Posted in Makati on Oct 30th, 2009
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Plaza, or simply RCBC Plaza, is located at the heart of Makati’s Central Business District (CBD). Being on an island lot, it is bounded by two major thoroughfares in the district—Sen. Gil Puyat (formerly Buendia) and Ayala Avenues. It has two towers, Yuchengco Tower (named after the owner) and Tower 2. [...]
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Posted in Government Offices, Pasay on Oct 5th, 2009
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is the agency responsible for handling the financial security of all government employees—similar to its private sector counterpart, SSS. Its head office is in Pasay City, by the famous Manila Bay, and just a few steps away from the Philippine Senate.
The same warning applies as in the case of other [...]
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Posted in Commuters' EXPRESSions on Jul 31st, 2009
The yellow line or LRT-1 is the first metro line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. Predominantly spanning Taft Avenue (and a portion of Rizal Avenue), it links Quezon City, Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque. It goes from Baclaran in Parañaque to Monumento in Caloocan.
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Posted in Manila, Schools/Universities on Jul 13th, 2009
Established in 1911, De La Salle University (DLSU) – Manila is the flagship university of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), formerly DLSU System. Located along Taft Avenue in Malate, Manila, it is run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (or Fratres Scholarum Christianarum, in Latin) founded by the university’s patron saint, St. John Baptist [...]
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Posted in Commuters' EXPRESSions on Jul 10th, 2009
The blue line or MRT-3 is the metro rail transit that links Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay. It goes from Taft Avenue in Pasay to North Avenue in Quezon City, spanning most part of EDSA (16.9 kilometers of its 24-km stretch).
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