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Ali Mall
Ali Mall is a shopping mall at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. Standing along P. Tuazon Boulevard and bounded by major roads along the Araneta City complex, the mall is located across SM Araneta City, and is owned by The Araneta City Inc. (ACI, Inc.), a subsidiary of the Araneta Group. The mall was named in honor of American boxer Muhammad Ali, who won the '' Thrilla in Manila'' at the nearby Araneta Coliseum in 1975. Known as the first major shopping mall with integrated shopping in the Philippines, it was built in 1976, making it one of the oldest malls in the country. History Construction for the mall began in 1975 in the aftermath of Muhammad Ali's boxing victory against Joe Frazier at the Araneta Coliseum, dubbed as the " Thrilla in Manila". As the country had limited malls and department stores during the 1970s, wherein most malls were once only scattered throughout the newly-established Metro Manila and selected provinces, primarily in Binondo, which serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneta City
Araneta City (stylized in all lowercase), formerly and still commonly known as Araneta Center, is a Transit-oriented development, transit oriented, commercial Mixed-use development, mixed-use urban development in Quezon City, Philippines. Situated in Barangay Socorro, Quezon City, Socorro in Quezon City#Cubao, Cubao, and at the intersection of two major roads, EDSA, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Aurora Boulevard, the area offers a mixture of retail, dining, entertainment, residential, office, lodging and parking facilities throughout the complex and hosts over 1 million people daily, due to its close proximity residential areas and transport terminals, including the railway stations of the Araneta Center–Cubao station (Line 3), MRT Line 3 and the Araneta Center–Cubao station (Line 2), LRT Line 2 stations. Located within the complex are key structures such as the Gateway Mall (Araneta Center), Gateway Malls, the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Araneta Coliseum, the New Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Frazier
Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944November 7, 2011) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. Nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fighting style. He was also the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali in 1971. Frazier won a gold medal at the Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxing, amateur, held the New York State Athletic Commission, NYSAC List of heavyweight boxing champions, heavyweight title from 1968 to 1973, and was the Undisputed championship (boxing), undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973. Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970. In 1971, he defeated Ali by unanimous decision in the highly anticipated Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, Fight of the Century. Two years later, Frazier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain. As of 2024, it is the second largest by number of locations in the world, behind only the Chinese chain Mixue Ice Cream & Tea. Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald founded McDonald's in San Bernardino, California, in 1940 as a hamburger stand, and soon Franchising, franchised the company. The logo, the Golden Arches, was introduced in 1953. In 1955, the businessman Ray Kroc joined McDonald's as a franchise agent and bought the company in 1961. In the years since, it has expanded internationally. Today, McDonald's has over 50,000 restaurant locations worldwide, with around a quarter in the US. Other than food sales, McDonald's generates income through its ownership of 70% of restaurant buildings and 45% of the underlying land (which it leases to its franchisees). In 2018, McDonald's was the world's second-largest private employer with 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jollibee
Jollibee is a Filipino chain of fast food restaurants owned by Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) which serves as its flagship brand. Established in 1978 by Tony Tan Caktiong, it is the Philippines' top fast food restaurant and is among the world's fastest growing restaurants, expanding its international presence from 2014 to 2024 almost sixfold. , there were over 1,668 Jollibee fast-food branches across 17 countries, with restaurants in Southeast Asia, East Asia (Hong Kong and Macau), the Middle East, North America, and Europe (including Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom). Jollibee is best known for its best-selling item, the Chickenjoy. History In 1975, Tony Tan Caktiong and his family opened a Magnolia ice cream parlor in Cubao, Quezon City. The outlet later began offering hot meals and sandwiches. When the food items became more popular than ice cream, the family decided to convert the ice cream parlor into a fast food restaurant, which became the first Jollibee outl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Automatic Centre
Automatic Centre is a appliance and electronics retail store chain in the Philippines. Started in 1948 by Benito Lim, the store chain has grown to maintaining multiple outlets in Metro Manila. History Automatic Centre was established by Benito Lim in 1948. It was a family business by the Lims, with sons Wilson and Samie founding Abensons and Blims Fine Furniture. Automatic Centre was managed under Automatic Appliances Inc. (AAI). The chain shutdown all of its stores on October 10, 2021 due to losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December .... The Lim family has sought third parties interested to take over the Automatic Centre brand which had about 20 stores in Metro Manila at the time of its closure. However by October 2022, Automatic Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coup Attempts Against Corazon Aquino
From 1986 to 1987, there were several plots to overthrow Philippine President Corazon Aquino involving various members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. A significant number of the military participants in these attempts belonged to the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM), while others were identified loyalists of former President Ferdinand Marcos, who had been deposed in the People Power Revolution in late February 1986. Two attempts—the November 1986 "God Save the Queen Plot" and the July 1987 plot—were uncovered and quashed by authorities before they could be operationalized. The other plots were repelled with little or no violence, the deadliest being the August 1987 coup attempts which left 53 dead. An even more serious coup attempt would be staged against the Aquino government in December 1989. Following the plot's failure, President Aquino established a fact-finding commission of inquiry headed by then- COMELEC Chairman Hilario Davide Jr. The report would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiplex (movie Theater)
A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens or auditoriums within a single complex. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an extension or expansion of the building. The largest of these complexes can sit thousands of people and are sometimes referred to as a megaplex. The difference between a multiplex and a megaplex is related to the number of screens, but the dividing line is not well-defined. Some say that 16 screens and stadium seating make a megaplex, while others say that at least 24 screens are required. Megaplex theaters may have stadium seating or normal seating, and may have other amenities often not found at smaller movie theaters; multiplex theatres often feature regular seating. The Kinepolis-Madrid megaplex in Spain, owned by the Belgian Kinepolis Group, is the largest movie theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmers Plaza
Farmers Plaza is a shopping mall located at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. Renovated and expanded in 1999 and in 2014, the five-level complex is the first ever fully first enclosed, air-conditioned mall in the Philippines, making it one of the oldest commercial buildings in the country. The mall is owned by the ACI, Inc. and offers of retail space, occupied mostly by various merchandise and lifestyle outlets. History Originally named the "Coliseum Farmers Market and Shopping Center", the mall was constructed in 1968, and opened its doors in 1969, nine years after the opening of the Araneta Coliseum. The mall has four floors and was designed by Filipino architect Antonio Sevilla Sindiong. Sindiong, along with Fernando Hizon Ocampo (Sindiong/Ocampo), were also responsible for the architectural designs of Ali Mall, located along P. Tuazon Boulevard. The mall is known as the first air-conditioned mall in the country and hosted numerous commercial establishments, including t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneta Family
The Araneta family is a Filipino people, Filipino family that originated from Gipuzkoa, the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque region of northern Spain. The name is derived from the Basque language, Basque word ''aran'' meaning "valley", with the suffix ''-eta'' meaning "abundance of", but also a locative term denoting place. In this case, the Araneta name means "the family that comes from the valley". Origins In 1723, during the Manila galleon, Galleon trade, two brothers named Baltazar de Araneta and Don Jose de Araneta arrived in Manila aboard the Spanish fleet ''La Sacra Familia''. They came from the Basque region of Spain by way of Acapulco, Mexico. However, this was not conclusive as some members of the family disputed that the two are not brothers. Don Jose de Araneta must have been born in Gipuzkoa, but not Baltazar de Araneta; he was born in Mexico. Baltazar served as a ''regidor'' of the cabildo and secretary of the Charitable Fraternity of the Misericor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge L
Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan in the form '' Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the '' Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record in Portugal as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550). List of people with the given name Jorge * Jorge (footballer, born 1939), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortigas Center
Ortigas Center (also known as the Ortigas Central Business District or Ortigas CBD) is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within Metro Manila in the Philippines. With an area of more than , it is Metro Manila's second most important business district after the Makati Central Business District. It is governed by the Ortigas Center Association, Inc. (OCAI), a non-stock and non-profit organization established in 1982 by Ortigas Land to manage the development. Ortigas Center is home to many List of shopping malls in Metro Manila, shopping malls, office and condominium skyscrapers, nightlife bars, restaurants and other building complexes. These include the St. Francis Square, the Asian Development Bank compound, the Oakwood Premier serviced apartments and a Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Shangri-La hotel. It is also home to the headquarters of San Miguel Corporation, Jollibee Foods Corporation, Viva Communications, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
