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Malolos
Malolos , officially the City of Malolos (), is a component city and capital of the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 261,189 people. It is the capital city of the province of Bulacan as the seat of the provincial government. Malolos was the site of the constitutional convention of 1898, known as the Malolos Convention, that led to the establishment of the First Philippine Republic led by Emilio Aguinaldo, at the sanctuary of the Barasoain Church. The convent of the Malolos Cathedral served as the presidential palace at that time. The First Philippine Republic is sometimes characterized as the first proper constitutional republic in Asia, although there were several Asian republics predating it – for example, the Mahajanapadas of ancient India, the Lanfang Republic, the Republic of Formosa, or the Republic of Ezo. Aguinaldo himself had led a number of governments prior to Malolos, like those established at Tejeros and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barasoain Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, also known as Barásoain Church () is a Roman Catholic church built in 1888 in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos and is about from Manila. Having earned the title as the "Cradle of Democracy in the East, the most important religious building in the Philippines", and the site of the First Philippine Republic, the church is proverbial for its historical importance among Filipinos. Etymology The name "''Barásoain''" was derived from Barásoain in Navarre, Spain, Named after the birthplace of Archbishop José Juliaàn de Aranguren (February 16, 1801 – April 18, 1861) 22 Archbishop of the Philippine archdiocese of the Latin branch of the Catholic Church from 1847 to 1861. History Barásoain was originally known as "''Bangkál''", a part of Encomienda of Malolos integrated by Miguel López de Legaspi with the town of Calumpit to the west on April 5, 1572. When the Augustinian friars ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malolos Cathedral
The Cathedral-Basilica Minore and Parish of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as Malolos Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and cathedral in the city of Malolos, Bulacan in the Philippines. The cathedral is the Episcopal see, see of the Diocese of Malolos, Bishop of Malolos, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Pope John XXIII granted the decree ''Christi Fidelium Consulere'' which elevated the shrine as a Cathedral on 25 November 1962. Pope John Paul II later raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via decree on 9 April 1999. Pope Benedict XVI granted a decree of Canonical coronation, Pontifical decree of coronation towards its enshrined Marian image on 11 May 2011. The rite of coronation was executed on 10 March 2012. History The parish dates back to the arrival of Spanish missionaries to Malolos in 1580, and the establishment of an Augustinians, Augustini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives (; '','' thus commonly referred to as ''Kamara'') is the lower house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly Totum pro parte, referred to as Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representatives'' () and are sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (). They are elected to a three-year term and can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms without an interruption of one term (e.g. serving one term in the Senate ''ad interim''). Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing specific geographical areas. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of the Philippines, congressional districts. Party-list representatives, who make up not more than twenty percent of the total number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma-i
Mait (also spelled Maidh, Ma'I, Mai, Ma-yi, or Mayi; Baybayin: ; Hanunoo: ; Hokkien ; Mandarin ), was a medieval sovereign state located in what is now the Philippines. Its existence was first documented in 971 in the Song dynasty documents known as the '' History of Song'', and it was also mentioned in the 10th-century records of the Bruneian Empire. Based on these and other mentions until the early 14th century, contemporary scholars believe Ma-i was located either in Bay, Laguna, or on the island of Mindoro. Research by Fay Cooper Cole for the Field Museum in Chicago in 1912 showed that the ancient name of Mindoro was ''Mait''. Mindoro's indigenous groups are called ''Mangyans'', and to this day, the Mangyans call the lowlands of Bulalacao in Oriental Mindoro ''Mait''. For most of the 20th century, historians generally accepted the idea that Mindoro was the political center of the ancient Philippine polity. However, a 2005 study by Filipino-Chinese historian Go Bon Juan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulacan Provincial Capitol
The Bulacan Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Bulacan in the Philippines. History The Bulacan Provincial Capitol was built in 1930 during the administration of Bulacan Governor José Padilla Sr. on a parcel of land donated by Spanish American Antonio Bautista. The capitol was destroyed during World War II but was rebuilt in June 1950 under the tenure of Governor Fortunato Halili. The building was closed in August 2017 for a major renovation which was completed in 2018 under Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado. Architecture and design The Bulacan Provincial Capitol was designed by Filipino architect Juan Arellano and is an example of Art deco architecture. The capitol's compound is named as the Antonio S. Bautista Provincial Capitol Compound. The 2018 renovation saw the installation of a LED board on top of the capitol's signage and the conversion of its triangular pediment to a parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In The Philippines
Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The President of the Philippines, president, Vice President of the Philippines, vice-president, and the Senate of the Philippines, senators are elected for a six-year term, while the House of Representatives of the Philippines, members of the House of Representatives, List of current Philippine governors, governors, vice-governors, Sangguniang Panlalawigan, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board members), mayors, Deputy mayor, vice-mayors, Sangguniang Panlungsod, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/Sangguniang Bayan, members of the Sangguniang Bayan (city/municipal councilors), barangay officials, and the Sangguniang Kabataan, members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councilors) are elected to serve for a three-year term. Congress of the Philippines, Congress has Bicameralism, two chambers. The House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives has 316 seats since 2022, of which 80% ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine General Election, {{PH Wikidata
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] |
Provinces Of The Philippines
In the Philippines, provinces ( or ) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into Cities of the Philippines, component cities and Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities. The local government units in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region, as well as Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor. The provinces are grouped into Regions of the Philippines, eighteen regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south, while the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Southwestern Tagalog Region (Mimaropa), the Negros Island Region, and the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangguniang Panlungsod
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is the local legislature, legislative body of a Philippine city, city government in the Philippines. The name of the legislative body comes from the Filipino language, Filipino words "''sanggunian''" ("council") – ultimately from the root word "''sangguni''" ("to consult") – both of Tagalog language, Tagalog origins, with the latter word also of Kapampangan language, Kapampangan and Old Tagalog origins, and "''lungsod''" ("city") of both Tagalog language, Tagalog ("lungsod" = "city") – but ultimately Visayan language, Bisayan ("lungsod" = town or municipality) – origins; "city council" is therefore often used as an equivalent term in English language, English or Philippine English. Members of the city council are referred to as "''kagawad''"; while in mostly but not only predominantly Bisayan-speaking cities, they are called "''konsehal''" (masc.) and "''konsehala''" (fem.), or "''sehal''". The Local Government Code of 1991 governs the compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Electric Distribution Utilities In The Philippines
This is a complete list of electric utilities in the Philippines. There are 152 electric utilities in the Philippines, country. List See also * List of companies of the Philippines * List of power plants in the Philippines Notes References External links Distribution Utility (DU) Profile {{Authority control Electric cooperatives of the Philippines, Electric power companies of the Philippines, Lists of companies of the Philippines, Electric Electric power-related lists, Philippines Lists of energy companies, Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encomienda
The ''encomienda'' () was a Spanish Labour (human activity), labour system that rewarded Conquistador, conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. In theory, the conquerors provided the labourers with benefits, including military protection and education. In practice, the conquered were subject to conditions that closely resembled instances of forced labour and slavery. The ''encomienda'' was first established in Spain following the Christian Reconquista, and it was applied on a much larger scale during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Spanish East Indies. Conquered peoples were considered vassals of the Spanish monarch. The Crown awarded an ''encomienda'' as a grant to a particular individual. In the conquest era of the early sixteenth century, the grants were considered a monopoly on the labour of particular groups of indigenous peoples, held in perpetuity by the grant holder, called the ''encomendero''; starting from the New Laws of 1542, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
