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7 unusual facts about Sampaloc


Arthur Angara

He finished his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree at the University of the East in Sampaloc, Manila in 1960, the same year when he passed the Dentist Licensure Examination, in which he was ranked 12th.

Blumentritt Road

It runs through the border of the City of Manila with Quezon City and Caloocan from Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz district to Gregorio Tuazon Street (formerly Calle Balic Balic) in Sampaloc district.

Legarda Street

Legarda Street is a short street located in Sampaloc district in Manila, Philippines.

It heads due west, traversing the southern edge of Sampaloc and skirting the northern boundary of San Miguel.

Partas

The latest terminal within Metro Manila was opened in Sampaloc district of Manila City.

Sampaloc

Sampaloc is the Filipino word for tamarind and the name of certain locations in the Philippines.

Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina

The organization was established on February 2, 1902 at a congress of "approximately 140 printers and lithographers" gathered at Variedades Theater in Sampaloc, Manila.


Blumentritt railway station

It is located at the corner of Old Antipolo Street and Rizal Avenue in Sampaloc, Manila and derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Road, which is named after the Czech professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, friend of José Rizal and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

Legarda Street

It crosses through the eastern section of the University Belt area in a generally east-west orientation between the junction with Lacson Avenue in Sampaloc and the intersection with Nepomuceno Street and Concepcion Aguila Street in Quiapo.

University of the East College of Business Administration

On September 11, 1946, five people namely Francisco T. Dalupan, Sr., Herminiglio Reyes, Jose Torres, Jaime Hernandez and Santiago dela Cruz established the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration (PCCBA) along R. Papa St. in Sampaloc, Manila.


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