko Shimoji Melendez (born December 16, 1975), known professionally as Aiko Melendez (), is a Filipino actress and politician. She currently serves as a councilor of Quezon City from the 5th district since 2022, a position she previously held from the 2nd District from 2001 to 2010. Her father, Jimmy Melendez (born Jim Shinoji), was an actor. Her half-brother, Jam Melendez (son of Jimmy Melendez and Deborah Sun), also entered showbusiness. Aiko Melendez started as a child star in the early '80s under Regal Films among them, ''Santa Claus is Coming to Town'' in 1982 and she was billed simply as Aiko. In the late '80s, the same movie outfit, launched her together with Ruffa Gutierrez and Carmina Villarroel as teen actresses. From the late '80s through '90s, she became a blockbuster leading lady to big actors such as Richard Gomez, Jomari Yllana and Aga Muhlach. She received multiple awards for ''May Minamahal'' in 1993 and ''Sa 'yo Lamang'' in 1995. Her 1997 film, ''Kah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City Council
The Quezon City Council is Quezon City's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislature. It is composed of 36 councilors, with 6 councilors elected from Quezon City's six councilor districts (coextensive with the Legislative districts of Quezon City) and two councilors elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils). The presiding officer of the council is the Vice Mayor, who is elected citywide. History The Quezon City Council was originally formed on October 12, 1939, pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 of Commonwealth Act No. 502, otherwise known as "An Act to Create Quezon City". In its first formation, there were only three members, all appointed by the President of the Philippines. The first three members of the council were Dr. Eusebio Aguilar (Director of Health and City Health Officer), Jose Paez (Engineering Division of the Capital City Planning Commission) and Alejandro Roces Sr. (General Manager of the Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Pumaren
Franz Santos Pumaren (born February 5, 1962) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach who is serving as the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representative for Quezon City's Quezon City's 3rd congressional district, 3rd district. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also the former coach of the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. Basketball career Pumaren played most of his professional career for the Petron Blaze Boosters, San Miguel Beermen where he won 9 championships with the team which also included the 1989 Grand Slam. He also played for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, Mobiline Cellulars. Pumaren formerly coached the De La Salle Green Archers from UAAP Season 61, 1998 to UAAP Season 72, 2009 where he led them to five men's basketball championships including a four-peat from UAAP Season 61, 1998 to UAAP Season 64, 2001, and his final championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
