Maja Blanca History

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Maja Blanca History Maja Blanca is a popular Filipino dessert that can be traced back to a Spanish milk-based dessert manjar blanco, which means delicacy. “Maja” means to pound or to make mush and the word “blanca” means white. It is said that, at that time, they would have to pound the coconut meat to … Read more

The Philippine Army’s Rolling Thunder Battalion

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The Philippine Army’s Rolling Thunder Battalion The Philippine Army’s Artillery Regiment activated the 10th Field Artillery Rolling Thunder Battalion that will serve as the mother unit of the brand new 155mm self-propelled howitzers during the regiment’s 15th founding anniversary celebration in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija on June 22, 2022. The acquisition is part of the … Read more

What is PFRS 4?

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What is PFRS 4? Under the directive of the Department of Finance (DOF), the Insurance Commission (IC) is making sure that PhilHealth Insurance Corporation and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) are complying with the current Philippine Accounting Standards. The Philippine Financial Reporting Standards 4 (PFRS 4) states that when a policyholder pays premiums to … Read more

First Ice Cream Shop in Manila

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The first ice cream shop in Manila was Clarke’s Ice Cream Parlor at No.2 Calle Escolta. The Ice Cream Parlor was established in 1899 by M.A. “Met” Clarke” an American businessman. Clarke’s served sodas, ice creams, pastries, and other sweets, including a soda fountain. The restaurant was a hit amongst the Americans, as well as … Read more

First Domestic Insurance Company in the Philippines

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First Domestic Insurance Company in the Philippines The first domestic or Filipino insurance company in Manila and the Philippines is the Insular Life Company, established in 1910. The company’s first offices were located along Calle Echague. In 1934, to celebrate its growing prominence, Insular Life moved its headquarters to a new building in Plaza Moraga … Read more