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The Pandacan Oil Depot was a 33-hectare compound in Pandacan, Manila, Philippines. It housed the storage facilities and distribution terminals of three major players in the country's petroleum industry, namely Caltex (a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation), Petron, and Shell. The oil depot took its roots from separate establishments by ...
Victory Liner – it is a bus conglomerate and one of the largest bus company in the Philippines and the largest in terms of fleet size excluding their subsidiaries. It offers daily trips from Metro Manila to the different provinces in Northern Luzon (Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, Baguio and Tabuk).
This is a list of major gas station chains in the Philippines. This includes the "Big Three", which refers to the top three companies in the oil industry: Petron, Shell, and Caltex. Historically, Seaoil was part of this grouping. [1]
Bonifacio Global City (also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort) is a 240-hectare mixed-use estate and central business district located in Taguig, Philippines.The district experienced commercial growth following the sale of a 440 ha (1,100 acres) military base at Fort Bonifacio by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).
An American trolley in a Manila street, 1905 Canoes in a river in Manila, circa pre-1935. The transportation system in Metro Manila covers the road network, rail network, ferries, ports and airports located within the metropolitan Manila area. Road transportation in Metro Manila is diverse, composed of many types of private and public transport ...
Lifestyle centers in Metro Manila are located in upscale business districts and affluent areas like Makati CBD, Ortigas Center, and Bonifacio Global City. Many of these boutique malls are open-air and are popular dining and entertainment venues for Manila's elite. Bonifacio High Street Newport Mall Ayala Malls Feliz Century City Mall
The ruins of Fort Drum, including its disabled turrets and 14-inch (356 mm) guns, remain at the mouth of Manila Bay, abandoned since the end of World War II. [ 28 ] [ 25 ] In the 1970s, looters started removing scrap metal inside the fort for resale. [ 25 ]
The Manila galleon (Spanish: Galeón de Manila; Filipino: Galyon ng Maynila) refers to the Spanish trading ships that linked the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies to Mexico , across the Pacific Ocean. The ships made one or two round-trip voyages per year between the ports of Manila and Acapulco from the late 16th to early 19th century. [2]