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Baluarte de San Diego was an ace-of-spades bastion built on the southwestern corner of Intramuros. It underwent several alterations. In 1609, a writing from Antonio de Morga states that the structure was only a tower within a much larger construction of the Fort Nuestra Señora de Guia. Jesuit priest Antonio Sedeño was the commissioned parish ...
The flora of the Philippines boasts a diverse array of plant species given its location in the great Malaysian flora. The Malaysian Phytogeographic zone is considered to be one of the most important centers for plant diversity because of the multitude and variance of species occupying that zone. [ 1 ]
The building was constructed as the Agriculture and Commerce Building in 1940. It was designed in the Neoclassical style by Filipino architect Antonio Toledo in the late 1930s, having the same dimensions and floor plan as its twin building located at the side of the circle, the Finance Building.
Laguna [lɐˈɣuː.na], officially the Province of Laguna (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Laguna), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon.Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba (the regional center of Calabarzon) and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas ...
The Garden is the open space off Liwasang Bonifacio (across the Philippine Post Office Main Building), bounded by Taft Avenue, LRT 1 Central Terminal station, the Metropolitan Theater, and Manila City Hall. Inside the Garden are structures such as the Lawton Park n' Ride building and the Universidad de Manila.
The Border 2 Fire near San Diego is the only fire currently less than 50% contained. The fire began in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area about 30 miles southeast of the city and just north of the ...
The Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center is a 23.85-hectare (58.9-acre) zoological and botanical garden located in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.It was named after Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
The park became the subject of controversy in 2003, when Lim's successor, Manila mayor Lito Atienza ordered its closure to give way to the construction of a school administration building and teachers' dormitory for Division of City Schools – Manila on a portion of the park despite protests from conservation groups. The groups claimed that of ...