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Las Piñas Gabaldon Hall
The Las Piñas Gabaldon Hall is an old school building in Las Piñas located in the campus of the Las Piñas Central Elementary School in Metro Manila, Philippines. The name "Gabaldon schools" derives from a former Nueva Ecija congressman, Isauro Gabaldon, who introduced a law in 1907 that appropriated funds for the construction of school buildings nationwide. When the Americans arrived in the 19th century, one of their primary goals was the establishment of the education system in the Philippines, and they created the Department of Education to accomplish this goal. The American colonists used the institution of the educational system to teach the Filipinos how to speak English, making the transmission of American values easier. This was also done under the auspices of preparing the Philippines, then just emerging from the aftermath of World War II, for independence. One of the first delegations of American educators who rose to prominence in the Philippines arrived on a ship ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Cera Avenue
Padre Diego Cera Avenue, or simply Diego Cera Avenue, is a major north-south collector road in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a four-lane undivided arterial running parallel to the Manila–Cavite Expressway to the west from Manuyo Uno at Las Piñas' border with Parañaque in the north to Zapote near the border with Bacoor in the south. It is a continuation of Elpidio Quirino Avenue from Parañaque and was originally a segment of ''Calle Real'' in Las Piñas. The road is a component of the N62 highway (Philippines), National Route 62 (N62) of the Philippine highway network and Radial Road 2 (R-2) of Manila's arterial road network. The avenue marks the original shoreline of Manila Bay in Las Piñas as it existed during the History of the Philippines (1521-1898), Spanish colonial period. Before the construction of the Manila–Cavite Expressway, Coastal Road in 1985, the road served as the highway linking Manila (province), Manila with Cavite and other southern provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
