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The country's name originated with Ruy López de Villalobos naming both the islands of Samar and Leyte, Las Islas Felipinas after King Philip II of Spain during his failed expedition in 1543. The archipelago was known under various names such as New Castille (Nueva Castilla), Western Islands (Islas del Poniente), the Manilas, the St. Lazarus Islands (Islas de San Lázaro) and others. Ultimately, Filipinas came to refer to the entire archipelago.
The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, more popularly known as the MRT, is part of the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Only one line exists within this network, and that is MRT-3, called the Blue Line. It is also popularly known as the Metrostar Express or Metrostar for short. Although the network has characteristics of light rail, such as the type of rolling stock used, the system is more akin to a rapid transit system. The system is not related to the Manila Light Rail Transit System, which forms a completely different but linked system. Although one of the original purposes of the system was to decongest Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila's main thoroughfares, many commuters who ride the MRT also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses, to reach the intended destination from an MRT station. While this forms a comprehensive transportation system serving many parts of Metro Manila, the system has only been partially successful in decongesting the very busy thoroughfare, which is further aggravated by the rising number of motor vehicles in the metropolis. The system is operated by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation, a private company operating in partnership with the Department of Transportation and Communications under a Build-Operate-Transfer agreement.
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, abbreviated EDSA, is the main highway in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is an important commuting hub between the northern and southern parts of the metropolis. EDSA is a partially controlled access, 10-lane divided highway (expressway) with many interchanges along its length that eliminate the need for traffic lights, but with a few traffic lights where there is insufficient space or funds for a complete interchange. EDSA typically handles around 225,000 cars every day, typical of major freeways in other large cities.
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- December 12: The House of Representatives backtracked on its plans for a constituent assembly and instead pushed for a constitional convention. (INQ7.net)
- December 10: Mau Marcelo was declared the first Philippine Idol at the final results show in the Araneta Coliseum. (INQ7.net)
- December 8: Dinagat Islands became the 81st province after the voters approve of its secession from Surigao del Norte. (SunStar)
- December 8: Due to Typhoon Seniang (pictured) threatening Cebu, the 12th ASEAN Summit was postponed. (BBC News)
- December 12 - Boxing: Violito Payla beat Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor to win the the flyweight gold. (INQ7.net)
Brother Andrew Benjamin Gonzalez FSC (February 29, 1940 - January 29, 2006) was a linguist, writer, educator, and Lasallian Brother. He served as president of De La Salle University from from 1979 to 1991 and from 1994 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001 he served as Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. After his term ended, he returned to De La Salle University as Vice President for Academics and Research from 2001 to 2003 and as Presidential Adviser for Academics and Research from 2003 to 2005. Br. Andrew conceptualized the De La Salle University System and helped expand the range of Lasallian education in the Philippines.
As Education Secretary, he initiated the revision of the Basic Education Curriculum and placed a corruption-free procurement system which significantly reduced the costs of textbooks and supplies purchased by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. He intiated the changing of language of instruction to the lingua franca for the first three grades.
Discuss and organize how best to present the various political subdivisions of the Philippines or Local Government Units (LGUs), namely, regions, provinces, cities and municipalities.
Dedicated to improving Wikipedia's encyclopedic coverage of Encantadia and Etheria.
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