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The first three BIR Collectors were: Wenceslao Trinidad (1918–1922); Juan Posadas Jr. (1922–1934) and Alfredo Yatao (1934–1938). In May 1921, by virtue of Act No. 299, the Real Estate, License and Cash Divisions were abolished and their functions were transferred to the City of Manila.
Website. www .customs .gov .ph. The Bureau of Customs (abbreviated BoC or BOC; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Adwana) is a Filipino government agency that is responsible for the collecting of customs duties, excise duties, and other indirect taxes in the Philippines. It is part of the Philippines Department of Finance.
t. e. The archaeology of the Philippines is the study of past societies in the territory of the modern Republic of the Philippines, an island country in Southeast Asia, through material culture . The history of the Philippines focuses on Spanish colonialism and how the Philippines became independent from both Spain and the United States.
Alfredo Esguerra Evangelista was born in Davao City on September 22, 1926. He completed his primary and secondary education in Davao City. His parents, Catalino N. Evangelista from Pangasinan and Filomena S. Esguerra from Dumaguete City, initially did not support the idea of him becoming an archaeologist; instead, they wanted him to be a lawyer.
The Philippine five hundred-peso note ( Filipino: Limandaang Piso) (₱500) is a denomination of Philippine currency. Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and his wife, President Corazon Aquino are currently featured on the front side of the note, while the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and the blue-naped parrot are featured on the ...
Early explorations Reception of the Manila Galleon by the Chamorro in the Ladrones Islands, ca. 1590 Boxer Codex. After a long, tolling voyage across the Pacific Ocean, Ferdinand Magellan reached the island of Guam on 6 March 1521 and anchored the three ships that were left of his fleet in Umatac Bay, before proceeding to the Philippines, where he met his death during the Battle of Mactan.
Returning from the United States in 1905, Torres was appointed to the statistical division of the Bureau of Customs. There he became acting confidential investigator under Insular Collector McCoy. In 1906, he organized the first cadet battalions in Manila high schools, with focus in Liceo de Manila and Ateneo de Manila from 1906 to 1908.
In 1767, the first post office in the Philippines was established in the city of Manila, which was later organized under a new postal district of Spain. At first, the postal office served mainly to courier government and church documents. In 1779, the postal district encompassed Manila and the entire Philippine archipelago.