Manila Zoo

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Manila Zoo Officially known as the Manila Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Located along Calle Dakota (M. Adriatico Street) corner of Quirino Avenue. The Zoo opened in 1959 and was built on an area that was once known as Harrison Park, a large planned parkland at the Estero de Maytubig estuary that was never fully developed. … Read more

Philippine Women’s University

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Philippine Women’s University – Malate Located along Taft Avenue. A school for women established in 1919 by female educators and Filipino lawyers, Initially called the Philippine Women’s College, the institution was elevated into a university in 1932 and became the Philippine Women’s University. The campus was used as a hospital of the USAFFE in 1941. … Read more

Portrait of Jose B Lingad

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Portrait of Jose B Lingad Born in Lubao, Pampanga, he led the Southern District, East Central Luzon Guerrilla Area, USAFFE which was organized on 3 April 1941. He later estalished the Pampanga Military Distrct in September 1942. He was elected Governor of Pampanga (1948-1951), appointed to various offices under the presidency of townmate Diosdado Macapagal, … Read more

Sisig Festival

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The Sisig Festival was held every year in Angeles City every December to celebrate the most popular Kapampángan dish of sisig. Following the Sisig Queen Aling Lucing’s death in 2008, the festival was put on hiatus until it was revived in 2017 upon its declaration as an intangible cultural heritage of Angeles City. You may … Read more

Principalia o Cuerpo Local

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Principalia o Cuerpo Local Often used to depict the Filipino principalia class in the Philippine and Spanish print without crediting Felix Laureano as its photographer, it has raised issues on the identity of its subjects as well as on the wearing of the Barong Tagalog. A Biblioteca Nacional de España print copy is titled Principalia … Read more