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Manuel L. Quezon was inaugurated president on November, 1935. Considered to be the first Filipino President of the Philippine Commonwealth under the United States.

He was famous for his remarks:

“I prefer a country run like hell by Filipinos to a country run like heaven by Americans. Because, however bad a Filipino government might be, we can always change it.”

I don’t necessarily agree with that quote above, and i’m not being a US suck up.

He redeemed himself by saying this:

“My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.”

I was blessed to have been invited in the opening of Philippine Football Federation’s House of Football last August 2, 2008. I was also fortunate to have captured FIFA President Sepp Blatter, using my Nikon D40. I even caught him yawning, probably jet lag tired.

The PFF House of Football is in Pasig City, standing on a corner lot and can be found at the end of the following streets: Capt. Henry P. Javier, Danny Floro Canley Road, Hill Crest Drive and Christian Route.

How to get there: From EDSA or crossing then go to at the end of Shaw boulevard. If you see rows of motels, then you’re already close to the PFF house.

Bin Hammam answering questions while Blatter yawning at the back.

Gettyimages photo

Yes, it’s a thumbs up!

David Cook, the season 7 American Idol winner will have a concert on January 27, 2009 in Metro Manila.

The venue and details will be unveiled in the coming months since the announcement came out only in a radio interview.

David Cook’s concert in Manila is part of his “Idol” tour.

I seldom eat in Italian restos, let alone buying their cheapest drink. Their prices makes want to avoid them. It’s not friendly to the common masses.

But it’s different at Sbarro, their prices are just alright and the food are superb.

I was eating alone at Sbarro SM, as usual. I was really hungry, and the curious self in me had to try this type of pizza at Sbarro. I think it was called Stuffed Pizza, but could forgot its specific name.

The dining are were almost filled, mostly families since it was a Sunday.
It costs 117 pesos a slice.

I was attracted by the sesame seeds on top of it. And the taste is even good. Since i am not a voracious eater, i could not eat it all.

You should try eating at Sbarro. Really worth it.

I made a movie filled photos i took around Metro Manila and uploaded in Youtube.

In celebration *kuno* of Manilablog’s one year anniversary, i’m inviting my very very very very loyal readers to a name game. Winners will win a humongous 10 US dollars or a domain name, you choose one which is best for you.

Simply identify the name of a certain Metro Manila street, store, city etc. There are 10 photos below.

Iron Fist Rules:
1. Prize shall be sent through Paypal only. If the winner doesn’t or refuse to have a Paypal account, then a domain name prize option, if the winner doesn’t want a domain. Thanks for the effort, i will choose another winner.

2. Answer specifically the sentence or phrase in bold.

3. Spelling should be correct. However, i would probably consider some misspelling, depending on my mood, haha. I may provide hints.

4. Answer it this way, the bold texts, for example:
if naming a road or street-EDSA street or EDSA road, not EDSA mall
if naming a city -Makati City or Makati, not Makati Store.

5. Fill in your answers below the comment form. Multiple entries allowed.

1. Name the street.

2. What’s name of this mall?

3. This football field is located inside a military camp.What’s the name of the military camp?

4. Photo shot inside a campus. What’s the name of the school?

5. Name the correct street name. You can say Colocoy st. or Colocoy rd, etc.

6. What’s the name of this building? This is close to UA & P.

7. This is a business district. Name the city where this CBD is located.

8. Photo of a store in Manila. What’s the name of this store?

9. This is a condominium. Name the business district where this condo is located.

10. Interior of a building located in Ortigas Center. What’s the name of this building?

1834 - Manila port opened by the Spanish colonial government for trading.

1896 - Rizal was executed at Bagumbayan Field of what is now popularly called Luneta Park. Revolution ensued because of it.

1897 - The Katipunan was replaced by a new government headed by Emilio Aguinaldo as president. Andres Bonifacio resisted and built his own government, but was executed together with his brother for treason.

1898 - The US bought the Philippines for US$ 20 million from Spain, and staged a mock Battle of Manila Bay to make it appear as a legitimate war between the US and Spain.

1899 - The start of Philippine-American War that lasted for three years.

Taken near MRT Station EDSA Cubao, just beside 7-11.

Shot using Nikon D40, editing software: Piknik.

I found another Metro Manila map and directory. It covers all the cities in Metro Manila from Caloocan to Valenzuela City.

Convenient feature i found is if you are searching for a specific school, it would give you its address and contact  numbers.

http://www.directorymanila.net/

Some Manila history highlights that might be helpful to you. Will add more in the future.

1571 - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi arrived in Manila, and became the governor general. As a result Catholicism spread like wildfire.

1646 - Spaniards successfully defended the city against the Dutch in Manila Bay.

1762 - The British grabbed Manila from the Spaniards.

1764 - Spaniards successfully drove out the British.