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Unknown, believed to be electrical fire. Deaths. 162. Non-fatal injuries. 95. 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. [ 3][ 4]
Kentex Factory. Tied as the second worst fire incident in Philippine history. On May 13, 2015, a fire broke out at the Kentex manufacturing factory in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines. 72 people were killed in the fire, making the incident the joint-second worst fire disaster in Philippine history alongside the Manor Hotel fire in 2001 ...
Mount Pulag (Filipino: Bundok Pulag; Ilocano: Bantay Pulag) [3] is Luzon's highest peak at 2,928 metres (9,606 ft) above sea level, third-highest mountain in the Philippines, and the 26th-highest peak of an island on Earth. It is second-most prominent mountain in the Philippines, it is a dormant volcano.
The wreckage was found on April 14. [ 22] 17 May 2010 – A Robinson R44 helicopter carrying Quezon Province Governor Rafael Nantes crashed into a residential area of Lucena, Quezon, killing all four people on board and two people on the ground. [ 23] 10 December 2011 – 2011 Manila Beechcraft Queen Air crash.
Total. 25 (2022) Website. starcity.com.ph. Star City is a 35,000 m 2 (380,000 sq ft) amusement park in Pasay, Philippines. It is located in the reclaimed area of the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, part of Bay City. The facility is owned by Star Parks Corporation, a subsidiary of Elizalde Holdings Corporation (the holding company of ...
National Museum of the Philippines. The Fire Mummies of the Philippines, also known as the Kabayan Mummies, Benguet Mummies, or Ibaloi Mummies, are a group of mummies found along the mountain slopes of Kabayan, Benguet, a town in northern Philippines. They were made from as early as 2000 BCE. Today, they remain in natural caves and a museum in ...
Smokey Mountain. Coordinates: 14°37′56″N 120°57′37″E. Smokey Mountain, in 2011. Housing built around Smokey Mountain, seen in 2011. Smokey Mountain was the term coined for a large landfill once located in Tondo, Manila .
January 9. Good Friday (liturgical) The Black Nazarene ( Spanish: El Nazareno Negro; Filipino: Poóng Itím na Nazareno[ 1]) is a life-sized dark statue of Jesus Christ carrying the True Cross. The venerated image is enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines.