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Mount Santa Rita Naval Link Station

Mount Santa Rita was a facility of the United States Navy in Bataan, Philippines. It was the U.S. Naval Link Station (USNAVLINKSTA) within the Philippines. There were approximately 15 people that were permanently attached to this station at any given time, while there were also seven Marine guards who rotated every seven days. These Marine Guards were members of Alpha Company Marine Barracks, Subic Bay. Other than military personnel, there were Philippine nationals that worked there as well. Facilities The tower had 5 microwave links which transmitted to Subic Bay Naval Base, Clark Air Base, Naval Air Station Cubi Point, San Miguel Naval Communications Station (NAVCOMSTAPHIL), Sangley Point Naval Base and the United States Embassy in Manila. History During the Vietnam War, all communications from Vietnam went through Santa Rita. The link started in Nha Trang, then came to the Philippines via underwater cable to NAVCOMSTAPHIL, through Mt. Santa Rita to Clark AB and then to the HF transmitter site at the Naval Communication Transmitting Facility, Capas in Tarlac, which transmitted to the US Mainland. References History of Mount Santa Rita Naval Link Station See also U.S. Naval Radio Facility Bagobantay
Mountain View College (Philippines)

Mountain View College (or MVC) is a private, co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist college in Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines which was established in 1949. It was the second Adventist college to be established in the Philippines and the first in Mindanao. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. As of 2023, it had a total semestral enrollment of 2,317. These students are primarily from Mindanao, although there are quite a number from Luzon and the Visayas. International enrollment from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America comprises about five percent of the total student population. History MVC was founded by Andrew Nathaniel Nelson primarily in response to the growing interest in Christian education within the Philippines. A 584% increase for a six-year period in the college enrollment of Philippine Union College when he was then president, magnified the problems associated with the less-than-ideal location of the campus, leading him to the formulation of nine-point criteria for the location of an Adventist college. They were founded on Adventist principles and prior experience (involvement in the founding of Seattle Junior Academy in 1915 and the relocation of Japan Missionary College in 1926). Although Nelson's criteria were perceived as too idealistic by some of his colleagues, he was determined to find such a site. His search focused on the island of Mindanao, since part of the criteria involved the incidence of typhoons, which was a rare occurrence in that island. The campus of Mindanao Mission Academy, situated in Manticao, Misamis Oriental, served as MVC's temporary campus from 1949 to 1952, while the search was on for a site that met the criteria. It was then known as Philippine Union College Mindanao. Nelson and his team arrived at MVC's current site in 1950. Negotiations for the purchase of property were then started. After the purchase, initial structures were set up. In 1952, the name "Mountain View College" was chosen from a list that included "Philippine Missionary College" and "Oriental Missionary College". In 1953, classes officially started at the new location. MVC's first offerings were certificates or associate degrees in business, education, and religion. It held its first graduation exercises in 1957. As of 2009, the college has 132 full-time and part-time teaching faculty members and 73 staff members in the industrial and support service departments. Presidents See also List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities Seventh-day Adventist education References External links Official website MVC Alumni Website MVC old website Mountain View College on Facebook
San Fernando City Hall

The City Hall of San Fernando, Pampanga, commonly referred to as Municipio de San Fernando, is a heritage building of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga province, Philippines. History The first municipal hall was built in the present site in 1755 out of stone and thatch. It was burned by the Philippine Revolutionary Army on the orders of Gen. Antonio Luna, on May 4, 1899. The building was reconstructed in 1917, during the term of the municipal president Antonio Abad Santos and under the supervision of the district engineer EJ Halsema (March 12, 1882 – March 15, 1945), replacing the 1874 building burned by Luna. Again burned during the Japanese invasion of the town, the municipal government was temporarily transferred to the residence of Vivencio Cuyugan in Barrio Del Pilar. After the war, the present City Hall of San Fernando was reconstructed using the original adobe stonework. The Capsule-marker was laid on January 3, 2000, at the entrance of the Municipio. San Fernando became the 99th City of the Republic of the Philippines on February 4, 2001, by virtue of Republic Act 8990. The City of San Fernando prides itself as the home of numerous personages in Philippine history, among whom include socialist leader and assemblyman Pedro Abad Santos, war hero and former chief justice Jose Abad Santos, revolutionary heroine Nicolasa P. Dayrit, poet and legislator Zoilo S. Hilario, senator and father of the concrete pavement Sotero J. Baluyut, revolutionary governor Tiburcio T. Hilario, and celebrated prewar journalist Amando G. Dayrit. The Municipio was restored in 2003 by Mayor Rey B. Aquino. Gallery References External links Media related to San Fernando City Hall, Pampanga at Wikimedia Commons
Naga Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist, also known as The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Cáceres. The first church was established after the creation of the archdiocese as the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres in 1595. The present cathedral was built in 1808, and was completed and consecrated in 1843. Rex Andrew Alarcon is the present Archbishop of Cáceres, and Domingo R. Florida is the current rector and parish priest of The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. History The first cathedral built for Naga was founded after the Diocese of Cáceres was established in 1595. It is a suffragan of the Diocese of Manila created by papal bull of August 14, 1595, which also elevated the Diocese of Manila into an archdiocese. The church was destroyed by fire in 1768. The construction of the present cathedral in Spanish Romanesque Revival style was begun by Bishop Bernardo de la Concepción in 1808. An earthquake in 1820 damaged the cathedral. It was finished and consecrated under the administration of Tomás Ladrón de Guevara in 1843. It was damaged by a typhoon in October 1856, and restored by Francisco Gainza in 1862–1879. It was damaged by an earthquake in 1887, and repaired by Obras Publicas under the direction of Bishop Arsenio del Campo and Ricardo Ayuso in 1890. During the episcopate of Leonardo Legaspi, the cathedral was restored beginning in April 1987 under the supervision of Jaime M. San Andres, parish priest of the Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Naga. On February 6, 1988, during the feast of Saint Pedro Bautista, titular patron of the archdiocese, the metropolitan cathedral was again inaugurated and rededicated by Archbishop Legaspi together with other Bicolano bishops and priests. Architecture and design The church presently has a generally cruciform plan and is Romanesque in ornamentation. It is a large stone construction with gabled galvanized iron sheets for roofing, the walls outside has a grey color. Above the crossing is a rectangular dome topped by a cupola. The front façade has a high arch entrance with two-level, twin pilasters flanking both sides. It has a gentle curvature on both front corners to create the illusion of a softened façade. The façade is topped by a pediment surmounted by a round cupola, with its roof supported by tiny columns. The pediment is flanked by two short, symmetric hexagonal belfries on both ends. The front façade has an overall squat look typical of Earthquake Baroque architecture. The front façade also holds the coat of arms of Castile and León. Inside the cathedral are arcades to counter the effects of earthquakes that damaged the cathedral in 1820; above the nave and both left and right aisles are supported by four massive series of arches and columns. Each of the massive interior columns, arches, including the ceilings are decorated by trompe-l'œil paintings that were recently done. Both sides have stained glass windows. Gallery References External links Media related to Naga Metropolitan Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons Naga Cathedral on Facebook
Catedral metropolitana de San Juan Evangelista (Naga)

La Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan Evangelista de Naga o la Catedral de Naga es una importante catedral católica de rito latino ubicada en la ciudad de Naga, Camarines Sur, en Filipinas​ que se erigió cuando la Diócesis de Nueva Cáceres fue creada por una Bula Papal del 14 de agosto de 1595. El actual rector es el Reverendo Monseñor Noe Badiola, nombrado en 2011. La catedral fue destruida por un incendio en 1768. La construcción de la actual catedral de estilo románico-español comenzó con el obispo Bernardo de la Concepción, en 1808. Véase también Iglesia católica en Filipinas Arquitectura de las catedrales y las grandes iglesias Referencias
List of colleges and universities in the Philippines

This is a partial list of notable higher education institutions in the Philippines. Ilocos Region Government Private Cagayan Valley Government Private Central Luzon Government Private Calabarzon Government Private Bicol Region Government Private Western Visayas Government Private Central Visayas Government Private Eastern Visayas Government Private Zamboanga Peninsula Government Private Northern Mindanao Government Private Davao Region Government Private Soccsksargen Government Private National Capital Region Government Private Cordillera Administrative Region Government Private Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Government Private Caraga Government Private MIMAROPA Government Private Negros Island Region Government Private Notes See also Higher education in the Philippines List of Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines List of universities and colleges in Metro Manila List of universities and colleges in the Philippines by province References External links List of Higher Education Institutions at Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) List of colleges & universities in the Philippines by region/province at Finduniversity.ph List of universities in the Philippines by region at courses.com.ph
National Institute of Physics

The National Institute of Physics (NIP) was established in 1983 by Presidential Executive Order No. 889 which transformed the Department of Physics of the College of Arts and Sciences into one of the seven research and academic institutes of the University of the Philippines Diliman - College of Science. In 1997, the NIP has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the Commission on Higher Education. The research institute offers bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctorate degrees in physics. The research institute has also produced the first gravitational physicist in the Philippines. Research groups The institute's faculty, graduate and undergraduate students are actively engaged in research in the following areas: Condensed Matter, Instrumentation Physics, Photonics, Structure and Dynamics, Theoretical Physics. Research collaborations In February 2014, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) donated computer equipment to NIP to improve their theoretical high-energy physics research capabilities. In February 2021, the Philippine's Maya-2 nanosatellite was successfully launched. This project was a collaboration between the Department of Science and Technology's Advanced Science & Technology Institute (ASTI) and UP Diliman's NIP, Electronics Engineering Institute, Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, and Department of Geodetic Engineering. In the same month, the NIP became an associate member of CERN's ATLAS experiment under the South African cluster. Gallery References External links Media related to National Institute of Physics at Wikimedia Commons Official website
Baclaran Church

Der National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Tagalog Pambansáng Dambana ng Iná ng Laging Saklolo), auch bekannt als Redemptorist Church und im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch meist nur Baclaran Church genannt, ist ein bekanntes Nationalheiligtum der römisch-katholischen Marienverehrung. Die Kirche befindet sich am Roxas Boulevard im Barangay Baclaran in Parañaque City auf den Philippinen. Es ist die weltweit größte Wallfahrtskirche, die dem Gnadenbild Unserer Lieben Frau von der immerwährenden Hilfe gewidmet ist, und wurde 1953 bis 1958 nach einem Entwurf des Architekten Cesar Concio vom Redemptoristenorden erbaut. Die Kirche bietet Sitzplätze für 2000 Menschen und darüber hinaus Stehplätze für weitere 9000 Besucher. Mit bis zu 150.000 Besuchern ist der Mittwoch der am stärksten frequentierte Wochentag. Der Zutritt ist rund um die Uhr möglich. Die Baclaran Church gilt heute als meistbesuchte Kirche Asiens. Die Kirche beherbergt eine Ikone mit dem Gnadenbild Unserer Lieben Frau von der immerwährenden Hilfe, einem weit verbreiteten Gnadenbild und einer weltbekannten Mariendarstellung. Die Ikone wurde 1906 auf die Philippinen gebracht. Damals waren die ersten Redemptoristen auf den Philippinen noch in Opon auf der Insel Cebu ansässig, dem heutigen Lapu-Lapu City. 1913 siedelten sich die Redemptoristen auch in Manila an, wo ihnen vom Erzbistum Manila die Gemeinde Malate übergeben wurde. 1929 zogen sie nach Baclaran, einem damals noch kleinen Dorf in ländlicher Umgebung, dem Standort der heutigen Baclaran Church. Auf dem Dach der Kirche wurde 2016 eine Photovoltaikanlage installiert, um den Strombedarf der Kirche und der umliegenden Bürogebäude überwiegend selbst zu decken und die CO2-Bilanz der Kirche nachhaltig zu verringern. Inspiriert worden sei man dazu laut einem Sprecher der Kirche von Papst Franziskus, der im Januar 2015 unter anderem Manila besuchte. Weblinks National Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (gcatholic.org) Einzelnachweise
Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro

El Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro (en tagalo: Pambansang Dambana ng Ina ng Laging Saklolo) también conocida como la iglesia redentorista, popularmente conocida como la iglesia de Baclaran, se trata de una prominente iglesia católica de rito latino en Filipinas.​ El santuario es una de las mayores iglesias marianas en las Filipinas, autorizadas por la Santa Sede a permanecer abiertas los 7 días de la semana durante las 24 horas del día, y alberga una de las imágenes marianas más veneradas y célebres del país, llamada Nuestra Madre del Perpetuo Socorro, a la que los religiosos locales atribuyen "poderes milagrosos" y acontecimientos históricos. El santuario es la sede principal de los sacerdotes redentoristas que viven en las Filipinas. Véase también Iglesia católica en Filipinas Referencias
Mandaue Church

The National Shrine of Saint Joseph, commonly known as Mandaue Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church located at the center of Mandaue City, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Cebu; its parish jurisdiction covers the civil barangays of Guizo, Centro, Looc, Cambaro and Mantuyong. Its present rector and moderator of the team of pastors is Msgr. Roger Fuents, who assumed the post in 2025 after the Major reshuffliing of Priest in the whole Archdiocese of Cebu. History The Jesuits established Mandaue in 1638 as a mission after they had acquired lands in the area for the Colegio de San Ildefonso. They exchanged Mandaue for Parian in Cebu City and assigned a lay brother as administrator of the Mandaue estate. The mission did not seem to have a priest permanently assigned to it, because it was not around 1724 when the Jesuit catalogues specify that a Jesuit was posted at Mandaue and that his responsibility extended to Talibon and Inabanga in Bohol. Thus, for more than a century, Mandaue may have been served by Jesuits of the Colegio who took turns in attending to the spiritual needs of the people. Although the Jesuits did build a church in Mandaue in honor of the fatherhood and protection of Saint Joseph, a 1789 report describes the church as "sufficiently deteriorated". Augustinian writers Felipe Bravo and Manuel Buzeta described the structure as mediana fabrica or mixed fabric. When the Jesuits were expelled from the Philippines in 1768, the administration of Mandaue was handled by the Augustinian Recollects until 1898. The church was damaged in an earthquake in 1922 and repairs were completed in 1936. The top of the church façade also saw the addition of a bell tower in 1936. But the church was severely damaged after an American bomb blew open the roof of the church during the Second World War. The bell tower, life-size images of the Last Supper, and records were damaged. A major renovation was undertaken in 1998 where the pillars supporting the roof were removed. The renovation made the church rather different from its original appearance. With the approval of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, Cardinal Ricardo J. Vidal, then Archbishop of Cebu, declared the parish as a national shrine on August 6, 2001. At present, the parish is clustered under the Seventh Ecclesiastical District - Near North Cebu and under the Vicariate of Saint Joseph, which comprises seven other parishes within Mandaue. References External links Media related to National Shrine of St. Joseph at Wikimedia Commons Mandaue Church on Facebook
National Teachers College

The National Teachers College is a private, non-sectarian, educational institution based in the Philippines, with its campuses are located in Quiapo, Manila and Mendiola. The college offers preschool, basic, and higher education. History The National Teachers College was founded and incorporated by Segundo M. Infantado, Sr. and Flora Amoranto Ylagan on September 29, 1928. In accordance with Act No. 1459 as amended, the National Teachers College was authorized by the Department of Public Instruction on April 17, 1929, to operate as an educational institution. On April 30, 2018, AC Education, Inc. (AEI or AC Education), the wholly owned education arm of Ayala Corporation, assumed ownership of approximately 96% of the outstanding voting shares of NTC. AEI was selected by the NTC Board and its shareholders through a competitive bid process. On January 8, 2018, Yuchengco Group of Companies and Ayala Corporation, through a joint press statement, has announced the possible merger of their education arms, namely Ayala Education, Inc. and iPeople, Inc, with the iPeople, Inc. being the surviving entity. It has been stated that the potential merger will be finalized in the first quarter of 2018. This will bring together AEI’s APEC Schools and University of Nueva Caceres, National Teachers College and iPeople’s Malayan Education System, operating under the name Mapúa University and its subsidiaries, Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) and Malayan Colleges Mindanao (MCM) a combined student population of over 60,000. The transaction was completed on May 2, with the Yuchengco Group owning 51.3% of iPeople and Ayala Corporation with 33.5% share of the said company. On May 2, 2019, the Merger between AC Education and iPeople was completed, with the Yuchengco Group of Companies owning 51.3% of iPeople and Ayala Corporation with 33.5% share of the said company. Today, NTC continues to perform its share in educating and training teachers, administrators, supervisors, and other professionals who will serve in the interest of the Republic of the Philippines and the world at large. In June 2024, the NTC signed a five-year lease agreement with the SSpS congregation for the usage of St. Arnold Janssen building and a portion of the former Social Hall at the ground floor of College of the Holy Spirit Manila, and was inaugurated on November 15, 2024 as NTC Mendiola Building. References
National Telecommunications Commission

Die National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Filipino Pambansang Komisyon sa Telekomunikasyon, deutsch „Nationale Telekommunikationskommission“, ist die staatliche Regulierungsbehörde, die für die Überwachung, Zuteilung und Kontrolle aller Telekommunikationsdienste sowie der Radio- und Fernsehsender auf den Philippinen verantwortlich ist. Sie ist dem Ministerium für Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie, englisch Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), unterstellt. Deutsches Pendant zur NTC ist die Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA). Der Hauptsitz der NTC befindet sich in Quezon City. Weblinks Website (englisch). Einzelnachweise
Central Philippines State University

Central Philippines State University (CPSU; Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Gitnang Pilipinas ) is a public higher education institution in the Philippines. Its main campus is located in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, and has nine other satellite campuses in different cities and municipalities in the province. History CPSU started as Negros Occidental Agricultural School (NONAS) and was dubbed as the 1st Agricultural Institution in the country established by a Filipino Superintendent named Jose F. Crisanto immediately after World War II in 1946. The institution was converted to Negros Occidental Agricultural College (NOAC) by virtue of Presidential Authority on September 6, 1977. NOAC then was converted into state college known as the Negros State College of Agriculture (NSCA) by virtue of R.A. 9141 date July 3, 2001. By virtue of the Republic Act (R.A.) 10228, NSCA was converted to Central Philippines State University in 2012. Academics CPSU has seven colleges: College of Agriculture and Forestry College of Teacher Education College of Arts and Sciences College of Hospitality Management College of Engineering College of Computer Studies College of Criminal Justice Education The university also offers graduate studies leading to a master's degree and a doctorate degree. References External links Official website Central Philippines State University on Facebook
Nouvelle prison Bilibid

La nouvelle prison Bilibid est la principale prison des Philippines. Elle se situe au sud de la capitale, Manille. Le nom Bilibid n'est pas un toponyme, il signifie simplement prison en tagalog. Histoire Une première prison fut construite sur ce site pendant la domination espagnole. Elle entre en service en 1866. Elle continue à être utilisée sous l'occupation américaine, où elle devient une vitrine du système pénal colonial américain. Les bâtiments actuels sont construits en 1936. Pendant l'occupation japonaise, la prison devient un camp de concentration où les Japonais enferment aussi bien des Philippins opposés à l'occupation (souvent en transit vers des camps de travail au Japon), que des prisonniers de guerre américains. Elle redevient après la guerre, et jusqu'à nos jours, une prison de droit commun. Conditions de détentions Massivement surpeuplée, la prison est dans une situation sanitaire médiocre : environ 20 % des détenus, soit environ 5 000, y trouvent la mort chaque année selon une enquête de CNN, la tuberculose étant la première cause de décès. Notes et références Portail de la prison Portail des Philippines