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The Manila Film Center served as the main theater for the First Manila International Film Festival [2] (MIFF) January 18–29, 1982. The building has also been the subject of controversies due to a fatal accident that happened on November 17, 1981. At least 169 [3] [4] workers fell and were buried under quick-drying cement.
The Manila Metropolitan Theater (Filipino: Tanghalang Metropolitan), also known as the Metropolitan Theater, abbreviated as the MET, is a historic Philippine Art Deco building located in Plaza Lawton in Ermita, Manila. It is recognized as the forefront of the Art Deco architectural style in the Philippines.
A report from Pasay city police stated that four casualties — namely Bianca Fontejon (18), American national Eric Anthony Miller (33), Ariel Leal (22) and Lance Garcia (36) — were found unconscious while the concert, called "Close-Up Forever Summer", was ongoing at the SM Mall of Asia.
In 1978, the theater was the venue of the first Philippine Folk Festival, and the first Metropop Song Festival. It was also one of the venues of the Manila International Film Festival, annual Lenten folk presentations, misas de gallo, and an Alamat series depicting Filipino legends or epics through dance and drama. [3]
Manila Hotel: Said to be haunted by the ghost of a suicide victim who fell off the 15th floor, in addition to lights and air-conditioning operating on their own. [24] Manila Metropolitan Theater: Said to be haunted by a “lady in black”, believed to be the spirit of an actress who died in a car accident in 1992, along with other ghosts.
Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Richard Aspinwall, 39 ...
3 January 1978 – 11 worshipers died after a fire broke out in a Buddhist temple in Manila. [102] 9 July 1978 – At least 11 persons were killed after a fire broke out in a theater complex in Manila. [103] 29 March 1979 – A fire in a discothèque and massage parlor in Manila killed 15 people. [104]
An environmental justice tragedy is unfolding in South Stockton and its historically underserved communities of color, 50 miles south of Sacramento along the San Joaquin River.