The Net 25 tower is a free-standing lattice tower with a triangular cross-section used by Net 25 a Philippine television network based out of Quezon City. Built-in the year 2000, the tower stands 276.4 meters (907 ft) tall. It is currently the second tallest structure in the Philippines and one of the tallest lattice towers in the world.
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New Era is a barangay in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is noted for its dominant Iglesia ni Cristo population.
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New Era University is a private educational institution in the Philippines, run by the Iglesia ni Cristo. Although it is associated with the INC, it is a non-sectarian university. Its main campus is at New Era, Quezon City, within the Central Office Complex of the INC, since 1986. Aside from its flagship Quezon City campus, it has four other campuses around the Philippines, including one in San Fernando City, in Lipa City, in General Santos, and in Baras.
Founded on June 17, 1975, it was known as the New Era Educational Institute, and was located along Echague Street, Quiapo, Manila. It initially offered only secondary education but later expanded in 1977 to serve technical and vocational courses under its Center for Livelihood and Skills Training. It also offers graduate programs.
In 1981, it was renamed New Era College after the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports granted collegiate status, and later in June 1995, to its present name, New Era University, when the Commission on Higher Education granted university status.
It is run by the INC for the educational needs of INC members, although it accepts enrollments from non-INC members as well. Formerly, under the university umbrella, it ran the College of Evangelical Ministry School for Ministers), where the Church teaches its male members to become ministers.
Other colleges include College of Engineering and Technology, College of Nursing, College of Business Administration, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Music, College of Law, College of Computer Studies, College of Accountancy, School of Graduate Studies, and the then new College of Communication, College of Medicine, and Center for Medical and Health Allied Sciences. It offers new courses in the Philippines, including BS Real Estate Management and BS Criminology.
NEU is the legal owner of the Philippine Arena, which is the largest indoor arena in the world with a seating capacity of over 50,000.
It annually hosts its graduation ceremonies at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, which is being developed because there is a proposal to move the main campus of NEU to this location.
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The Philippine Research Reactor-1 is a research reactor that is owned and maintained by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute in Quezon City, Philippines. The PRR-1 is the first nuclear reactor and the only operating nuclear facility in the Philippines. The PRR-1 initially operated as a critical reactor from 1963 to 1988 and the facility became dormant for 34 years. A new subcritical reactor, the Subcritical Assembly for Training, Education, and Research, was setup within the facility which was first loaded with nuclear rods in June 2022.
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The Iglesia ni Cristo Central Temple is the flagship temple of the Philippine-based Independent Christian church Iglesia ni Cristo. To date, it is the only INC building that is called a temple. Located along Commonwealth Avenue corner Central Avenue in Quezon City, it was completed on July 27, 1984, and is the biggest church/place of worship in the country with a capacity of around 7,000 people.
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The Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration was formed "In order to advance the economic and social development of the Region through the promotion of the study, practice and status of public administration and adoption of adequate administrative systems", by international treaty signed in Manila in the Philippines on 19 June 1958. EROPA was officially formed on 5 December 1960.
EROPA is a partner of the United Nations Public Administration Network. EROPA also has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
The Philippines remains the center for its activities, since having hosted the first Regional Conference on Public Administration 7 to 20 June 1958, with EROPA being based out of National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines.
In addition to the headquarters in the Philippines, it has four active centers:
Development Management Center in conjunction with the National Human Resources Development Institute in Gyeonggi Province
Human Resource Research Center in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Personnel Science in Beijing
Local Government Center in conjunction with the Local Autonomy College in Tokyo
Policy Studies Center in conjunction with the National Institute of Public Administration in Jakarta.
Training Center in conjunction with the Indian Institute of Public Administration in New Delhi
Its transmitter transmits the signals of Net 25 (DZEC-TV), INCTV 48 (DZCE-TV) & Eagle FM 95.5 (DWDM-FM).
