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2 unusual facts about Marikina


Legislative district of Pasig-Marikina

The lone Parliamentary District of Pasig-Marikina was the representation of the municipalities of Pasig and Marikina in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.

Mariquina

Marikina, formerly Mariquina, a city in the Philippines


Alyssa Alano

Initial investigations said Alano was speeding along the westbound lane of Marcos Highway near SM City Marikina when her sport utility vehicle (Ford Everest) hit the concrete barrier of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority at the center island.

G Liner

From these mentioned units, some of the bus units (UD Nissan Diesel, Mitsubishi Fuso) were still maintained for the route from Quiapo, Manila to Taytay and Cainta in Rizal, while some were refleeted and transferred to their sister companies such as Marikina Auto Line Transport Corporation (MALTC) and Eastern Manila Bus Corporation (EMBC).

Kingdom of Tondo

In 1587, Magat Salamat, one of the children of Rajah Lakan Dula, and with his Spanish enforced name Augustin de Legazpi, Lakan Dula's nephew, and the lords of the neighboring areas of Tondo, Pandakan, Marikina, Kandaba, Nabotas and Bulakan were martryed for secretly conspiring to overthrow the Spanish colonizers.

Manggahan Floodway

On September 26, 2009, at about 6:00 pm PST, the 50-mph "Tropical Storm Ketsana" (called "Ondoy" in the Philippines) hit Metro Manila and dumped one month's rainfall in less than 24 hours, causing the Marikina River system, including the Manggahan Floodway, to burst its banks very rapidly.

Marikina River

A scientific study of the species found in five locations in the Laguna de Bay tributary system, including the Marikina River, revealed that the specimen of janitor fish previously reported as Hypostomus plecostomus actually belong to the genus Pterygoplichthys, family Loricariidae.

Marikina–Infanta Highway

After Masinag the road starts its ascent towards the Sierra Madre passing through Tanay, Rizal, finally to Infanta, Quezon.

To the left of the intersection is the main campus of the University of Rizal System.

The Marikina–Infanta Highway, also known as the Marcos Highway or MARILAQUE Highway (MARILAQUE stands for Manila-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon), is a scenic mountain 44-kilometer highway that connects Metro Manila with Infanta, Quezon in the Philippines.

Robinsons Metro East

The name "Metro East" refers to the fact that the mall is located in the eastern district of the Greater Manila Area, which includes the cities of Pasig and Marikina in Metro Manila as well as Antipolo City within the municipalities of Cainta and San Mateo in Rizal.

Roosevelt College Marikina

Roosevelt College Marikina is a private non-sectarian college named in honor of the American president Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore

Other locations include the walled city, Intramuros; a bar in Marikina; a rooftop near Roxas Boulevard; a slum in Cambridge Street; and a vacant lot in Quezon City.

St. Scholastica's Academy Marikina

Then owner of Marikina Heights Subdivision Mr. Jose Tuason, Sr. offered the lot to the Benedictine sisters of Tutzing at a very low price.

Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape

The Marikina Watershed Reservation was originally created on the July 26, 1904, by virtue of Executive Order No. 33, which was issued by then Governor-General of the Philippine Islands Luke Edward Wright.

Near the boundary of Marikina and Pasig cities, the river meets the gates of the Manggahan Floodway, a controlled waterway used to prevent flooding in Manila during heavy rains by diverting most of the water of the Marikina towards Laguna de bay instead of Pasig River.


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