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Butuan (pronounced / ˌ b uː t ˈ w ɑː n /), officially the City of Butuan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Butuan; Butuanon: Dakbayan hong Butuan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Butuan), is a 1st class highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines.
Boy Scouts of the Philippines versus Commission on Audit: Ruling "After looking at the legislative history of its amended charter and carefully studying the applicable laws and the arguments of both parties, we find that the BSP is a public corporation and its funds are subject to the COAs audit jurisdiction." 7 June 2011: Supreme Court en banc
Historical marker installed by the Philippines Historical Committee in 1952 National University's school seal from 2010 to 2017. Mariano F. Jhocson Sr. founded Colegio Filipino on August 1, 1900, Jhocson Residence in Palma Street, Quiapo, Manila. [2]
A fire piston, sometimes called a fire syringe or a slam rod fire starter, is a device of ancient Southeast Asian origin which is used to kindle fire. In Malay it is called "gobek api" . In Malay it is called "gobek api" .
The Manila Times is the oldest extant English-language newspaper in the Philippines.It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. (formerly La Vanguardia Publishing Corporation) with editorial and administrative offices at 2/F Sitio Grande Building, 409 A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros, Manila.
The Philippines is one of the few countries that produces the four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica (Barako), Excelsa and Robusta. [89] Although it is generally said that coffee was introduced to Lipa in 1740 by a Spanish Franciscan friar, [ 90 ] there is actually little first-hand evidence to substantiate this. [ 91 ]
The venerated image is enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. [2] The image was reputedly carved by an unknown Mexican artist in the 16th century and then brought to the Philippines in 1606. [2] [3] It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion.
The siege of Marawi (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Marawi), [32] [33] also known as the Marawi crisis (Krisis sa Marawi) [34] and the Battle of Marawi (Labanan sa Marawi), was a five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi, Philippines, that started on May 23, 2017, between Philippine government security forces against militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf ...