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EVM Convention Center
The EVM Convention Center is a convention center in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is associated with the Iglesia ni Cristo. History The EVM Convention Center was built by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a Philippine-based Christian church. It was among the named projects of the INC for its Centennial celebration on July 27, 2014. An accident occurred at the construction site on February 2013 killing a worker. The facility was not finished in time for the church anniversary. It was inaugurated on March 15, 2022 with INC Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo leading the conduct of the International Conference, for Ministers and Ministerial Workers. The name of the convention center is based on the initials of the Church’s Executive Minister, Eduardo V. Manalo. Specifications The building has the following auditoriums: *Felix Y. Manalo Hall – 2,936 seats *Eraño G. Manalo Hall – 1,659 seats *Glicerio B. Santos Jr. Hall – 271 seats Events Aside from INC events, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. Quezon City served as the capital of the Philippines from 1948 until 1976, when the designation was returned to Manila. The city was intended to be the Capital of the Philippines, national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Government of the Philippines, Philippine government purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the Regions of the Philippines, region lies between the Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions. Encompassing an area of and with a population of as of 2020, it consists of sixteen Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: Manila—the Capital of the Philippines, capital city—Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, along with one independent municipality, Pateros. As the second most populous and the most densely populated region in the Philippines, it ranks as the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iglesia Ni Cristo
The (INC; ; ) is an independent Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, church founded in 1913 and registered by Felix Manalo, Félix Manalo in 1914 as a corporation sole, sole religious corporation of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, Insular Government of the Philippines. The INC describes itself to be the one true church and the Restorationism, restoration of the Christian Church, original church founded by Jesus, whereby all other Christian churches are Apostasy in Christianity, apostatic. According to INC doctrine, the official registration of the church with the Philippine government was on July 27, 1914, by Felix Y. Manalo—who is upheld by members to be the Last prophet, last messenger of God—was an act of divine providence and the fulfillment of biblical prophecy concerning the re-establishment of the original church of Jesus in the Far EastPalafox, Quennie Ann J.First Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention Center
A convention center (American and British English spelling differences, American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a Convention (meeting), convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for major trade shows, are sometimes known as exhibition halls. Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. Some large resort area hotels include a convention center. In Francophone countries, the term is palais des congrès (such as the Palais des Congrès de Paris) or centre des congrès (such as the Centre des congrès de Quebec). Types * Meeting facilities with lodging: hotels that include their own convention space in addition to accommodation and other related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iglesia Ni Cristo Centennial
The Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial (Filipino: ''Sentenaryo ng Iglesia ni Cristo'') was an event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Iglesia ni Cristo, a denomination originating in the Philippines. Organization The Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial officially began on July 27, 2014 and lasted until July 26, 2015. The start date marked the 100th anniversary the Iglesia ni Cristo was formally established in the Philippines by Felix Y. Manalo. The Philippine government also played a part in the Centennial. President Benigno Aquino III's Proclamation No. 815 on July 2, 2014 declared the whole year of 2014 as "Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial Year". Aquino's government formed Task Force Senternaryo in anticipation of "large large number of Filipinos from here and abroad" that would participate in the commemorations, consisting of officials from various regular government agencies. The task force was led by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PressReader
PressReader is a digital newspaper distribution and technology company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada and offices in Dublin, Ireland and Manila, Philippines. PressReader distributes digital versions of over 7,000 newspapers and magazines in more than 60 languages through its applications for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and various e-readers as well as its website, and operates digital editions of newspapers and magazines for publishers, including ''The New York Times'', ''The Financial Times'', ''The Economist'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The National Post'' and ''The Globe and Mail''. History Founded in 1999 as NewspaperDirect, the company started as a service for printing physical copies of newspapers, aimed at travelers who wished to read their home newspaper while staying in a hotel abroad, and launched a digital product in 2003. In 2013, the company rebranded as PressReader. In 2017, the company opened an office in Dublin, Ireland. In August 2019, the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo V
Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Dudu (footballer, born 1992) (Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer * Eduardo (footballer, born 1993) (Carlos Eduardo Bendini Giusti), Brazilian centre back * Eduardo (footballer, born 12 November 1986) (Eduardo da Conceição Maciel), Brazilian forward * Eduardo (footballer, born 20 November 1986) (Carlos Eduardo Santos Oliveira), Brazilian right back * Eduardo (footballer, born 1979) (Eduardo Adelino da Silva), Brazilian footballer * Eduardo (footballer, born 1995) (Eduardo José da Rosa Milhomem), Brazilian defender * Eduardo (footballer, born 1997) (Eduardo Jacinto de Biasi), Brazilian defensive midfielder * Eduardo (footballer, born 2000) (Eduardo da Silva Albuquerque), Brazilian midfielder * Edu Coimbra (Eduardo Antunes Coimbra) (born 1947), Brazilian attacking midfielder and manager * Edu (footballer, born 1981) (Eduardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STAYC
STAYC (; , acronym for Star to a Young Culture) is a South Korean girl group formed by High Up Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Sumin, Park Si-eun (entertainer), Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon, and J. Mainly produced by K-pop duo Black Eyed Pilseung, they debuted on November 12, 2020, with the release of their debut single album ''Star to a Young Culture''. From September 2023 to March 2024 they embarked on their first world tour. Name The group's name, STAYC, is an acronym for "Star to a Young Culture", and is meant to "reflect the act's aim of dominating pop culture". History 2016–2019: Pre-debut Sieun was well-known prior to debut as both the daughter of veteran singer Park Nam-jung, and for her roles in dramas such as ''The Good Wife (South Korean TV series), The Good Wife'', ''Queen for Seven Days'', and ''The Crowned Clown''. She won the Youth Acting Award in 2018 SBS Drama Awards for her role in ''Still 17''. Seeun was known as an actress, appearing in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Bang
Bang Bang or Bang Bang Bang or similar may refer to: People * Abdul Razzaq (cricketer) (born 1979), nicknamed Bang Bang Razzaq * Bang Bang (Dubliner) (1906–1981), eccentric elderly gentleman in Dublin known for playing cowboy in the streets * Bang-Bang Club, four photographers active in South Africa during the Apartheid period * Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy (born 1985), a celebrity tattoo artist Technology * Bang–bang control, a controller that switches abruptly between two states * Bang-bang robot, or pick and place robot * Bang bang, Australian slang for a coffee knockbox Film, TV and entertainment * Bang Bang (TV channel), Albanian TV channel * "Bang-Bang" (''CSI''), 2006 episode of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' * ''Bang Bang'' (telenovela), 2005 Brazilian TV series * ''Bang Bang'' (2011 film), independent film by Byron Q *''Bang Bang!'', 2014 Bollywood film * ''Bang Bang!'' (play), comedy by John Cleese *''Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer'', UK comedy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLBB M5 World Championship
The 2023 ''Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' World Championship, commonly referred to as the M5 World Championships and M5, was the fifth edition of the '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship'', an esports tournament for the mobile phone MOBA game '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang''. The world championship lasted from November 23 until December 17, 2023. This edition of the world series foresaw an increase in regional and team participation with new entries including South Asia, Mekong, Mongolia and China. Meanwhile, team qualifications for Latin America increased from one representative to two for this edition. This world championship featured the first wild card event where eight (8) teams from the aforementioned regions including Malaysia, Europe, MENA, and LATAM were able to compete for two wildcard slots. It also featured then, the highest prize pool for any international MLBB competition at $900,000, and the highest number of team participation in all of its editions. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPL Philippines
''Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' Professional League Philippines, known as MPL Philippines or simply MPL-PH, is a professional Esports league for the game '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' in the Philippines. MPL Philippines is the direct route of qualified teams to both the ''Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' World Championship and '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup''. MPL Philippines currently follows a franchise-based system, wherein eight teams are currently competing as and officially removing local team qualifiers, previously evident during MPL Philippines Season 7. Established in 2018, there have been six teams that have won the championship title of MPL Philippines, with two teams being back-to-back champions in Sunsparks and Blacklist International. Four of the eight teams from MPL-PH have as well won the World Championship title: AP Bren in M2 and M5, Blacklist International for M3 and ECHO Philippines for M4, Onic Philippines in M6. MPL Philippines has a "split" seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
