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During the early period of American occupation of the Philippines, Calle Real was known as a hub of high-end shopping outlets selling products from Europe. [3] [4] The street was officially renamed in honor of Jose Maria Basa, a Filipino businessman-propagandist who was a compatriot of José Rizal. [1] The street remained popularly known as ...
Gonzalo T. Vales as co-founder and founding dean of school and co-founder and founding president of Central Colleges of the Philippines, after he established the school on January 25, 1925. [2] He was the first registered architect in the Philippines and first worked at the Philippine Bureau of Public Works. [3]
Escolta Street (Spanish: Calle de la Escolta) is a historic east–west street in the old downtown district of Binondo in Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to the Pasig River from Quintin Paredes Road (Plaza Moraga) to Plaza Santa Cruz Road (Plaza Lacson). The street is home to several fine examples of early skyscraper design in the ...
Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines (1862–65). The street was renamed to C. Palanca Street after Carlos Palanca Sr., the first Chinese consul to the Philippines (1899) whose birth name was Tan Quien-Sien. Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) (Avenida Primo de Rivera) Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati and Pasay
It became the home of the New Philippines Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Francisco Santiago, which held its inaugural concert in July 1942. Alongside concerts and film screenings, the Met was the stage for the performances of the Dramatic Philippines theater group founded by Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo and Narciso Pimentel, Jr. from 1943 to 1944.
The design was inspired by Iloilo's Dinagyang and Paraw Regatta festivals. The paraw is a native double outrigger sailboat in the Visayas region, used in the annual Paraw Regatta Festival sailboat race. Abstract designs of the famous Dinagyang Festival are featured on the glass walls of the center. [32]
José Gil Street (F. Manalo Street–F. Blumentritt Street) Valenzuela Street San Juan: José Rizal Boulevard (Route 54B) / Manila East Road Shaw Boulevard: Mandaluyong and Pasig: Kabihasnan St. Victor Medina St. Parañaque: Kenneth Road Eusebio Avenue (Alfonso Sandoval Avenue to Paraiso Street) Pasig and Taytay, Rizal: Kitchener Street ...
The origin of Padre Burgos Avenue could be traced back to a street running in parallel along the moat surrounding the walled area of Intramuros, called Paseo de las Aguadas [3] or Calzada de las Aguadas, Calzada de Vidal [4] or Paseo de Sebastián Vidal (apparently named after Spanish botanist Sebastián Vidal y Soler, director of the nearby Botanical Garden of Manila), [5] and Calzada de ...