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unusual facts about Sta. Rosa, Laguna



Black Heart

Blackheart Records, an American record label founded by rock musicians Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna

Brasher Doubloon

The unique Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin made for the young United States, was sold December 2011 by nationally known rare coin dealer, Steven L. Contursi of Laguna Beach, California, to Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) of Far Hills, New Jersey.

Caliraya Dam

Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in the town of Lumban province of Laguna, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of the Philippines.

Clio V6 Renault Sport

The 3.0 60º V6 engine, sourced from the PSA group (ES9J, the same utilized in the Peugeot 406, 407 y 607, and the Citroen C 5) although the Laguna engine, PRV (Peugeot, Renault & Volvo) an earlier development 90º V based in a V8 that never was.

D*Note

Laguna featured cover versions of songs that figured as key parts of Winn and Hirsch’s musical influences, including "Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb, "Guinnevere" by David Crosby, "Edith and The Kingpin" by Joni Mitchell, and "Being Alive" by Stephen Sondheim.

Delfina Herbosa de Natividad

Delfina Rizal Herbosa was born on December 20, 1879 in Calamba, Laguna to Mariano Herbosa and Lucia Rizal, sister of José Rizal, and she is of Spanish, Chinese and Japanese descent.

Dennis Miranda

In the 2006-07 Philippine Cup, Miranda was traded to the Sta. Lucia Realtors with Manny Ramos and the Coca-Cola Tigers' 2008 second round pick in exchange for Alex Cabagnot, Ricky Calimag, and Kenneth Duremdes.

DZMC

It broadcasts from the Campus Radio Station of the College of Communication Building, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Anonas Street, Sta.

Fortunato Halili Avenue

Fortunato F. Halili Avenue or F.F. Halili Ave. for short is a 2 to 4 lane national road and one of the major thoroughfares of the municipality of Sta. Maria, and the municipality of Bocaue, Bulacan,

Gallanosa family

The Gallanosa Clan originated from the town of Sta. Magdalena, province of Sorsogon, Bicol Region (Region V), Philippines.

Geography of Manila

The Tondo Province annexed to this new district the towns of Cainta, Taytay, Antipolo and Boso-boso, while Laguna contributed the towns of Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla and Jalajala.

Great Planes Model Manufacturing

One of Great Planes' recent offerings, a scale Ryan STA sheeted in their Monokote covering, is flight ready after only fifteen hours of assembly.

Hacienda Luisita

Americans brought the centrifugal-based machinery which doubled the production of the estate and therefore did not require the cane to be loaded onto a truck to Laguna to be squeezed in the haciendas there, including those of the Roxas and Zóbel families.

Interstate 40 in New Mexico

The route departs the Laguna Pueblo, briefly transits the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation (a chapter of the Navajo Nation), crosses the Rio Puerco and begins a steep climb to the top of a mesa marked by several small cinder cones overlooking the Rio Grande rift and Albuquerque.

Isidro Ungab

Ungab attended the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna and attained a degree in B.S. Agri Economics.He finished his Advanced Bank Management Program (ABMP) at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Masters in Public Management (MPM) from the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), and the Command and General Staff Course in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo.

John W. Rosa

Rosa is a pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours in the A-7, A-10, the Hunter and Jaguar aircraft, F-16, F-117A, HH-60G and HC-130.

Kupine

It also contains the first version of the song "Šta me gledaš" which a year later appeared on the album Svinje and became a live standard for the band.

La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello

La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello is a 1980 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini, starring Lino Banfi with Nadia Cassini.

Lae Garden and Landscapes

It is located at Bay, Laguna Philippines just under 20 km from South Luzon Expressway.

Laguna de Bay

Because of the problems facing and threatening the potential of the lake, then President Ferdinand Marcos signed into law Republic Act (RA) 4850 in 1966 creating the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), the main agency tasked to oversee the programs that aimed to develop and protect Laguna de Bay.

Laguna de Manialtepec

The Laguna de Manialtepec is a coastal lagoon about 18 km west of Puerto Escondido in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Laguna de Términos

Laguna de Términos (Términos Lagoon) is made up of a series of rich, sediment-laden lagoons and tidal estuaries connected by two channels to the Bay of Campeche in the southern part of Gulf of Mexico, in Carmen Municipality in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Campeche.

Laguna Hills Mall

Laguna Hills Mall is an average sized, enclosed shopping mall located in Laguna Hills, California, in southern Orange County.

Laguna Sur metro station

Laguna Sur station was finally inaugurated on February 3, 2011 by Chilean president Sebastián Piñera along with the rest of stations on the line extension between Barrancas and Plaza de Maipú stations.

Leo M. Drona

Leo Murphy Drona was born on October 18, 1941 at Pangil, Laguna.

Louie Jon Agustin Sanchez

Louie Jon Agustin Sanchez (born 1980 in Sta. Mesa, Manila), a poet, fictionist, critic, and journalist, hails from Flora, Apayao, Philippines.

Mala biblioteka

Ljubivoje Ršumović: Još nam samo ale fale, Vesti iz nesvesti, Ma šta mi reče (collections of poetry for children, read by the author).

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.

Mount Sungay

Nearby mountains visible from Mount Sungay include Mount Makiling in Laguna/Batangas border; Mount Malepunyo and Mount Macolod in Batangas; and Mount Banahaw in Quezon.

Municipal Tramways Trust

The STA was renamed TransAdelaide as part of the state government's privatisation programme of the 1990s and is now limited to operating Adelaide's tram and train services.

The MTT ceased to exist in 1975 upon the establishment of the State Transport Authority (STA) Bus and Tram Division.

MV Ventura

Frankie's Pizzeria and Grill are located by the Laguna pool and are inspired by the informal restaurant chain created by Marco Pierre White and Frankie Dettori.

Nikos Gounaris

His song; Pame Sta Bouzoukia is featured in a custom map on the MMOFPS Counter-Strike titled de plaka.

Paete, Laguna

Its statues, pulpits, murals and bas relief are found in churches, palaces and museums all over the world, including the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, the Mission Dolorosa in San Francisco, the San Cayetano Church in Mexico, the St. Joseph's shrine in Sta.

Pagsanjan, Laguna

During this long period, the town prospered as the commercial, cultural and learning center of the province, and was called the "Athens of Laguna".

Panducot, Bulacan

Residents would usually go to Sta. Lucia Natl. High School for secondary education and to Bulacan State University for tertiary education.

Poecilia wingei

The species was first collected from Laguna de Patos in Venezuela by Franklyn F. Bond in 1937, and rediscovered by Dr. John Endler in 1975.

Rebecca Dines

She has performed numerous times for Palo Alto-based Theatreworks, as well as Kansas City, Berkeley, San Jose, and South Coast Repertory theatres, Magic and B Street theatres, and the Laguna Playhouse, among others.

Renault Vel Satis

The Vel Satis shares its "platform" (chassis, powertrain, assembly process) with the Laguna and Espace IV and was produced on the same assembly line in Sandouville, France.

Rizal

This consisted of the towns of Antipolo, Bosoboso, Cainta and Taytay from the Province of Tondo; and the towns of Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Angono, Binangonan and Jalajala from the Province of La Laguna, with the capital at Morong.

Salazar Park

Ruben F. Salazar Park (formerly Laguna Park) is a public park in Los Angeles, California, and is administrated by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.

San Bruno Park Elementary School District

The Portola Elementary School, located in the city's northwestern corner, had long been part of the Laguna Salada School District, headquartered in Pacifica, California.

Sustainable Transport Award

Mayor Enrique Peñalosa’s vision and implementation helped transform Bogotá into a model livable city and set a precedent for subsequent years’ STA cities.

Tasha Reign

After her high school days in Laguna Beach, Reign enrolled in Santa Monica College, and in 2010 she enrolled at UCLA.

Tata Esteban

At his wake, former DILG Secretary, former Laguna Governor, former Senator and former NAPOLCOM Chief Joey Lina shared that he and Tata were to due to discuss the production of an anti-drug abuse campaign using the Bible as the most potent weapon against addiction.

Texas State Highway 100

It reaches the eastern terminus at the Queen Isabella Causeway, which continues across the laguna Madre to South Padre Island

The Funny Company

Villainous Belly Laguna (who was modeled after Bela Lugosi in his Dracula role) always tried to thwart the Funny Company's plans (for his own profit), but never with any success.

University of the Philippines College of Music

Its first dean Francisco Santiago, who hails from the town of Sta. Maria, Bulacan, Philippines, is referred to as The Father of Kundiman Art Song.


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