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Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded the city of Manila and built _______ after the establishment of Manila

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Fort Santiago

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the modern equivalent of Maestro de Obras is

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construction foreman

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what group of individuals built catholic churches made of wood

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Franciscan Order

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what year was Fort San Antonio Abad built

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1584

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Who built the Fort Nuestra Senora de Guia (bonus: what year)

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Antonio Sedeno (1586)

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during 1591-1631, what structure did Leonardo Iturrino built

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Santiago Castle

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the oldest stone church in the Philippines, designed with Corinthian and Ionic architechture (bonus: what year was it built)

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St. Augustine Church (1599)

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church built on the lot donated by Don Bernardino Castillo in 1621

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St. Sebastian Church

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bridge built in 1632 formerly known as Puente Grande Bridge, and Puente de Espana

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Jones Bridge

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what year did the Manila Earthquake occur

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1645

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what year was the Pasig lighthouse built (bonus: when was it deactivated)

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1846 (deactivated in 1992)

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MWSS, established in 1686 stands for

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Manila Waterworks and Sewerage Systems

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the first suspension bridge built in 1852 (bonus: what was it later known as)

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Puente Colgante Bridge (later known as Puente de Claveria)

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when did Manila get a steady supply of fresh water

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1867

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what year was the Bureau of Public Works and Highways established

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1868

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when did the Railroad of Luzon finish construction

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1875

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what was the name of the school for Maestro de Obras that was established in 1880

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Escuela Practica y Artes Oficios de Manila

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the Manila-Dagupan railway was completed at what year (bonus: give the other name for the railway)

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1892 (Ferrocaril De Manila a Dagupan)

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who is the architect responsible for the construction of the St. Sebastian Church

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Architect Genero Palacios

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cut spanish road made of adobe

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ordinario

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the founding of Carriedo Waterworks, a Manila water system

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1878-1918

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One of four government departments established by Emilio Aguinaldo that oversees building and maintenance of roads (bonus: what year)

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Department of War and Public Works (1898)

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during Apolinario Mabini’s presidency, the Bureau of Engineers was under what department? (bonus: what year)

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Communications and Public Works Department (1899)

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a private institution offering academic course for maestro de obras (bonus: what year)

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Liceo de Manila (1900)

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when did the use of reinforced concrete first introduced in the Philippines
1900
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what road type was used during the early 1900s
Macadam road type
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Act ______ posits that public works and projects are placed under the "Provincial Supervisions"
Act No. 83
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what does the association AAAF stands for? (bonus: what year was it created)
Academia de Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas (created in 1902)
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what act nos. were passed that led to the establishment of the Department of Commerce and Police, and under it, the Bureau of Engineering and Construction of Public Works and the Bureau of Architecture and Construction
Act nos 222 and 268
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the first railroad legislation act
Philippine Commission Act no 554
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what does the MRRCo stands for (bonus: what year)
Manila Railroad Company (1902)
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during 1903, AAAF changed the name of their association to AIAAF which stands for
Academia de Ingeniera Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas
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what year did the Liceo and the Academia merge to create the Escuela de Ingeniera y Arquitectura
1904
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what year did the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Santo Tomas first established
1907
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a gravity dam constructed over the Marikina River in Rizal, Philippines (bonus: what year)
Wawa Dam (1909)
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first instructor to be appointed as instructor in graphics (drawing) on a part-time basis in UP College of Engineering
Mr. Jose Katigbak
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what year did the motor vehicle first appear
1910
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what year was the AIAAF dissolved
1911
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this act regulated the appropriation of water and irrigation systems
The Irrigation Act of 1912
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what year was the Metropolitan Water District founded
1919-1954
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this law separated the Board of Examiners for Civil Engineering and Architecture
Public Act no. 2985
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what does PSCE stands for (bonus: what year was it established)
Philippine Society of Civil Engineers (1928)
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who is the first president of PSCE (what is his PRC number)
Marcial Kasilag (PRC no. 00001)
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this law allowed underage persons to take the board exam but not practice their profession until they reach 21
Act no. 4211
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what year was the Manila National Airport Established
1948
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what year was the boom of automobiles in the Philippines
1960
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Which Cebu Governor did Gov. Gen. Francis B. Harrison appoint as the Secretary of Commerce and Communication (bonus: what year)
Dionisio Jakosalem (1917-1922)
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Which departments were the result of the Executive Order 396 (bonus: who was its secretary)
Department of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor (Basilio Valdes)
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what year was the Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC) abolished
1941
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what year was the Department of national Defense and Communications named back to Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC)
1945
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which dam was constructed during 1950-1956
Ambuklao dam
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what year was the DPWC again reconstituted to Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (DPWTC)
1951
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which bureau was created in 1954 by virtue of the RA 1192, and placed under the DPWTC
Bureau of Public Highways
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what irrigation bureau was created during 1955-1970 though RA 1383
National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA)
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which administration was transferred to the DPWTC during 1956
Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
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a 2 to 8-lane limited-access toll expressway established in the 1960s that connects manila to the provinces of central luzon (bonus: name other names)
North Luzon Expressway or NLEx (North Diversion Road, Manila North Expressway or MNEX, Radial Road 8)
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which years were the automobile age
1960s-1980s
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what year was the SI system established
1960
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which association was founded during 1961
Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (1961)
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dam located at Norzagaray Bulacan built during 1961-1967
Angat dam
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during 1964, MRRCo changed to what name
Philippine National Railways (PNR)
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during 1971-1977, RA 6234 was enacted changing NAWASA to what name
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systems (MWSS)
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PACE and PSCE merged in what year (bonus: who did the effort to merge)
1972 (Engr. Cesar Caliwara)
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President Marcos created the presidential decree 198 to create _____ to regulate all professions
Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC)
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in fulfillment of the merging of PACE and PSCE, what organization was created (bonus: what year)
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers or PICE (1973)
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who is the first president of PICE (bonus: what year)
Engr. Cesar Caliwara (1974)
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PRC recognized PICE as the only official organization of civil engineers in the Ph on what year
1975
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the national building code of the Philippines was established during what year
1977
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during 1979, MPWTC was restructured to which two ministries
Ministry of Public Works (MPW) and Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC)
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during 1980, ____ was responsible for water supply in areas not covered by MWSS or LWUA
Rural Waterworks Development Corporation (RWDC)
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who was the first chairman of light rail transportation authority
Imelda Marcos
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in 1981, MPW and MPH were merged to become what organization
Ministry of Public Works and Highways (MPWH)
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built in 1982, this dam was southeast asia's first large multipurpose dam (what year did it start to operate)
Magat Dam (1983)
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in 1987, MPWH was changed to what name
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
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which president declared the civil engineering week in 1991 (bonus: what date is the civil engineering week)
Corazon Aquino (November 3-9)
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what year was the RA 10609 signed
2013
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what year was PACE established
1937
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who is the first president of PACE
Engr. Enrique Sto Tomas Cortes
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what was the exact year that the first bicol train was under operation
January 31, 1938
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