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Quirino Stadium

The President Elpidio Quirino Stadium, simply known as the Quirino Stadium, is a sports facility in the town of Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. History The Quirino Stadium was inaugurated in 1953 by then President Elpidio Quirino, the namesake of the sports venue and hosted the 6th Palarong Pambansa, a national multi-sport event for students. The sports facility underwent an Ilocos Sur government-funded rehabilitation from February 2014 to April 2016 Firmbuilders, Inc. was involved in the rehabilitation of the sports facility. The Quirino Stadium had a re-inauguration on April 30, 2016. The rehabilitation was done as part of Ilocos Sur's unsuccessful bid to host the 2017 edition of the Palarong Pambansa though the facility later became part of the province's successful bid for the 2018 edition of the games. A historical marker at the stadium was unveiled on February 2, 2018 to commemorate the bicentennial foundation anniversary of the province of Ilocos Sur. Facilities Prior to the Quirino Stadium's rehabilitation which completed in April 2016, the sports facility used to be unadorned. The stadium's rubberized athletics track, basketball and lawn tennis courts, as well as its artificial grass football pitch were installed as part of the 2016 renovations. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 but it can hold as much as 7,000 people. Events Athletics The Quirino Stadium has also hosted the Region 1 Athletic Association meet, an athletics tournament for sportspeople from the Ilocos Region. It hosted the regional tournament in 2017. Multi-sport The Palarong Pambansa, a national students' games, has been hosted at the Quirino Stadium when the venue was inaugurated in 1953. The stadium will host events of the 2018 edition of the games. The 2017 edition of the Batang Pinoy tournament has also been hosted in the stadium. Football The Quirino Stadium hosted the first international match of the Philippine national football team in Northern Luzon against Australian club Perth Glory FC. The match was attended by 6,000 people on June 26, 2016 ended in a 0–2 defeat for the Philippine national side. Ilocos United F.C. used the stadium as their home venue during the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League in 2017. References
Ramon Magsaysay Center

The Ramon Magsaysay Center (abbreviated as RMC or RM Center) is an 18-storey building located at the corner of Roxas Boulevard and Quintos Street in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was built and opened in 1967 and was designed by Alfredo J. Luz and Associates, in consultation with Italian-American Pietro Belluschi and Alfred Yee Associates. It is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the 7th President of the Philippines who died in a plane crash in Cebu in 1957. It previously held the title as the tallest building in the Philippines from 1967 to 1968, before the completion of the Manila Pavilion Hotel. Architecture and design Ruben Payumo of the Alfredo Luz's architectural firm was the project manager for the Ramon Magsaysay Center It is the first structure in the country to sport column-free structural concept. The design used pre-cast and pre-stressed beams like a tree rooted on the ground. The exterior of the building was designed to withstand the salty environment that surrounds the building. It was clad with travertine marble slabs embedded in the frame of the building. See also List of tallest buildings in Metro Manila References
Lepanto Building

The Lepanto Building, (also known as the B.A. Lepanto Building or Bank of America Lepanto Building), is a 20-storey office building in Paseo de Roxas in Makati City. It was inaugurated in 1978 and was designed by distinguished architect Gabriel Formoso. History The Lepanto Building is one of the earliest buildings in the Makati Central Business District. Built along Paseo de Roxas in the early 1970s, beside the now demolished Doña Narcisa de Leon Building (also by Formoso), the building was designed for the Philippine headquarters of the Bank of America and the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company. Architecture and design The Lepanto Building was a product of Filipino architect Gabriel Formoso (under his firm GF & Partners Architects), known for his distinctive high-arch design inspired by Spanish architecture, and his preference for the use of adobe walls. This can be seen in the building's tall arches, flanked by adobe clad walls on either side. The interior was rid of columns to allow maximal use of space for office planning. Location Located along Paseo de Roxas across Ayala Triangle Gardens midway between Sedeño and Villar streets, it is beside the BDO Equitable Tower and Chinabank Building. Other nearby landmarks include the Paseo Center and the Citibank Center. Amenities and tenants The building mainly functions as a commercial or office space with 10 elevators (8 passenger units, 1 executive and 1 service). It also has a restobar and a penthouse for multi-purpose events. Building occupants include Dole, AT&T, and Sodexo Philippines. References See also
Philippine Educational Theater Association

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is a theatrical association of artists and educators. It is the UNESCO-International Theater Institute Center in the Philippines. It is a non-profit, non-stock, non-governmental, and a registered donee institution. It was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2017. History On April 7, 1967, Cecile Guidote-Alvarez established the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) who meant the organization to be a vehicle for Philippine Theater to play a role in the development of the country's people and society. Four years later in 1971, PETA was named the UNESCO-International Theater Institute Center in the Philippines. In the same year, coinciding with the 400th foundation anniversary of Manila, PETA organized the first Third World Theater Festival. Martial law in the Philippines forced founder Guidote-Alvarez to go to a political exile in 1972 but the theatrical organization remains operational. The theatrical works of the organization revolved around the social conditions and political climate during the Martial law era and focused on using the medium of theater as an empowerment for the marginalized sectors. For the last 50 years, PETA has remained operational and has continued producing works and training theater practitioners. 'One More Chance, The Musical' On April 12, 2024, Robinsons Malls and PETA are presenting "One More Chance, The Musical," the theatrical adaptation of One More Chance (2007 film) using the Ben&Ben song. Theater center PETA transferred to a permanent building as its headquarters in 2005, which is named the PETA Theater Center. Since the move, PETA has produced and performed adaptations of classic foreign plays as well as local and children's theatrical productions. They also began to adopt modern pop music. It is now located in Eymard Drive, New Manila,Quezon City, Metro Manila. A multi-function hall on their building's second floor is dedicated to film director and Filipino national artist Lino Brocka. Before becoming a film director, the young Brocka had worked with PETA as Guidote-Alvarez's assistant, stage actor, and PETA executive director. At the heart of the center is called black box which covers from the ground up to the third floor. It is also called as PETA-PHINMA Theater. At the ground floor, it also houses The PLDT/SMART Exhibition Hall which is an interior design language that resonates throughout the building. On the second floor, it houses The LINO BROCKA Hall, a special hall dedicated in memory of the National Artist for film Lino Brocka along with a resource center which houses the library and archives covering a collection of books, publications, scripts, audiovisual files, and chronicles of the continuing lifework of the theater. It also has two studios which are designed for creative learning spaces. See also Repertory Philippines References
168 Shopping Mall

168 Shopping Mall (Chinese: 一路發商場; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: It-lō͘-hoa̍t siong-tiûⁿ) is a shopping complex in Binondo, Manila, the Chinatown of the Philippines. The three-story complex, housing over 500 tenants, is located along St. Elena and Soler Streets just south of Recto Avenue and Divisoria. It is owned and managed by the 168 Group of Companies. Before the opening of the Lucky Chinatown Mall in 2012, 168 Shopping Mall was considered one of the most visited malls in the area. Some of its close competitors are the 11/88 Mall, the 999 Mall, and the Lucky Chinatown Mall. It is still one of the common destinations when shopping for bargain goods and other commodities, from novelty items, bags, shoes, toys, hardware, RTW's, and others. History The mall began its operations in September 2005 and was developed by the Yeeloofa Development Corporation (YDC), costing around 250 million pesos. Being developed by the 168 Group of Companies (168 GoC), the 168 Shopping Mall is only one of many buildings managed and constructed by the group. In recent years, Phase 2 of the mall was built to accommodate the need for extra space due to the overcrowding in Phase 1 and the need for space for tenants. Tenants Located on the first level are some banks, such as Security Bank and BDO, and some men's and women's apparel and accessories boutiques. A Robinsons Supermarket branch is located at the lower ground level. Continuing the trend of the boutiques, infant's and children's toys, apparel and accessories can be found throughout the succeeding levels; gifts and decorations, as well as some food stalls, can be found here. Food courts can befound on the third and fifth levels. A subsidiary of the 168 Group of Companies, the 168 Department Store, is located within the mall complex. References
St. Luke's Medical Center – Global City

St. Luke's Medical Center – Global City is a private hospital located in Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines. It is the sister facility of the hospital of the same name in Quezon City. Both are affiliated with the Episcopal Church of the Philippines. History The hospital at the Bonifacio Global City is an offshoot of the hospital of the same name in Quezon City which was established in Tondo, Manila in 1903 (the hospital moved to Quezon City in 1961). On January 16, 2010, the hospital was inaugurated by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Architecture and design The hospital was designed by architecture firm RR Payumo and Associates and the construction costed around ₱9 billion. A joint venture between First Balfour and Makati Development Corporation was involved in the construction of the hospital. Upon its inauguration the health facility hosts a 14-storey nursing tower with a capacity of 600 beds, a helipad and a podium, along with an 11-storey medical arts building which can house clinics for 374 doctors and a ground floor with lobbies described as "hotel-like", and a multi-level parking with at least 1,000 parking slots. The hospital's gross floor area is about 154,000 square meters (1,660,000 sq ft). Facilities The hospital hosts 10 institutes dedicated to cancer, digestive and liver diseases, eyes, neurosciences, orthopedics and sports medicine, pathology, pediatrics and child care, pulmonary medicines, and radiology. It also has 18 operating rooms, five delivery rooms, imaging suites, ancillary outpatient services, critical care units, catheterization laboratory, OB-gynecology complex and post anesthetic care units. The center in Global City houses 10 institutes for the heart, cancer, neurosciences, digestive and liver diseases, eyes, orthopedics and sports medicine, pathology, pediatrics and child care, pulmonary medicines and radiology. In January, 2024, St. Luke’s Medical Center unveiled the first in the Philippines latest version of da Vinci Surgical System in its main lobby. It also opened its Center for Structural Heart and Vascular Interventions including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and trans-catheter mitral valve repair (Mitra Clip). Reception United States based magazine, Healthcare Management News and Insights, list St. Lukes Medical Center - Global City as part of its "World’s Most Beautiful Hospitals" on its March 2012 issue where the hospital was ranked 11th out of the 25 listed. The hospitals were rated by the magazine's editors according to their interior and exterior features, as well as their "health-promoting" features. St. Lukes was only one of the three Asian hospitals on the list. References External links Official Website of St. Luke's Medical Center (Global City)
St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City

St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City is a hospital in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a part of St. Luke's Medical Center group of hospitals. Founded in 1903 by the American Protestant Episcopalian missionaries, it is the third American and Protestant hospital in the Philippines (first Protestant Episcopalian hospital in the country) after CPU–Iloilo Mission Hospital and Silliman University Medical Center. Along with its sister medical center of the same name, the St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig, the hospital is under the management of the St. Luke's Medical Center Group and is affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, but maintains to be independent. The managing entity of both hospitals is based in the Quezon City hospital and the BGC hospital is a wholly owned corporation of the former. St. Luke's serves also as an affiliated university hospital of Trinity University of Asia, the first Protestant Episcopalian university in Asia, and the St. Luke's College of Medicine. History St. Luke's was established in October 1903 by American Episcopalian missionaries as a charity ward and dispensary hospital led by retired bishop Charles Henry Brent. It was founded as the Dispensary of St. Luke the Beloved Physician, a fully free outpatient clinic for the poor in Calle Magdalena (now Masangkay Street) in Tondo, Manila. In 1961, the health facility would move to its current location in Quezon City. Facilities The hospital has a 633 bed-capacity. It also hosts medical equipment such as the 3-Tesla MRI, 1152-slice dual energy CT scanner, PET scanner and Cyclotron. It employs at least 1,700 doctors and about 2,600 non-medical staff. Reception The St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City is the first hospital in the Philippines and the second one in Asia to be accredited by the Joint Commission International. The hospital first earned the distinction in 2003 and the accreditation has been renewed at least four times In 2013, German based accreditation organization, TEMOS gave an Excellence in Medical Tourism and Quality in International Patient Care certificate to the hospital in Quezon City. Its sister facility in Bonifacio Global City was also given the award. References External links Official website Media related to St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City at Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John

The Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John is an Anglican church in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It serves as the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines. It was established by Bishop Charles Henry Brent from the then Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America initially catering to American and European expatriates in the Philippines. It later also served Filipinos. The groundbreaking of the original church building in Manila situated near Isaac Peral Street was made on January 25, 1905. The construction finished in 1907. The building funded through donations cost at least $120 thousand. The building was seized by the Japanese on July 8, 1944, during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines amidst World War II and was used as an internment camp. It was destroyed during the Battle of Manila of 1945. The Manila Pavilion Hotel currently occupies the old site. Bishop Lyman C. Ogilby held talks with John Van Wie Bergamini, the veteran architect of the Episcopal Church throughout the Far East in 1954 in America which led to the construction of the structure currently occupied by the cathedral which was consecrated on February 9, 1962. Gallery External links Media related to National Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint John (Episcopal Church in the Philippines) at Wikimedia Commons References
East Avenue Medical Center

The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) is a government-owned tertiary general hospital located in Central, Quezon City, Philippines. History The EAMC was established as the GSIS General Hospital under the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and was inaugurated by then President Ferdinand Marcos along with Imelda Marcos on October 8, 1969. The company operating the hospital, GSIS Hospital, Inc. was dissolved on June 9, 1978, in pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1411 issued by President Marcos, and transferred all of the assets of the company to the Ministry of Health (now Department of Health) and the hospital was renamed Ospital ng Bagong Lipunan (transl. "New Society Hospital"). The hospital was renamed again on November 12, 1986, by then Executive Secretary Joker P. Arroyo by authority of then President Corazon Aquino, to its current name through Memorandum Order No. 48. The Republic Act No. 8345 signed on June 4, 1997, increased the authorized bed capacity of the hospital from 350 to 600. The allowed 600 bed capacity was fulfilled on August 17, 2020, when the new 250 bed capacity EAMC building was completed and inaugurated. It was used as a treatment facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 24, 2021, EAMC, by virtue of Republic Act No. 11561, increased the authorized bed capacity from 600 to 1000 beds. References External links Media related to East Avenue Medical Center at Wikimedia Commons
Horizons 101

The Horizons 101 is a condominium complex in Cebu City. Tower 1 of the two-tower complex was completed in late 2015. At 185 meters tall with 55 floors, it is presently the country's tallest building outside of Metro Manila and is the tallest building in Cebu City. Tower 2 at 168 meters tall with 46 floors is Cebu City's 2nd tallest building and was finished in early 2019. The name Horizon 101 comes from the two towers' total number of floors of 55 + 46 = 101. Construction Plans to construct Horizons 101 was reported as early as May 2011. Taft Property Venture Development Corp. of the Gaisanos announced its first condominium project. At that time, the construction of Tower 1 was already green-lit with the construction of Tower 2 still pending. The firm was still awaiting the sales performance of Tower 1 before pushing through with the construction of the second tower. Excavation works were commenced in January 2012. DDT Konstract was tasked as the project's general contractor. In April 2012, a retention wall at the site's perimeter collapsed which affected ten nearby houses. This led to the issuance of a cease and desist order which was later lifted by early July 2012. About 3.6 billion pesos was spent for Horizons 101 by December 2015. In the same period, construction for Tower 2 had already began with scheduled turnover of units in mid-2017. Plans for a third tower, a BPO component was also announced. References
Davao City–UP Sports Complex

The Davao City–University of the Philippines Sports Complex is a sports facility complex in Davao City, Philippines. History Isidro Ungab lobbied for the construction of the sports complex during his tenure as Congressman representing Davao City's third district. Then-Sports Development Division-City Mayors Office of Davao City William Ramirez also lobbied for the sports complex's construction. In August 2015, the Government of Davao City and the University of the Philippines Mindanao signed a memorandum of agreement where it was stated that the university will donate a 20 hectares (49 acres) property it owns to the city government for a sports complex. The construction of the complex costing ₱8 billion is planned to be finished by 2018 in line with the city's bid to host the 2019 Palarong Pambansa. By January 2016, the construction of the facility is already in full swing. By September 2016, the indoor multi-purpose gym or the UP Kinetics Building is 38 percent complete and the construction of phase 1 of and 2 of the stadium and athletic oval was ongoing. All facilities save for the swimming pool were already completed by December 2018 with only finishing touches including the installation of a rubber athletics track are to be made. The Davao City Government and the University of the Philippines Mindanao signed another memorandum of understanding which formalizes their agreement to jointly operate and manage the sports complex. Part of the sports complex were used for the 2019 Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet although the sports complex is not yet complete as of November 2019. The Davao City Sports Complex is the first public sports complex of the city since the conversion of the old PTA grounds in 2007 into a park. Facilities The main stadium of the Davao City–UP Sports Complex hosts a football field and an athletics oval. It was designed to have a seating capacity of 30,000 people The surface of the football field of the main stadium is made of artificial grass. The main stadium is designed to meet FIFA-standards so that the facility could be suitable to host at least an AFC Asian Cup match. The sports complex also hosts the UP Kinetics Building, an indoor multi-purpose gymnasium. References
Galleria Corporate Center

The Galleria Corporate Center is a 29-storey high-rise office building located in Ortigas Center, in Quezon City. Situated within the Robinsons Galleria complex, the building was opened in 1991 and is directly connected to the adjacent Robinsons Galleria mall. The building is also located within close proximity to key transport terminals, such as UV terminals within the Robinsons Galleria mall, the Ortigas Avenue jeepney stop, the Ortigas station of the MRT 3 and the Ortigas Bus Stop of the EDSA Carousel. History The building's location sits on a land formerly owned by the SSS in the Ortigas Central Business District, now known as the Ortigas Center. The land was eventually purchased by John Gokongwei in 1987 and later shared a portion of the land with the Archdiocese of Manila, which later became the site of the EDSA Shrine after its completion in 1989. The building was eventually completed in 1991, roughly a year after the completion of the Robinsons Galleria mall in 1990. Architecture The building rises at a height of 109.85 m (360.4 ft) and features designs infused in modern architecture styles, which was eventually patterned to blend and complement the adjacent Robinsons Galleria mall. The building also features two sets of setbacks from the 22nd to 26th floor and the 27th to 29th floor. The tower's exteriors were eventually modernized in 2019 and currently features a mixture of gray and white color cladding patterns. The building also has a LED screen installed on the facade of the tower facing the southbound view of the Ortigas Interchange, and has a dimension of 137.8 ft in height and 73.5 ft in width. Tenants The building has a total gross floor area (GFA) of 25,000 m2 (269,097.76 sq ft) and is home to various local and international companies. The building was once occupied by subsidiary companies under JG Summit Holdings before the completion of the nearby Robinsons Equitable Tower in 1997. Other former tenants include Digitel and Robinsons Bank before the bank was acquired by the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) in 2024. The present tenants of the building include Robinsons Land Corporation and its subsidiary real estate company Robinsons Malls; Mercan Canada Employment Philippines, Inc. at the 5th floor, Cathay Land, Inc. at the 8th floor, Villaruz, Villaruz & Co., CPAs at the 9th floor, Forever Rich Philippines Inc. at the 15th floor, and both the Hi-Cool Engineering Corporation and the Goldland Properties and Development Corp. at the 19th floor. References