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  2. Slums in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    Slums in Metro Manila. Slums are traditionally described as dense urban settlements, usually displaying characteristics such as crowded and compact housing units, informal delivery of utilities, and unofficial recognition by local government. In the Philippines, residents of slum areas are commonly referred to as "squatters" and have ...

  3. Lichauco Heritage House - Wikipedia

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    The Lichauco Heritage House, formally known as the O'Brien-Lichauco Heritage House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines.Originally built in 1859, the house was purchased in the late 1940s by a prominent Filipino lawyer and dignitary, Marcial Lichauco from a European family who had fled the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.

  4. Historic houses in Santa Ana, Manila - Wikipedia

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    View from the sala. The Amparo-Santos House was built around 1931–1932, along Isabel Street. The original owners of the house were Amparo Lucero, who became Miss Cebu in 1907, and Valentin Santos Sr., who was the first Filipino manager of Manila Electric Company or Meralco. One of the famous personalities related to the Santos family was Jon ...

  5. Fort Santiago - Wikipedia

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    Website. visitfortsantiago.com. Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago; Filipino: Moóg ng Santiago), built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila.

  6. Eastwood City - Wikipedia

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    Location. Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5), Bagumbayan, Quezon City 1110, Metro Manila, Philippines. Eastwood City is an 18.5-hectare (46-acre) mixed-use development complex located in Barangay Bagumbayan, Quezon City. Launched in 1997, it is Megaworld Corporation’s first “live-work-play” community that is known to offer complete ...

  7. Jose P. Laurel Ancestral House (Manila) - Wikipedia

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    The Jose P. Laurel Ancestral House (Filipino: Tahanan ni Jose P. Laurel) is a historic house in Manila, Philippines. It is one of the three houses owned by the President of the Second Philippine Republic, José P. Laurel. It is located in 1515 Peñafrancia Street (corner Santo Sepulcro Street) in Paco District (hence also known as Villa ...

  8. Intramuros - Wikipedia

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    Website. intramuros.gov.ph. Intramuros (lit. 'within the walls' or 'inside the walls') is the 0.67-square-kilometer (0.26 sq mi) historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. [2]

  9. Forbes Park, Makati - Wikipedia

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    1220 (Forbes Park South) Area code. 2. PSGC. 137602008. Forbes Park is a private subdivision, gated community, and barangay in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. Established in 1940s partly out of the nearby barangay Pinagkaisahan, [1] Forbes Park was named after William Cameron Forbes, the fifth American governor-general of the Philippines ...