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  2. Fort Pilar - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of Zamboanga and Fort Pilar, detail from the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas, 1734. In 1635, upon the requests of the Jesuit missionaries and Bishop Fray Pedro of Cebu, the Spanish governor of the Philippines Juan Cerezo de Salamanca (1633–1635) approved the building of a stone fort in defense against pirates and raiders of the sultans of Mindanao and ...

  3. List of National Cultural Treasures in the Philippines

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    Current logo for the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property Declarations of National Cultural Treasures ( NCTs ) are regulated by the National Cultural Heritage Act . Designations are undertaken by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and related agencies such as the National Museum , the National Library , and the National Archives .

  4. Hermosa Festival - Wikipedia

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    The festival is held in honor of the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish and Chavacano: Nuestra Señora del Pilar), the patroness of Batangas City which is held in every October 12. It is also the patroness of Zaragoza in Spain, the sister city of Zamboanga in Philippines. [4]

  5. Quezon Memorial Circle - Wikipedia

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    Originally conceived as the site for the National Capitol in Quezon City, the Quezon Memorial circle was intended to house the Congress of the Philippines.This location was part of a broader plan for a National Government Center (NGC) encompassing Elliptical Road and the Quezon City Quadrangle, which includes the North, South, East, and West Triangles.

  6. Pilar, Bataan - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Pilar 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 2006 7.20 2009 8.86 2012 7.66 2015 12.56 2018 7.29 2021 9.51 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Local government Main article: Sangguniang Bayan Pursuant to the Local Government Code of the Philippines ", the political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Hall. In the Spanish period, the Gobernadorcillo was ...

  7. Architecture of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    After the Philippines was ceded to the United States as a consequence of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the architecture of the Philippines was influenced by American aesthetics. In this period, the plan for the modern City of Manila was designed, with many neoclassical architecture and art deco buildings by famous American and Filipino ...

  8. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga - Wikipedia

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    Its titular patroness is Our Lady of the Pillar, and its secondary patron is Saint Pius X. The Second Plenary Council of the Philippines adopted the Community of Disciples as the prime model of the Church, with focus on being a Church of the Poor. The challenge for the archdiocese in Zamboanga is to incarnate the vision of PCP II.

  9. Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The four pillars are regarded as sacred and have high status in Philippine culture as they are at least 400 years old and are the oldest known Islamic artifacts in the entire Philippines. [ 5 ] The current mosque building was constructed in the 1960s, after most of the prior structure was burned down in 1941 during the Japanese occupation of ...

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