Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In October 2017, Myntra partnered with the Ministry of Textiles to promote the handloom industry. [31] [32] In April 2017, the company acquired InLogg, a city-based technology platform for the e-commerce sector. [33] In April 2018, Myntra acquired Bengaluru-based start-up Witworks, a maker of wearable devices, to strengthen its technology team ...
The Jesuits founded the Colegio de Manila in 1590, which later became the Universidad de San Ignacio, a royal and pontifical university. They also founded the Colegio de San Ildefonso on August 1, 1595. After the expulsion of the Society of Jesus in 1768, the management of the Jesuit schools passed to other parties.
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The Philippines believes that the label Panacot on the map refers to the Scarborough Shoal, and it is the first map with label Panacot on it. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Professor Li Xiaocong of China pointed out that the label Panacot in the 1734 map was not Scarborough Shoal, and the three groups of islands, Galit, Panacot and Lumbay also appeared in the ...
Map of ancient Manila in 1570. The polity of Maynila shown in yellow.. Manila, to the extent that it has this placename, was likely founded in the Middle Ages, in the early 16th century [13] due to the Sanskrit origin of the component "nila" in its name which refers to "indigo", [14] and the prevalence of the placename during the rule of Rajah Matanda, the old king of Maynila, who was born ...
The City of Manila administrative entity was created, composed of Binondo, Ermita, Intramuros, Malate, Pandacan, Quiapo, Santa Cruz, Barrio San Nicolas, San Miguel, San Fernando de Dilao (modern day Paco), Sampaloc and Tondo. The capital of the Philippines was relocated to Manila from Malolos. Arsenio Cruz-Herrera became mayor.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao .
Manila (/ m ə ˈ n ɪ l ə / mə-NIL-ə; Filipino: Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines, after Quezon City. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city.