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A retirement community is a residential community or housing complex designed for older adults who are generally able to care for themselves. Assistance from home care agencies is allowed in some communities, and activities and socialization opportunities are often provided. [1] Some of the characteristics typically are: the community must be ...
Charles Fleming Retirement Village is a retirement village in Waikanae, New Zealand. Opened in 2013 and named after Sir Charles Fleming, it houses 140 beds with a resident capacity of over 400. It was built by Ryman Healthcare with a construction cost of $100 million. [1][2][3][4] It includes a dementia facility, independent units and ...
Bel-Air is the chosen name by Capt. Antonio O'Brien, who was the president of the Airline Pilots' Association of the Philippines (ALPAP) at the time of the opening of Phase 1 in 1957. The village was intended to house pilots that are ALPAP members and, as a result, they preferred a name including the word "air." [2]
The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are a World Heritage Site consisting of a complex of rice terraces on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. They were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the World Heritage List. [2]
The barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. [1] Although "barangay" is sometimes translated into English as "village", a barangay can be: an urban neighborhood, such as a city block or a gated community (e.g., Forbes Park, Makati); a sizable urban district (e.g., Payatas, Quezon City);
Quezon City, the most populous. Palayan, the least populous. Manila, the capital and most densely populated. Puerto Princesa, the most sparsely populated. Davao City, the largest in terms of land area. San Juan, the smallest in terms of land area. Carmona, the newest city. Cebu City, the oldest city.
Old Kiyyangan Village. / 16.772589°N 121.035004°E / 16.772589; 121.035004. Old Kiyyangan Village ( OKV) is an archeological site in the Lazo highlands in the province of Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. The importance of this site is the presence of the Ifugao people and culture as the first ...
A landslide in the southern Philippines left at least seven villagers dead and 48 others missing, including miners waiting in buses for a ride home, officials said Wednesday. Army troops, police ...