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The PAGASA naming scheme for Philippine use contains four lists, each containing twenty-five names arranged in alphabetical order. Every typhoon season begins with the first name in the assigned list, and the rolls of names are each reused every four years. An auxiliary list of ten names is used when the main list in a year had been exhausted.
Range – International (chapters both in and out of the Philippines), National (chapters across the Philippines), regional (a few chapters in the same district), and local (one chapter) Active chapters – number of active chapters in the Philippines only; Affiliation – membership in organization of fraternities and / or sororities
Alpha Kappa Rho. The Alpha Kappa Rho International Fraternity and Sorority ( ακρ or AKRHO) is a fraternity established in the Philippines in 1973. The fraternity, comprising men and women from different universities, was originally established to promote loyalty, unity, and integrity in the fraternity amongst its members.
It is the world's twelfth-most-populous country, with diverse ethnicities and cultures. Manila is the country's capital, and its most populated city is Quezon City. Both are within Metro Manila . Negritos, the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, were followed by waves of Austronesian peoples.
IFI – Iglesia Filipina Independiente. INC – Iglesia ni Cristo. JIL – Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide. JIOSWM – Jesus Is Our Shield Worldwide Ministries (Oras ng Himala) JMC – Jesus Miracle Crusade. KJC – Kingdom of Jesus Christ. LAMP – Lighthouse Apostolic Ministry of Pentecost. MCGI – Members Church of God International.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities and ...
SM North EDSA, the first SM Supermall. SM Supermalls was pioneered by Henry Sy, a Chinese-Filipino businessman whose roots traces back to Fujian. Sy opened his first shoe store in Quiapo in 1948 and later the first store under the Shoemart (SM) name in 1958 along Carriedo. In 1972, Shoemart turned into a full-line department store.
Philippine vehicle registration plates have a long history. The earliest license plates were introduced around 1912 with the introduction of Legislative Act No. 2159. In this article, "L" stands for a letter in 1974–1980 and 1981 series plates, "X" stands for an alphanumeric symbol (in 1974–1980 license plates), "P" stands for a prefix (in ...