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Ortigas Avenue is a 12.1 km (7.5 mi) highway connecting eastern Metro Manila and western Rizal in the Philippines.It is one of the busiest highways in Metro Manila, serving as the main thoroughfare of the metro's east–west corridor, catering mainly to traffic to and from Rizal.
The region as a whole is geographically divided into four districts, of which the first district is the central capital City of Manila, the second and third districts located to the east and north of the City, respectively, and the fourth district covering the remaining areas of the region south of the City and the Pasig River.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources was first established on January 1, 1916, as the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) through the enactment of Act No. 2666 by the Philippine Commission, otherwise known as "An Act to Re-organize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands," on November 18, 1916.
Quezon City, the most populous city in the Philippines, is politically subdivided into 142 barangays. All of Quezon City's barangays are classified as urban. [1] These barangays are grouped into six congressional districts, with each district represented by a congressman in the House of Representatives. As of July 2, 2012, President Benigno S ...
Laguna Lake Development Authority; Agency overview; Formed: October 22, 1969; 55 years ago (): Jurisdiction: Laguna de Bay and its 21 major tributary rivers: Headquarters: LLDA Green Building, National Ecology Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
A few hundred meters north, the avenue crosses Julia Vargas Avenue via a flyover, then passes through the busy Ortigas Center business district on the west side and Ayala Malls The 30th, Metrowalk, and several other retail establishments on the east. The avenue ends at Ortigas Avenue with the Meralco Building as a terminating vista.
Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than 100 hectares (250 acres), it is Metro Manila 's second most important business district after Makati Central Business District . [ 1 ]
The Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center is a 23.85-hectare (58.9-acre) zoological and botanical garden located in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.It was named after Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.