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National University (Filipino: Pamantasang Pambansa) commonly known as NU, colloquially National U, is a private non–sectarian university located in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The founder of the university, Mariano F. Jhocson Sr., established the institution on August 1, 1900, as Colegio Filipino in Quiapo, Manila.
Poverty incidence of Puerto Galera 10 20 30 40 2006 35.40 2009 23.88 2012 11.00 2015 7.89 2018 13.25 2021 16.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Port of Puerto Galera The traditional economy of the city used to be fishing and subsistence agriculture, but with the boom of tourism at the end of the 1970s, the service sector became more and more important and led to population and economic ...
Poverty incidence of Oriental Mindoro 10 20 30 40 50 2006 43.67 2009 36.08 2012 29.33 2015 22.35 2018 10.81 2021 12.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Oriental Mindoro's rich and arable land is suitable for agriculture. It produces large quantities of rice, corn, coconut, vegetables and fruits like calamansi, banana, rambutan, marang or uloy, lanzones and durian. For that, Oriental ...
Verde Island, located right in the center of the strait, is a popular diving location in the Philippines due to its clear waters and renowned biodiverse marine life. Daily trips for scuba divers are made from Puerto Galera. The wreckage of a Spanish galleon that sunk in 1620 is located in the South of the passage. Most of the ship's cargo was ...
Puerto Galera Biosphere Reserve 1977 2014 Puerto Galera Biosphere Reserve is situated on Mindoro Island, about 120 km south of Manila. Its 23,200 hectares make up the northern tip of Mindoro Island and are bounded to the north by the Verde Island Passage, to the west by the Camarong River and to the east by the municipality of San Teodoro. [107]
Minolo was located on the northern coast of the island, facing Luzon, and is presently a sitio in the municipality of Puerto Galera, which formerly served as the capital of Mindoro Province. [71] [73] [74] Documents written in Tagalog as late as the 18th century still referred to the island as Minolo. [75]
The program explores sources, properties and application of functional foods such as nutraceuticals, probiotics from GRAS Lactic Acid Bacteria and yeast. Nutraceuticals are the functional foods such as omega-3, 6 and polyunsaturated fatty acids from structured lipids like coconut and local seed oil.
On June 18, 1908, the University of the Philippines was established through an act of the First Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the "University Act", specified the function of the university, which is to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to administer professional and technical training.