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The Bocaue pagoda tragedy was a fatal accident that occurred on July 2, 1993, during the Bocaue Pagoda Festival in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines.The accident was the result of the festivities' centerpiece – a floating pagoda – sinking, which led to the deaths of more than 200 people.
Map of the Municipality of Bocaue in Bulacan province where the fire occurred. The fire occurred in Barangay Turo, Bocaue, Bulacan at the site where the stores, one beside the other, sell fireworks. Next to them is a Meralco electric substation, and a few meters away is the Bocaue Exit of the North Luzon Expressway with a gas station nearby.
The pagoda, which was used for the Bocaue River Festival in Bocaue, Bulacan was estimated to carrying 800 to 1000 devotees. At 8:15 p.m, the pagoda sank in the middle of the Bocaue River. [ 25 ] According to witnesses many of the passengers moved to one side of the barge after a firecracker flew towards it.
He is also the owner and founder of the Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation, Inc. (JILCF), a Christian school in Bocaue, Bulacan, where his wife, Adoracion Villanueva is the school president. [5] [6] He is currently a member of the 19th Congress of the Philippines and has been a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress.
The Philippines–Australia basketball brawl occurred between players of the Philippine and Australian men's national basketball teams during a match held on 2 July 2018 at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines.
JILCF offers pre-school, elementary, high school and college courses on its main branch in Bocaue. Bulacan, Philippines. It was founded by the Spiritual Director of JIL, Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva in 1983. Jesus Is Lord Christian School, JIL's satellite schools, now has branches nationwide, carrying out the same mission of providing quality ...
Sherwin Najito Tugna (born October 15, 1977) is a Filipino lawyer, entrepreneur and public servant who is the vice mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan.He previously served as a representative for the Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list group from 2010 to 2019. [1]
A dispute between senior members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in the Philippines occurred in July 2015. It was reported that the INC had expelled some of its ministers, along with high-profile members Felix Nathaniel "Angel" Manalo and Cristina "Tenny" Villanueva Manalo, the brother and mother of current INC Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo, respectively.