Showcasing Metropolitan Manila, Philippines - The National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines.
Philippine Normal University
Philippine Normal University or PNU is a University in Manila, Philippines. Established in 1901 by the Americans as the Philippine Normal School, it was originally an institution for the training of teachers. It is located in the Ermita Dictrict. Situated in Manila's premier civic center, where the Manila City Hall, Rizal Park and National Museum of the Philippines are also located. Throughout its more than 100 years of existence it spurred four more campuses around the country. These are the Cadiz City, Agusan del Sur, Quezon, and Isabela campuses. It was later renamed to St.James Academy.
Ramon Magsaysay Award
The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) based in New York City. With the concurrence of the Philippine government, the prize was created to commemorate Ramon Magsaysay, the late president of the Philippines, and to perpetuate his example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel Prize.
In the 2000 Magsaysay Awards Presentation Ceremonies, the Foundation announced the creation of a sixth Award category, Emergent Leadership. This new Award category was established with the support of a grant from the Ford Foundation. The Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership honors "individuals, forty years of age and below, doing outstanding work on issues of social change in their communities, but whose leadership is not yet broadly recognized outside of these communities." An award in this category was given for the first time in 2001.
In coordination with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, the Foundation regularly holds lecture series of Ramon Magsaysay Awardees at the President Ramon Magsaysay School of Public Governance of the same university.
In the 2000 Magsaysay Awards Presentation Ceremonies, the Foundation announced the creation of a sixth Award category, Emergent Leadership. This new Award category was established with the support of a grant from the Ford Foundation. The Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership honors "individuals, forty years of age and below, doing outstanding work on issues of social change in their communities, but whose leadership is not yet broadly recognized outside of these communities." An award in this category was given for the first time in 2001.
In coordination with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, the Foundation regularly holds lecture series of Ramon Magsaysay Awardees at the President Ramon Magsaysay School of Public Governance of the same university.
Ancient Tondo
Ancient Tondo, also referred to as Tundo, Tundun, Tundok, and sometimes as the Kingdom of Lusong, was a settlement of ancient Filipinos in the Manila Bay area, specifically north of the Pasig river. It is one of the settlements mentioned by the Philippines' earliest historical record, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. This kingdom initiated diplomatic ties with China under the Ming Dynasty and was a dominant force in regional trade, sparking an attack from Brunei's Sultan Bolkiah in 1500. The Spanish first arrived in Tondo in 1570 and finally defeated the settlements in the Manila Bay area in 1591, after which Tondo came under the administration of Manila, ending its existence as an independent city-state. This subjugated Tondo continues to exist today as a district of the city of Manila.
In 1587 Magat Salamat, one of the children of Lakan Dula, and Augustin de Legazpi, Lakan Dula's nephew, and the chiefs of the neighboring areas of Tondo, Pandacan, Marikina, Candaba, Navotas and Bulacan were executed for secretly conspiring to overthrow the Spanish colonizers. Stories were told that Magat Salamat's descendants settled in Hagonoy, Bulacan and many of his descendants spread from this area.
David Dula y Goiti, a grandson of Lakan Dula with a Spanish mother escaped the persecution of the descendants of Lakan Dula by settling in Isla de Batag, Northern Samar and settled in the place now called Candawid (Kan David). Due to hatred for the Spaniards, he dropped the Goiti in his surname and adopted a new name David Dulay. He was eventually caught by the Guardia Civil based in Palapag and was executed together with seven followers. They were charged with planning to attack the Spanish detachment.
In 1587 Magat Salamat, one of the children of Lakan Dula, and Augustin de Legazpi, Lakan Dula's nephew, and the chiefs of the neighboring areas of Tondo, Pandacan, Marikina, Candaba, Navotas and Bulacan were executed for secretly conspiring to overthrow the Spanish colonizers. Stories were told that Magat Salamat's descendants settled in Hagonoy, Bulacan and many of his descendants spread from this area.
David Dula y Goiti, a grandson of Lakan Dula with a Spanish mother escaped the persecution of the descendants of Lakan Dula by settling in Isla de Batag, Northern Samar and settled in the place now called Candawid (Kan David). Due to hatred for the Spaniards, he dropped the Goiti in his surname and adopted a new name David Dulay. He was eventually caught by the Guardia Civil based in Palapag and was executed together with seven followers. They were charged with planning to attack the Spanish detachment.
Manila Ocean Park
The Manila Ocean Park is an oceanarium in Manila, Philippines. It is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of China Oceanis Inc., a Singaporean-registered firm that has operated four oceanariums in China. The Manila Ocean Park (MOP) is currently under construction behind the historical Quirino Grandstand at the Rizal Park. Still incomplete, the Manila Ocean Park nonetheless is now partly open, as of March 1, 2008. The (8,000 square meters) oceanarium is said to be bigger than (6,000 square meters) Sentosa's Underwater World oceanarium in Singapore in terms of floor area but its 25-meters underwater acrylic tunnel is far shorter than Sentosa's 83-meters with moving travellator.
Entrance Fee: P400 for adults, P350 for children; opens at 10 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. on weekends, and closes at 9 p.m.
The MOP is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of China Oceanis Group Ltd (COG). It is a company that specializes in the investment, building, and operation of public aquarium/oceanarium attractions. The Group currently owns and operates two Underwater World facilities in China, specifically in the cities of Chongqing and Qinghuangdao, China. Through years of operating and design experience, the Group now possesses an experienced team of specialists capable of providing end-to-end services to the developer and operator of public aquarium/oceanarium facilities.
Entrance Fee: P400 for adults, P350 for children; opens at 10 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. on weekends, and closes at 9 p.m.
The MOP is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of China Oceanis Group Ltd (COG). It is a company that specializes in the investment, building, and operation of public aquarium/oceanarium attractions. The Group currently owns and operates two Underwater World facilities in China, specifically in the cities of Chongqing and Qinghuangdao, China. Through years of operating and design experience, the Group now possesses an experienced team of specialists capable of providing end-to-end services to the developer and operator of public aquarium/oceanarium facilities.
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