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Tower 6789

Tower 6789, also known as Makati Tower (formerly named Alphaland Makati Tower), is a commercial skyscraper in Barangay Bel-Air, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. With a height of 180 meters (590.551 feet) and 35 floors, Tower 6789 is also the 11th tallest building in the country's financial district, closely following RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower. It has a gross leasable area of 26,582 square meters with a floor template between 1,100 and 1600 sqms. The tower was owned by local developer Alphaland, a joint venture between London-based private equity fund Ashmore Group and RVO Capital Ventures of former Trade Minister Roberto V. Ongpin, but was already transferred to give Ashmore 100 percent ownership. Designed by Wong & Ouyang, the tower employs the glass design concept, featuring a lobby that's entirely clad in glass to admit natural light. It also includes features for improved energy performance, indoor air quality, and efficiency in water consumption. Tower 6789 currently holds a LEED pre-certified Gold rating for Core and Shell construction based on its structure, building envelope, and HVAC system. The project was inaugurated in June 2013. Design and features Tower 6789 is created to allow future tenants to maintain lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprint. Its low-flow plumbing fixtures provides 20% savings on water consumption. It also has state-of-the-art conference centers, meeting rooms, and dining facilities, as well as fiber optic cabling. Location The building is built along 6789 Ayala Avenue, one of the busiest streets in Makati. It is on the same block as PBCom Tower, the tallest building in the area. Other nearby buildings are Robinsons Summit Center, Insular Life, 6780 Ayala Bldg., and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Head Office. Name Alphaland Makati Tower was renamed to Makati Tower as its ownership has been transferred to the Ashmore group: Alphaland Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd. (AH) and Masrickstar Corporation. As of 2016, the building is called simply Tower 6789. References
Tower 6789

Tower 6789, cunoscut și sub numele de Makati Tower (anterior numit Alphaland Makati Tower), este un zgârie-nori comercial situat în cartierul (barangay) Bel-Air din Makati, Metro Manila, Filipine. Cu o înălțime de 180 de metri și 35 de etaje, Tower 6789 este a 11-a cea mai înaltă clădire din districtul financiar al țării, fiind situată imediat după RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower. Clădirea are o suprafață brută închirietabilă de 26.582 de metri pătrați, cu o suprafață utilă pe etaj cuprinsă între 1.100 și 1.600 de metri pătrați. Turnul a fost deținut inițial de dezvoltatorul local Alphaland, un joint venture între fondul de investiții private Ashmore Group (cu sediul la Londra) și RVO Capital Ventures, compania fostului ministru al comerțului Roberto V. Ongpin. Ulterior, proprietatea a fost transferată integral către Ashmore Group, care a preluat deținerea de 100%. Proiectat de firma Wong & Ouyang, turnul utilizează un concept de design bazat pe sticlă, având un hol (lobby) îmbrăcat integral în sticlă pentru a permite pătrunderea luminii naturale. Clădirea include, de asemenea, caracteristici care îmbunătățesc performanța energetică, calitatea aerului interior și eficiența consumului de apă. Tower 6789 deține în prezent o certificare prealabilă LEED de nivel Gold (Aur) pentru construcții de tip „Core and Shell” (structură și fațadă), acordată pe baza structurii sale, a anvelopei clădirii și a sistemului HVAC (climatizare). Proiectul a fost inaugurat în iunie 2013. Arhitectură și design Tower 6789 a fost conceput pentru a le permite viitorilor chiriași să mențină costuri de operare mai mici și să își reducă amprenta de carbon. Instalațiile sanitare cu debit redus asigură o economie de 20% la consumul de apă. De asemenea, clădirea dispune de centre de conferințe de ultimă generație, săli de ședințe și spații de luat masa, precum și de cablare prin fibră optică. Locaţie Clădirea este construită de-a lungul bulevardului Ayala (la numărul 6789), una dintre cele mai aglomerate străzi din Makati. Aceasta se află pe același rând de clădiri (cvartal) cu PBCom Tower, cea mai înaltă clădire din zonă. Printre alte clădiri din apropiere se numără Robinsons Summit Center, Insular Life, clădirea 6780 Ayala și sediul central al Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). Nume Alphaland Makati Tower a fost redenumit în Makati Tower după ce proprietatea sa a fost transferată către grupul Ashmore: Alphaland Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd. (AH) și Masrickstar Corporation. Începând cu anul 2016, clădirea este numită simplu Tower 6789. Referințe
Don Catalino Rodriguez Ancestral House

Don Catalino Rodriguez Ancestral House, also known as Villa Sariaya, is one of the three designated heritage houses by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in Sariaya, Quezon. It was owned by Don Catalino Rodriguez, Sariaya’s town Presidente (Mayor during the American occupation period) from 1908 to 1909. The house occupies an entire block near the church park. Its main entrance faces south along Calle Daliz and is bounded by Calle Rizal on the west and Quezon Avenue (formerly Calle Talavera) on the east. This house has already been converted into a museum. History Villa Sariaya was built in 1922. The house was said to be a place for important occasions during its heyday. According to historical accounts, one of those events that were held in the house was in honor of President Manuel Quezon. Claro M. Recto, a native of Tiaong, Quezon, was also mentioned as one of the important guests who visited the house in one of its sponsored events. In the 1990s, the house was restored to its former grandeur through the effort of Vicente Rodriguez, one of the eight children of the owners. After Vicente Rodriguez, his fourth child Rebecca purchased and restored the house. Today, Villa Sariaya is owned by the Veloso Family. Architectural features The Don Catalino Rodriguez House or today known as Villa Sariaya was built in the style of Bahay na Bato, a 19th-century townhouse. A bahay na bato, literally translated as stone house, is characterized by stone or brick supported lower level and a hard wooden upper level. From the entrance, the grand staircase with wood balusters is the main feature that greets every visitor. The rooms of the house are finished with beautiful Art Nuoveau wall paintings and wood carvings while the bathrooms were equipped with European and American bathroom fixtures. The main receiving area on the second floor has high ceiling and is accented by intricately designed lattices. All the big sliding windows of the second floor are decorated with colorful stained glasses with louvered panels. The louvered panels are installed to minimize the entry of sunlight during high noon. At the east side of the house is a big veranda with a picturesque view of the town. To complement the grandiose design of the mansion, original furniture and fixtures were imported from Europe and United States. It is said that expert carpenters from the province of Batangas and Pampanga used top-quality species of hardwood in finishing the interiors of the mansion. At the exterior of the house, intricate carvings decorates the corbels, brackets and pilasters. A simple yet elegant roof parapet decorated with five pointed stars can be seen on the top of the house. Gallery References
Davao Prison and Penal Farm

Davao Prison and Penal Farm, formerly the Davao Penal Colony (DaPeCol), is a medium security prison located in Carmen, Davao del Norte, Philippines. It has a land area of 30,000 hectares with a prison reservation of 8,000 hectares. Established on January 21, 1932, the Davao Penal Colony was the largest prison establishment in the country which the invading Japanese Army used as their imperial garrison during World War II. History On October 7, 1931, Governor Dwight Davis signed proclamation 414 which reserved a site for Penal Colony in Davao Province in Mindanao and on January 21, 1932, the Davao Penal Colony was formally established under Act No. 3732. During World War II, it was used by the Philippine-American Armed Forces where more than 1,000 Japanese were treated in accordance with the orders of the American commanding officer. The Japanese Imperial Army attacked Davao on December 20, 1941, and the colony was among the establishments that were taken over by the Imperial Army. American POW camp Approximately two thousand American prisoners were held in the penal colony after Japan's conquest of the Philippines in World War II. Some of the prisoners, survivors of the Bataan Death March, escaped in the Spring of 1943. When the twelve men (10 American POWs and 2 Filipino convicted prisoners) escaped, later joining Wendell Fertig's guerrillas, the Japanese beheaded twenty-five prisoners in DAPECOL. Major Stephen Mellnik, of Douglas MacArthur's South West Pacific Area, inserted the M1 S-X intelligence officer Capt. Harold Rosenquist into Mindanao in an attempt to rescue the Americans before they could be moved. However, the Japanese had already evacuated the camp, placing the American prisoners on a ship bound for Japan. However, that ship was sunk by an American submarine, and only eighty-three reached shore and were rescued by guerrillas. See also 1989 Davao hostage crisis William Dyess Jack Hawkins Samuel Grashio Austin Shofner References External links Media related to Davao Penal Colony at Wikimedia Commons
Gaisano Mall of Davao

Gaisano Mall of Davao (branded as GMall of Davao), is a major shopping mall located along J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City, Philippines, part of the Gaisano Malls operated by DSG Sons Group, Inc. with a total floor area of 240,605 m2 (2,589,850 sq ft). It was formerly the largest shopping mall in Davao City and in Mindanao until SM City Davao surpassed it as the largest since 2025 due to its 2023 expansion building. Establishment The mall opened on April 20, 1997, with only 4 floors. Features It is the largest of more than 40 Gaisano malls in the Philippines and the 2nd largest mall in Davao City and in Mindanao. The 6-story mall houses about 620 to 700 retail stores and shops. It consists stores and restaurants, a department store, a supermarket on the ground floor, and a cinema on the top floor. It also has an arcade. It is the only mall in Davao City that has a Red Carpet Theater - a luxury movie theater with leather couches. The Peak At the topmost part of the mall is "The Peak" which is located at 6th level, a new attraction for shoppers, which was intentionally built to compete with SM City Davao's The Annex, SM Lanang's Fountain Court and Abreeza's high-end restaurants. This also houses Monster BT 99.5, an FM radio station owned by Audiovisual Communicators, where its studio and transmitter are located. Incidents 5 people have died by suicide inside the mall since 2014. the first suicide incident was recorded on August 20, 2013, the second on March 17, 2014; the third was on November 6, 2015; the fourth on February 11, 2017; and the latest was on January 6, 2019. After series of suicide incidents inside Gaisano Mall, the management has put barriers on the fifth floor of the mall to further avoid fatal incident in the future. On February 17, 2025, a 40-year-old businessman identified as "Dan" reportedly died by suicide after jumping from the fifth floor of Gaisano Mall of Davao. Another case of suicide happened during September 13, 2022, wherein a 22 year old man from Kidapawan City was found dead from falling down Gaisano Mall of Davao's multi-story parking building. The mall was subjected to one of the two terrorist bombings that occurred on September 17, 2013, the other one being at SM City Davao. It happened during the time of armed crisis in Zamboanga City, which involved elements of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF); however, the MNLF Davao Regional Command denied that they were behind the bombings. A small fire occurred on April 10, 2019, at a pizza parlor of Shakeys branch, located at the upper ground floor of the mall. References
Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes

El Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes​ (en tagalo: Pambansang Dambana ng Mahal Birhen ng Lourdes) es una iglesia católica en la ciudad de Quezón​ en el país asiático de Filipinas.​​ El templo esta bajo el cuidado de la Orden de los Hermanos Menores Capuchinos de la Provincia Eclesiástica de Filipinas y bajo la Vicaría del Santuario de San Pedro Bautista de la Diócesis de Cubao. La iglesia original se encontraba en Intramuros hasta que fue destruida durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En 1951, las imágenes recuperadas de la Virgen de Lourdes fueron trasladadas a su ubicación actual. La imagen del altar fue colocado en la sacristía de la Iglesia de San Agustín en Intramuros para su custodia durante la guerra. El 15 de agosto de 1951 la parroquia se estableció como el Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes. Su fiesta es el 11 de febrero y esta dedicada como su nombre lo indica a la Virgen María en su advocación de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes. Ser fue coronada canónicamente desde la bula papal de Papa Francisco en 22 de agosto de 2020. Referencias
Church of the Risen Lord

The Church of the Risen Lord is a Protestant church located in the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It was constructed in the 1950s through the Christian Youth Movement (CYM), a student youth group. Architecture The Church of the Risen Lord was designed by Filipino architect Cesar Concio. The building is located nearby another landmark chapel in the campus, the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, designed by Leandro Locsin. The structure was proclaimed in the 1950's as "an engineering masterpiece with its double parabola". The chapel is saddle-shaped – a hyperbolic paraboloid with flat ends. The lower slopes of the vaulted wall were punctured by windows and vertical louvers at both sides of the longitudinal elevation. The glass-clad façade has an opening defined by a smaller arch that supported a cantilevered porte-cochere. This entrance directly led to the processional nave, terminating the vision at the altar. Just above the entrance, a choir loft could be ascended via a circular winding stair. It is one of the few churches that is modernly designed and lacks iconographic religious references. Criticism In a 1957 article of the Sunday Times Magazine entitled “The Ugly City”, architectural critic I.V. Mallari identified and lambasted specimens of modern architecture in Manila as miniaturized facsimiles of modern architecture abroad. His enumeration included Concio's chapel in Diliman which he claimed to have been drawn from a chapel in Wichita, Kansas. Filipino architectural historian Gerard Lico deemed the claim "too hasty and lacked the value of historical explication to be the sole basis of disputing the church's conceptual originality". References Media related to Church of the Risen Lord at Wikimedia Commons
Jose P. Laurel Ancestral House (Manila)

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 Peñafrancia). President Laurel purchased the house in 1926 and served as his residence, together with his wife Pacencia Hidalgo and their children, for 29 years before he transferred to his retirement home in Mandaluyong. Architecture Originally built in 1861 during the Spanish Colonial Period in the Philippines, this residential structure reflects the architectural style common around that time known as Bahay-na-Bato ("House-of-Stone"). Masonry materials constitute the lower level or the ground floor of the house while wooden materials and capiz-shell windows dominate the upper floor. The roofing of the house is made of corrugated galvanized iron while its vented eave ceilings are decorated with simple cut-out floral design. Ornate grill works also adorn the windows in the ground floor and the ventanillas (small shuttered openings below the windows) of the upper floor. Adjoining the northwest portion of the house is the garage area with an azotea or rooftop. Declaration as a Historic Building The house property was inherited by President Laurel's third son Sotero H. Laurel, which he donated to the Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation. Restoration efforts led by Sotero Laurel were made to bring back the former grandeur of the structure and to honor his father's dedicated service in the Philippines. In March 1998, the ancestral house was designated as a Historic Building (House Type) by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in which a marker was placed at the front corner of the property (see List of historical markers in the Philippines). See also Jose P. Laurel Residence References External links Media related to Villa Peñafrancia at Wikimedia Commons
Lyceum of Subic Bay

The Lyceum of Subic Bay, Inc. (LSB) is a non-stock, non-profit college in the Philippines, was established in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in June 2003. History During the first year of its operation, the institution was registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as National College of Science and Technology, Inc. (NCST) with Alfonso E. Borda as its first president and chief executive officer. In April 2005 the board of trustees approved the change of the name to Lyceum of Subic Bay to provide a broadened course offering. The college is approved to offer the first two years towards a bachelor in elementary education (BEEd) with a major in early childhood, and the first two years towards the bachelor in secondary education (BSEd) major in English. It also offers other programs at the undergraduate and certificate level. The school has a number of sports teams active in Philippines college leagues, as a member of the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) and of Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL): basketball volleyball (the women's team won the 2009-1010 NAASCU championship) Though Lyceum of Subic Bay includes the word lyceum in its name, is not affiliated with Lyceum of the Philippines University which has campuses in Manila, Makati, Batangas, Laguna and Cavite. Academics CHED programs Architecture B.S. in Architecture Business B.S. in Accountancy (BSA) B.S. in Business Administration Major in Financial Management (BSBA-FM) Major in Human Resource Development Management (BSBA-HRDM) Engineering B.S. in Computer Engineering (BSCOE) B.S. in Electrical Engineering B.S. in Electronics Engineering (BSECE) B.S. in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) Tourism, Hospitality & Culinary B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) B.S. in Travel Management (BSTRM) IT, Computer Science & Programming B.S. in Information Technology (BSIT) B.S. in Computer Science major in Digital Arts and Animation Social science B.S. in Criminology (BSCRIM) B.S. in Psychology (BSPSY) Administration B.S. in Customs Administration (BSCA) TECH-VOC Associate in Computer Technology (ACT) TESDA programs Tourism, Hotel, and Restaurant Operation (THRO) Bundled programs: House Keeping NC II Food and Beverage NC II Bartending NC II Front Office NC II Health Care Services (Practical Nursing) Caregiver NC II (6 months) Notable alumni Christine Opiaza - Beauty pageant contestant and Miss Grand Philippines 2024 titleholder. References External links Official website
Manicani Island

Manicani is a small island in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The local governing body is the municipality of Guiuan of Eastern Samar province. Its 3,000 residents live in four barangays: San Jose, Banaag, Hamorawon and Buenavista. Housing and construction is mostly simple timber or concrete huts without power or plumbing. History Second World War During World War II, the US Navy transformed Manicani into a major naval repair facility, Leyte-Samar Naval Base. It was built to carry out maintenance and repairs to any of the ships in the fleet. The facility included housing for 10,000 people, a mess hall, shops, administration buildings, and an outdoor movie theater. In addition, the USS Artisan (AFDB-1) and USS ABSD-5 were brought to Manicani. Upon leaving Manicani, all buildings and utilities were dismantled and removed by US Navy personnel. Typhoon Yolanda Manicani Island suffered a direct hit from Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda). Almost every home was obliterated including a church with 42 people taking refuge inside. Contrary to media reports the island was not evacuated. Many spent the majority of the storm without shelter. It took more than a week for aid to reach Manicani. Manicani Mine The Hinatuan Mining Corporation (HMC), a Nickel Asia (NAC) subsidiary, acquired the rights to the Manicani site in 1987, with the first recorded commercial shipments from the mine coming in 1992. HMC ceased operations in 1994 due to falling nickel prices. In 2001, despite fierce local opposition, mining resumed. In May 2001 protesting locals clashed with HMC. A Manicani local and two others were seriously wounded when a vehicle rammed the picket lines. Also in 2001, due to the destruction of the delicate ecosystem the HMC was issued a suspension order. In 2005 HMC was granted a permit to remove stockpiles. Allegations of human rights abuses arose when 70 protesters were violently dispersed by police. In June 2012 one of Nickle Asia's other subsidiaries, Samar Nickel Resource Corp, filed criminal charges when members of an anti-mining group blockaded the port to stop delivery of a vehicle meant to transport schoolchildren around the island. Effects of mining Open pit nickel mine mining, like the one used on Manicani has been outlawed in many countries due to the devastating ecological effects. "Manicani Island nickel mining has reduced the amount of land available to farmers and siltation into the ocean has adversely impacted fishing; before mining, agriculture and aquaculture could sustain the people of Manicani Island but now they have been made poorer." - Journal of Geography and Geology, 2013 See also List of islands in the Philippines References
Ninoy Aquino Avenue

Ninoy Aquino Avenue is a north–south collector road that links Pasay and Parañaque in southern Metro Manila, Philippines. It serves as an extension to Dr. Santos Avenue (formerly Sucat Road) and a feeder road to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from the south and the east. Like the airport it passes through, it is named after Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., who was assassinated at the airport in 1983. Route description The road commences at the junction with A. Bonifacio Street and the road into Amvel City in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque as a continuation of Dr. Santos Avenue. The elevated LRT Line 1 South Extension traverses along the avenue between A. Bonifacio and Irasan Streets. It then travels north toward its crossing over the Parañaque River and the old NAIA Terminal 1, traversing Barangays La Huerta and Santo Niño. Notable landmarks include the Dampa Seafood Market, the former Casino Filipino Airport, and Duty Free Fiestamall. It then enters Pasay, where the avenue terminates at the intersection with NAIA Road, near the ramps of the NAIA Expressway. History The thoroughfare, originally named Imelda Avenue after Filipina first lady Imelda Marcos, was built around 1970. Its stretch from its northern terminus at NAIA Road (formerly MIA Road) to its sharp curve in La Huerta occupies the former right-of-way of the Manila Railroad Company's Paco–Naic branch. Intersections References