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Uniwide Sales, Inc. was a retail operator in Metro Manila, Philippines. It was incorporated in January 1975 by Chinese Filipino entrepreneur Jimmy Gow to operate Uniwide commercial shopping centers, such as leasing commercial spaces within the compound of their malls and department stores. Uniwide had about 2,000 employees.
Marking of product made of Melamine. Melamine / ˈ m ɛ l ə m iː n / ⓘ is an organic compound with the formula C 3 H 6 N 6. This white solid is a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass, and its derivatives have fire-retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when ...
The former MMDA headquarters along EDSA and Orense Street in Makati. On November 7, 1975, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 824 creating Metro Manila and its managing public corporation, the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC) after the residents of the affected cities and municipalities approved the creation of Metro Manila in a referendum held on February 27, 1975.
After World War II, President Manuel Roxas issued Executive Order (EO) No. 94 on October 4, 1947, creating the Department of Commerce and Industry (DCI). [3] Cornelio Balmaceda, a much sought-after professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Commerce (BOC), was appointed acting secretary of the newly created Department of Commerce and Industry.
In the 1960s and 1970s, south of the New Manila area, new subdivisions and a shopping center were being developed in what would become the Greenhills area in the municipality of San Juan del Monte, Rizal (now San Juan, Metro Manila). [7] The road became known as a passageway for motorists to Greenhills and Ortigas Avenue itself. [3]
The Philippines has three metropolitan areas officially recognized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) due to their prominence, population, size, and economy: Manila, Cebu, and Davao. [1] [2] The most populous is Metro Manila, which comprises the City of Manila, 15 neighboring cities, and a
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office [note 1] simple known as MECO is the representative office of the Philippines in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It is a non-stock, non-profit corporation organized under Philippine law.
The tallest building in the Philippines, 2000–2017 [11] [12] 3 Trump Tower Manila: Makati: 250.7 m (823 ft) 58 2017 2nd tallest residential building in the Philippines. [13] [14] 4 The Gramercy Residences: Makati: 250 m (820 ft) 73 2012 3rd tallest residential building in the Philippines. CTBUH: 243.9 m (800 ft) [15] [16] Discovery Primea ...