DID YOU KNOW: 144 birth anniversary of Katipunera Marina Dizon

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:00:02 +0000

Today, July 18, is the 144th birth anniversary of Marina Dizon, one of the women members of the Katipunan. Born in Trozo, Manila, she served the Katipunan as a “lookout,” later becoming the secretary of the chapter. When the Katipunan was discovered on August 1896, she and her husband, Jose Turiano Santiago, fled from their […]

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DID YOU KNOW: MMDA notes 27,417 vehicles towed, impounded in 2018

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 21:10:14 +0000

According to the recent annual report of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, 27,417 vehicles were towed and impounded in 2018

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DID YOU KNOW: MMDA records 394 deaths in 2018 road crashes

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:04:32 +0000

According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), there were 394 actual fatalities from the 383 road crashes recorded in 2018.

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DID YOU KNOW: Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, Martin de Goiti, Capt. Juan de Salcedo

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 21:00:28 +0000

In May 1570, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi sent Martin de Goiti and Capt. Juan de Salcedo on a reconnaissance trip to the island of Luzon and a thriving port town called Maynilad.

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DID YOU KNOW: More female than male OFWS

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 21:00:22 +0000

According to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, of the 2.30 million Filipinos working overseas between April and September 2018, a total of 55.8 percent were females and 44.2 percent were males.

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