History of Valentine's Day

 February 14, People around the whole world celebrate Valentine’s Day. They exchange gifts, chocolates, and flowers to their love ones. But how did Valentine’s Day began?

 

Tallest in the Philippines

Tallest Building

The tallest building in the Philippines is the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom) Tower located inside the Makati Central Business District and which stands 850 ft. It is the tallest building in the Philippines since 2000 and the 117th tallest building in the world.






















Tallest PBA Player 


Edward Joseph Feihl of TJ Hotdogs is the tallest player of PBA who stands 7 feet tall.

Oldest in the Philippines

Oldest City

Cebu City was the first city in the Philippines and the oldest city in the Philippines. Calle Colon of Cebu City was also considered as the oldest street in the Philippines. Colegio de San Ildefonso of Cebu City was also considered as the oldest school in the Philippines and Asia. It was founded in 1595 by the Spanish Jesuits. Today it is known as University of San Carlos.

Oldest Province

Aklan was founded by settlers of Borneo on 1213. Aklan was originally known as Minuro itAkean and once part of Capiz. Aklan was separated from Capiz in 1956. Its first ruler was Datu Dinagandan. Today, Aklan is famous because of its white sand beaches of Boracay. Aklan was also considered as one of the first class provinces of the Philippines.

Birth of Microwave Oven

Originally, microwaves were used only in military and telecommunications applications - weapon guiding systems, radar  tracking and long distance communication. It was not until 1945 when the use of microwaves for cooking purposes was accidentally discovered. At that time, an american scientist, Dr. Percy Spencer who was working for a Us Defense Contractor was testing a microwave radar system when he noticed that a candy bar he had left on top of his workbench started melting when he switched on the radar that was emitting microwaves. This phenomenon completely puzzeled him. What was causing the candy bar to melt? He tried to expose other materials like popcorn that resulted to popping. This marked the birth of the Microwave Oven.

Cebu

       Cebu City is the first city in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Cebu. Cebu City has a land area of 291.2 sq. kilometers and 60 sq. kilometers of Cebu City is classified as urban area and 235 sq kilometers is rural.

   In late 1520's Rajah Humabon was the king of Cebu. In 1521, he welcomed Ferdinand Magellan in Cebu. Ferdinand Magellan was killed here in Cebu by a Muslim King, Datu Lapu-Lapu in the Battle of Mactan.

   Today, Cebu City was one of the progressive cities here in the Philippines. Tourism and the entry of BPO or business process outsourcing also help for the better growth of the economy of the city.

Araneta Coliseum, Biggest Coliseum in the World

 In 1952, J. Amado Araneta purchased a 35-hectare property in Cubao. Araneta was once the wealthiest family in Asia. Araneta Coliseum was built in 1957 and finished by 1959. It was recognized as the World's Biggest Covered Coliseum until 1963. Today, Araneta Coliseum is the the biggest covered facility in Southeast Asia. Araneta Coliseum has a floor area of 2,300 sq. meters and 108 meter dome diameter and has up to 30,000 seat capacity.

Introduction of Cellphone in the philippines

Cellphones were introduced here in the Philippines in late 60's. Analog phones were the first introduced here in the Philippines and it was only capable of voice calls. Nokia introduced the GSM or Group Special Mobile here in the Philippines in the mid 70's. GSM has more advance feature than the First Generation Mobile. It can support text messaging or SMS, call waiting, and call forwarding.