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Location of the Philippines. The Philippines is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a founding member of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the East Asia Summit.
Bank of the Philippine Islands: Banking 3,239 930 19,522 Makati 17 PAL Holdings: Airline 3,222 302 5,109 Pasay 18 Lopez Holdings Corporation: Conglomerate 2,967 51 11 Mandaluyong 19 International Container Terminal Services: Port management 2,480 512 10,297 Manila 20 DMCI Holdings: Real estate 2,210 445 17,620 Makati 21 LT Group: Conglomerate ...
The Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City, Philippines, broke out on March 18, 1996, leaving at least 162 people dead. It is officially acknowledged as the worst fire in Philippine history, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and among the 10 worst nightclub fires in the world.
Kentex is a small manufacturer of flip flops and other rubber shoes located in Valenzuela City, within Metro Manila, Philippines. [2] [3] It is one of many similar businesses serving the local market in a poor area of town. [3] On May 13, 2015, a fire broke out when welding sparks ignited chemicals stored near the entrance of the Kentex factory ...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) is a Philippine holding company based in Metro Manila, [1] with roots from Cebu City. [2] The conglomerate operates in six major industries: Power, Banking and Financial Services, Food, Infrastructure, and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. [3] In 2017, the company was ranked 1793rd on the Forbes Global ...
O-Zone is a Moldovan Eurodance group and boy band produced by Dan Bălan; originating in 1998 as a duo, which consisted of Bălan, and Petru Jelihovschi before the latter's departure. Their official trio lineup in 1999 consisted of Bălan, Radu Sîrbu , and Arsenie Todiraș .
The Manor Hotel fire is the deadliest hotel fire in Philippine history, and the country's second-worst fire of any kind after the Ozone Disco fire of 1996 which killed around 160 people. [15] The Christian conference attended by 8,000 people at the Araneta Coliseum on August 18 dedicated their service to the victims and families of the fire. [14]
Lillian Express Inc. – a bus company based in Dipolog City in the Philippines. It served bus routes to the Zamboanga Peninsula. Its buses and route network were merged with Rural Transit and Bachelor Express after it was bought out completely by the Yanson Group of Companies in 2005. Love Bus - a bus line Metro Manila Transit Corp. The Love ...