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93-526: Bridgetowne straddles the dividing line between Quezon City and Pasig and is divided into two tracts by the Marikina River . The majority of the development, the 22.56-hectare (55.7-acre) Bridgetowne East, sits on the eastern bank of the river within an area of Pasig administered as part of the village of Rosario and Manggahan .This area bounded by Amang Rodriguez Avenue to the east is a densely populated residential and industrial area in close proximity to

186-408: A 1.8-hectare site across Bridgetowne Estate, in partnership with Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation . The previous UAAP logo features the university colors of the eight member-schools of the league in a circular formation. It also bears the year when the league was established, 1938, in the center. The seal changes every season where the university colors of the season host is placed on

279-400: A 7-hectare (17-acre) textile manufacturing complex which stood at the site since 1954 and which JG Summit purchased in the 1970s. In December 2019, another hectare was added to the township through a joint acquisition of the former Red Ribbon Bakeshop commissary on C-5 Road adjacent to the property by Robinsons Land and DoubleDragon Properties . Formerly named as Robinsons Bridgetowne, it

372-458: A Boys' division only. Basketball staged Girls' division competitions starting Season 82 albeit as demo sport only. Esports is the latest sport added by the league and was introduced in Season 87 . Beginning Season 78, the league has shifted its sports schedule start from July to September because of the change in the academic calendars of most of its member universities. A rivalry between

465-539: A coinciding deal from 1979 to 1989. In 1989, Radio Philippines Network (RPN) began their partnership with the UAAP. Two years later in 1991, Louis Kierulf agreed to a deal with the UAAP to put their entire basketball championship on television through Silverstar Communications. Silverstar would continue broadcasting the UAAP until 1999, during which the broadcasts moved to People's Television Network (PTV) in 1994. In 2000, ABS-CBN , through their sports division , became

558-657: A complex network with the Balanti, Halang, and Muntingdilao Creeks and the Sapang Baho River , eventually emptying into the Manggahan Floodway and Laguna de Bay . The Marikina River is on the verge of an ecological imbalance as a strange species of fish has dominated its ecosystem. Since the late 1990s, the Marikina River has been infested by janitor fish . Before, the river was thriving with

651-414: A controversial ineligibility issue, which also caused La Salle's suspension in 2006. La Salle and FEU have met seven times in the finals of UAAP women's volleyball, most recently in 2018 when La Salle swept FEU en route to their 11th overall championship. La Salle has won three crowns over FEU in their head-to-head finals matchups, while FEU, having the most number of volleyball championship titles in

744-583: A hub for fun]and games, five state of the art digital cinemas (including the first ever Family Cinema), a food hall , central garden and the Chapel of the Archangels (a Roman Catholic chapel). A redevelopment of the former one hectare (2.5 acres) Red Ribbon Bakeshop commissary building on C-5 Road by the 50-50 percent joint venture of Robinsons Land and DoubleDragon Properties . The ₱2 billion mixed retail and office development will occupy two-thirds of

837-462: A levee left behind a remnant waterway now known as Patay na Ilog (literally "Dead River", referring to the former path of the river) where the original path of the river once traversed, which rejoins the Marikina River just south of Tumana Bridge. The dredging for this American era levee left behind a large stone outcropping just below water level where the Marikina's children would play, back when

930-461: A parking lot that is Tesla -ready. In July 2023, DoubleDragon Properties announced that it would build its Hotel 101 brand, named Hotel 101-Libis Bridgetowne. The proposed hotel with 702 rooms is envisioned to be the biggest in Quezon City . It is built on a 2,547-square-meter (27,420 sq ft) lot of Bridgetowne District, across Opus Mall. In October 2024, Lance Gokongwei launched

1023-400: A regular member into the league in 1954. MCU remained until its pull-out in 1962. The other two universities (Adamson and UM) were dropped from the UAAP due to their inability to comply with the league requirements. In 1970, Adamson University reapplied for admission to the league with a two-year probationary period and in 1974, Adamson successfully hosted the 1974–75 athletic season paving

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1116-613: A result of the network's shutdown . In search of a new media partner, the association entered a deal with Cignal TV to broadcast games through One Sports . This also included the establishment of the UAAP Varsity Channel , a dedicated channel for the association similar to the Philippine Basketball Association 's PBA Rush , which is also owned by Cignal. TV5 also broadcast a selection of games in 2022 , while Pilipinas Live serves as

1209-404: A result, widespread heavy rains impacted regions still recovering from deadly floods triggered by Typhoon Saola less than a week earlier. During a 22‑hour span from August 6–7, 687 millimeters (27.0 in) of rain fell in parts of Metro Manila , leading local media to compare the event to Typhoon Ketsana in 2009, which killed 464 in the city. Some of the most severe flooding took place along

1302-567: A structure built during the early 1900s to provide water for Manila. From Rodriguez, the river flows through San Mateo then to its namesake city of Marikina . In Pasig , the river meets the gates of the Manggahan Floodway , a controlled waterway used to prevent flooding in Manila during heavy rains by diverting most of the water of the Marikina toward Laguna de Bay instead of the Pasig River. Located 6.75 kilometers (4.19 mi) downstream

1395-403: A target completion date of 2024. Haraya Residences, is a twin tower condominium development by Shang Properties and Robinsons Land. The condominium is located at Riverside Drive cor. Bridgetowne Boulevard. It is Shang Properties' second collaboration with Robinsons Land after Aurelia Residences. Le Pont Residences is an A-grade, 50-story twin tower condominium development. The building will have

1488-416: A total of 20 years, the most for the event. Since 2010, the rivalry turned into a friendly one as both UP and UST supporters cheered their school cheers during the announcement of winners. Although matches between these universities have not reached a rivalry status in sporting events outside of cheerdance, the battle between their respective teams may be referred to as "Separation of Church and State". UST

1581-529: Is a 40-story residential condominium high-rise under construction in the Bridgetowne East section of the township. It is a development of Robinsons Communities and will feature 1,500 studio units. The Velaris Residences is a ₱5.6 billion luxury condominium development by RHK Land Corporation, a joint venture of Robinsons Land and Hongkong Land . It is a 45-story glass-and-concrete tower on a 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) piece of land in Bridgetowne East with

1674-669: Is an upscale retail development developed and managed by Robinsons Malls , located at the Quezon City side of the development. It also serves as the podium of the upcoming Fili Hotel, its first branch in Metro Manila and the second after NUSTAR Cebu. The mall opened on July 3, 2024, after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The six-storey luxury shopping center hosts the Marketplace , numerous shops and restaurants,

1767-493: Is believed that blocked pipes, a poorly maintained sewerage system, and uncollected domestic waste were major factors in the speed with which the flood waters engulfed the surrounding area. This prompted President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to declare a State of National Calamity and set up a task force to rescue the inhabitants. However, the government was forced to admit that resources were in short supply and called for global assistance. Thereafter, efforts have been made to improve

1860-472: Is located at Zeta Tower. Its twin, Exxa Tower, was completed later that year, and now hosts a contact center of American business services company Concentrix . Robinsons Land's fourth office tower development in Bridgetowne is the 29-story Giga Tower located beside Tera Tower. It has a gross leasable area of 35,000 square meters (380,000 sq ft) and houses a contact center of VXI Global. Cirrus

1953-504: Is now known as the Blue Babble Battalion. This would later become UAAP's "Battle of Katipunan" when both universities transferred to their respective campuses along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City , and when the two schools began competing in the UAAP. While both schools featured in the UAAP championship games for other events like men's football , the now-dubbed "Battle of Katipunan" garnered nationwide attention for

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2046-484: Is one. The day after, the Marikina River returned in critical level. On September 29, 2011, 5 am, water subsided in the banks of the river and the residents started to clean. At 6 am, water reached 15.2 meters (50 ft). Although located hundreds of kilometers away from the Philippines, the southerly flow from Typhoon Haikui in early August 2012 enhanced the southwest monsoon across much of Luzon . As

2139-454: Is the confluence of the Marikina and Pasig rivers. The river's depth ranges from 3 to 21 meters (9.8 to 68.9 ft) and spans from 70 to 120 meters (230 to 390 ft). It has a total area of nearly 75.2 hectares (0.752 km ) and is 27 kilometers (17 mi) long. The riverbank has an elevation of 8 meters above sea level at the boundary of San Mateo and Marikina. This slowly falls to an elevation of around 4 meters (13 ft) before

2232-727: Is the Macapagal Bridge connecting the cities of Quezon and Marikina. Then it crosses over to another administrative border between Quezon City and Pasig with the Manalo Bridge. Further downstream, the remaining bridges prior to the river's southern end are all in Pasig wherein the first three are the Bridgetowne Viaduct (crossing within the Bridgetowne development), Rosario Bridge, and Sandoval Bridge. Then

2325-521: Is the San Jose Bridge. Crossing over to the border in between Quezon City and San Mateo, Batasan–San Mateo Bridge crosses the route, and then in Marikina it goes towards four bridges, namely Gil Fernando Bridge, Marikina Bridge, Marcos Bridge , and the Line 2 bridge between Santolan Station to Katipunan Station . The next bridge downstream towards the border between Quezon City and Marikina

2418-573: Is the sole pontifical university in the country wherein Pope Pius XII gave it the title "The Catholic University of the Philippines". UP, on the other hand, has been declared by the Philippine government as the country's "national university". The popularity of the rivalry between the two universities diminished in the late 2010s in the cheerdance competition as a result of the rise of National University . It gained greater prominence when

2511-670: The Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City . The expressway bridge will be built within the city of Marikina, and will serve as a solution to heavy traffic along the Magsaysay Boulevard-Aurora Boulevard-Marikina-Infanta Highway corridor as well as Ortigas Avenue . The project is expected to commence by 2018. On September 26, 2009, at about 6:00 pm PST, Typhoon Ondoy hit Metro Manila and dumped one month's rainfall in less than 24 hours, causing

2604-487: The La Mesa Dam continued to overflow at the time. At least nine people were killed and four others were injured in a landslide in Quezon City . More than fifty people died on this day. This was the worst rain in non-direct typhoon or tropical storm on record that Metro Manila has experienced since 2009, surpassing the accumulated amount of rain brought by Typhoon Ketsana . During the passage of Typhoon Vamco in

2697-465: The Malanday and Santo Niño boundary. The lowest elevation is along Calumpang which 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) above sea level. The Marikina River has a number of tributaries in the form of creeks and rivers, and at least one former river-section in Marikina's Barangay Tumana from which the original flow of the river has been diverted. These tributaries drain four municipalities and one city in

2790-515: The Manggahan Floodway . The 8.05-hectare (19.9-acre) Bridgetowne West occupies the Quezon City side of the township where it is bordered by Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue ( C-5 Road ) to the west. This area in Ugong Norte is a major transportation corridor that links Ortigas Center and Eastwood City . It neighbors the Parklinks development on both banks of the Marikina River to the north and

2883-664: The Philippines . The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University , De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Varsity teams from these universities compete annually in the league's 20 sports categories to vie for

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2976-600: The Spanish colonial era , but its importance as a transport route diminished when the Philippines' national highway system became more established. The resulting lack of river boat traffic and the deforestation of the upland areas in what is now the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape contributed to the river's siltation , further reducing its value as a transport route. Due to negligence and industrial development,

3069-526: The UAAP Season 81 men's basketball semifinals . During that season, UP and Adamson were the only remaining schools that had yet to compete in the men's basketball championship round in the UAAP in the 21st century. After losing twice in the elimination rounds, UP defeated Adamson in two games, including the overtime in the do-or-die match, to pose their first appearance in the UAAP Finals in any of

3162-494: The University of the Philippines sponsored an experimental meet of the "Big 3" of the league (NU, UP, UST) on basketball, football, baseball, volleyball, swimming, athletics, boxing, and tennis. The following year (1931), the NCAA Board of Directors divided the meet into three divisions to put competition on a fairer basis and to stimulate athletics among a greater number. In March 1932, NU, UP, and UST formally seceded from

3255-482: The overall championship title, namely, 3x3 basketball, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, cheerdance, chess, esports, fencing, football, formation dance, judo, softball, street dance, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo kyorugi & poomsae, tennis, and volleyball. In 1924, seeing the need to organize collegiate sports and set general athletic policies, Dr. Regino Ylanan (the University of

3348-736: The "Battle of the Birds", began in 2010 when they met in the finals of the Philippine Collegiate Championship League , a year before Adamson denied Ateneo a sweep of the elimination rounds of the UAAP Season 74 men's basketball tournament. While Adamson and Ateneo's UAAP men's basketball rivalry was rekindled by their semifinal matchup in UAAP Season 85 , both notably competed in the playoffs of women's volleyball in UAAP Seasons 75 , 76 and 84 , with Ateneo prevailing in all mentioned matchups and, in

3441-608: The "Big 3 League" because of mass intramurals at the state university. NU and UST held the meet with FEU (formerly Institute of Accounts) taking UP's place. On September 27, 1938, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association and the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF), then the highest sports body in the country, encouraged the original "Big 3 League" and FEU to form a permanent sports association, thus

3534-648: The "central hub" for events hosted by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The proposed 6,000-capacity venue will begin construction in the fourth quarter of 2025 and will open in 2027. Bridgetowne West is a Philippine Economic Zone Authority -registered IT park that is planned to contain seven office towers catering to the business process outsourcing industry. In February 2020, Robinsons Land started construction on its first office development in Bridgetowne East. Robinsons Land announced its first office tower development for

3627-493: The 1950s. Tagged as the "Battle of the East", these two schools, along with UST, have the winningest basketball squads in the league (FEU having won 20 basketball championships while UE having won 18 titles). The rivalry was sparked after the Season 54 Basketball Finals in 1991 when La Salle's final game win was protested by FEU after a Green Archer was admitted into the playing court after being disqualified. The UAAP Board upheld

3720-548: The Alaska Land IT Center to the south, with Green Meadows and Valle Verde gated villages forming its western border across C-5. The township is also a stone's throw from the Ortigas East, The Grove by Rockwell and Arcovia City mixed-use developments of C-5 just south of Ortigas Avenue. In September 2019, Robinsons Land inaugurated the 200-meter-long (660 ft) arch bridge connecting its two sides across

3813-513: The Ateneo de Manila University (sky blue and white). The arrangement of the school colors is based from their admission in the UAAP (except for Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University's colors). Prior to the start of UAAP Season 84 in March 2022, the league unveiled its new logo on December 17, 2021. The new logo was inspired by the Philippine traditional native sport sipa . Though

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3906-584: The Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines, the country's two highest-ranked academic institutions for decades, existed even before the formation of the NCAA and UAAP. Students of UP would troop from Padre Faura to the Ateneo campus in Intramuros to play basketball with the Ateneans, which led to Ateneo forming the first organized cheering squad and pep band in the Philippines and what

3999-551: The Bridgetowne East property in Pasig in February 2020. Campus One is a three-story building containing a total leasable space of 19,578 square meters (210,740 sq ft) and houses the headquarters of FinAsia Land Development and Construction Corp. Tera Tower is a 20-story LEED -registered office building in Bridgetowne West. It is the first office development of Robinsons Land in its eight-hectare cyberpark which

4092-649: The FEU campus, the motorcade was bombarded with debris. The rivalry between La Salle and FEU has produced several momentous scenes and drama in UAAP Basketball history. FEU and La Salle faced each other in the UAAP Finals in 2004 and 2005, with the Green Archers prevailing in 2004 and FEU winning the year afterwards. However, La Salle's 2004 championship was forfeited and handed to the Tamaraws instead after

4185-731: The Lady Spikers and the Tigresses met three times in the championship of the Shakey's V-League tournament. UST won the first and La Salle winning the latter two. The Tigresses have won five championships while the Lady Spikers have three under their belt. The women's volleyball rivalry was carried over to the UAAP. The DLSU Lady Spikers and the UST Tigresses met in the UAAP Finals for two consecutive seasons – Season 72 (won by UST) and Season 73 (won by La Salle). While UST struggled in

4278-907: The Lamuan-Bulelak creek also empties into the Marikina River, although its precise mouth area has been blurred by the construction of residential buildings. In Marikina, numerous other creeks flow nearby the Marikina River but are not directly connected. These include the Bankaan Creek in Barangay Parang, the Concepcion Creek in Barangay Concepcion Dos, and the Usiw Creek in Barangay Santa Elena. Instead, these waterways are linked in

4371-563: The Marikina River system, including the Manggahan Floodway , to burst its banks rapidly. Along with flooding along other river systems, 80 percent of the National Capital Region became flooded. Also flooded were 25 nearby provinces. In Metro Manila alone, 20 feet (6.1 m) of dirty water forced people to evacuate their homes. By September 30, at least 450,000 inhabitants had been displaced, with at least 380,000 forced into makeshift shelters; 246 people were reported dead. It

4464-477: The Marikina River that also serves as an alternate route between C-5 and Amang Rodriguez Avenue. Bridgetowne is a redevelopment of several former industrial properties along the Marikina River in Rosario and Ugong Norte. The eight-hectare Quezon City property was acquired by Robinsons Land in 2011, two hectares of which was purchased from Republic Glass Holdings Corp. which operated a glass manufacturing facility at

4557-416: The Marikina River, which swelled to near-record levels. During the afternoon of August 7, the river reached a height of 20.6 meters (68 ft), well beyond the flood level of 16 meters (52 ft) and about 3 meters (9.8 ft) below the record level set during Typhoon Ketsana. About 70 percent of Metro Manila was affected by flooding. Some areas were submerged in up to 3 meters (9.8 ft). Due to

4650-572: The Marikina River. Only the species disjunctivus was collected from the Pasig River. A total of 18 bridges cross the Marikina. The first bridge from the tri-junction with Boso-Boso and Sapa Bute Rivers is the Pacific Bridge, followed by the Rancho Luisito Way Bridge, Eastwood Greenview Bridge, and Phil Rock Spillway Bridge respectively to the south. Then it goes further towards the first government-owned bridge which

4743-528: The NCAA. Led by UP's Candido C. Bartolome, NU's Leon Tirol and UST's Fr. Silvestre Sancho, OP, the move was made to put competitions on equal footing, to increase amateur athletic competitions and to separate the universities from the college members of the league. On April 6, the "Big 3 League" is born. On August 14, the "Big 3" Association is inaugurated with a meet that starts with basketball. Other events were baseball, football, volleyball, relays, athletics, swimming and tennis. In 1935, UP did not participate in

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4836-528: The Nangka River and its own tributary in the Sapang Labo Creek mark the boundary between San Mateo and Marikina. Somewhere north of Brgy. Tumana in Marikina marks a point at which an American Colonial Era levee shifted the flow of Marikina River west, away from the population center of Sitio Bayanbayanan (now known as Concepcion Uno ), where erosion had been a problem. The construction of

4929-618: The Philippines Physical Education Director) met with representatives of Ateneo de Manila , De La Salle College , San Beda College , National University , University of Manila , University of Santo Tomas , and Institute of Accounts (now Far Eastern University ) to discuss possibilities of forming an athletic organization, which eventually became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 1930,

5022-577: The Philippines between November 11 to 12, 2020, the Marikina River surpassed the water levels reached by Typhoon Ketsana in 2009, which brought massive rainfall and caused severe flooding. As of 11:00 PHT the river's water level had risen to 22 meters (72 ft), submerging most parts of the city in flood waters, according to the Marikina Public Information Office. On July 24, 2024, several areas in Luzon were affected by

5115-401: The Philippines' foremost collegiate rivalry for decades, has resulted in sold-out games (especially in men's basketball and women's volleyball, the latter of which both schools hold the current all-time record for the longest joint UAAP Finals appearance from 2012 to 2017 ) that attract several public figures in attendance, including politicians, movie stars, and foreign diplomats. It is also

5208-556: The Puray River (which flows near Avilon Zoo ) and Manga River. Until this point the river follows a more or less east–west direction until San Jose, Rodriguez, where it takes a sharp north–south turn towards the municipality of San Mateo , where the Ampid River forms the boundary between Barangays Maly and Ampid. At this point across the river in Quezon City , Calamiong Creek drains Barangay Bagong Silang. Further downstream

5301-533: The Red Ribbon lot and will provide 103,000 square meters (1,110,000 sq ft) of gross leasable space. The Victor is a 55-meter-tall (180 ft) steel statue designed by Filipino-American artist Jefrë at the foot of the Bridgetowne Bridge. The colossal public art piece is the tallest lighting projection art installations in the world. The tentatively-named Home of the UAAP will be

5394-488: The UAAP Finals. In 1997, La Salle eliminated UST in the semifinals to deny the Growling Tigers of a fifth consecutive championship title. In 1999, La Salle defeated the Growling Tigers to win the basketball crown and achieved their own 4-peat championship streak from 1998 to 2001. Their basketball rivalry diminished in latter years because of UST's decline. It became a celebrated rivalry in women's volleyball, as

5487-708: The UAAP post-season rounds four times. Ateneo won the championship in Season 81 in 2018 via sweep, and Season 85 in 2022 via do-or-die game. The Fighting Maroons ended the Blue Eagles' all-time UAAP men's basketball record 39-game win streak, and won the title via do-or-die game in Season 84 in 2022 , before defeating them in the Final Four the following year to end Ateneo's six consecutive seasons of UAAP Finals appearances and podium finishes from 2016 to 2022. The rivalry between Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University , widely regarded as

5580-404: The UAAP's next media partner for the new millenium. Studio 23 first broadcast the games from 2000 to 2013 before getting replaced by its successor S+A for the rest of the deal. The ABS-CBN also broadcast select games in 2000 and again from 2010 to 2020. Other channels from the network that also broadcast games were Balls (2009–2015) and Liga (2018–2020). The ABS-CBN deal ended in 2020 as

5673-522: The University Athletic Association of the Philippines was established. Events included were basketball, baseball, football, women's volleyball, swimming and athletics. UP bagged three titles (baseball, volleyball, athletics). UST was tops in football and swimming and FEU triumphed in basketball. In 1941, the outbreak of World War II hindered the staging of the 1941–42 UAAP with UST failing to complete its term. UAAP competition

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5766-699: The construction of Fili Bridgetowne, the first and only Filipino five-star hotel, under his Robinsons Hotels and Resorts. It connects to the new Opus Mall. Marikina River The Marikina River ( Tagalog : Ilog Marikina ) is a river in eastern Metro Manila , Philippines . It is the largest tributary of the Pasig River , with headwaters located in the Sierra Madre Mountains in Rodriguez , Rizal province. The Marikina River used to be an important transport route during

5859-427: The country (with a total of 29 titles in the league), has won four crowns over La Salle, most recently in Season 65 (2002). La Salle holds the record of having the longest streaks of appearances in the volleyball tournaments in the UAAP Final Four, ongoing since 2009, and in the UAAP Finals, lasting for 10 consecutive years from 2009 to 2018. The rivalry started when Adamson had the twice-to-beat advantage against UP in

5952-408: The country, now covering 30.61 hectares (75.6 acres). The 200-meter (660 ft) long Bridgetowne Bridge also opened to the public linking its Quezon City IT park component to the new 22.56-hectare (55.7-acre) Pasig redevelopment site added to the township. The Pasig property covers the former Rosario Plant, a food processing plant of JG Summit subsidiary Universal Robina , and Litton Knitting Mills,

6045-412: The drainage system for the whole city by fixing the sewers and the new trademarked "Red Sidewalks". This is the worst storm that Metro Manila has experienced since 1967. On June 24, 2011, heavy rains of Severe Tropical Storm Meari affected Luzon including Metro Manila. The water level in the Marikina River reached its critical level, flooding beside its riverbanks, just near along the river. However,

6138-412: The expanding floods, officials in the city evacuated more than 23,000 residents from flood-prone areas and relocated them to shelters set up across the area. According to a reporter from the British Broadcasting Corporation , many residents were reluctant to leave their belongings behind, and some traveled back through flood waters to retrieve their belongings. Officials feared the flooding could worsen as

6231-450: The first time in UAAP history when third-seeded UP Fighting Maroons , after ending a 21-year long drought of Final Four appearance, overcame second-seeded Adamson Soaring Falcons ' twice-to-beat advantage to advance to the finals for the first time since their 1986 championship to face defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles in men's basketball in 2018 . Excluding 2019 , Ateneo and UP's men's basketball teams have since faced each other in

6324-461: The foremost school rivalry in the UAAP since La Salle joined the UAAP from the NCAA in 1986. However, the rivalry dates back to the time when both schools were playing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1924 until Ateneo transferred to the UAAP in 1978. The cheerdance rivalry between University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas has been one of the most productive rivalries in any event in UAAP history. Since

6417-404: The fourth seed playoff. Ateneo eventually prevailed in the do-or-die playoff to extend their UAAP men's basketball semifinals appearance streak to its ninth season – the longest ongoing streak so far by any team in the tournament. The UAAP's first media was with the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1975 to 1984. The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) also had

6510-446: The heavy rains caused by the strengthening of Typhoon Gaemi and the enhancement of the southwest monsoon. Initial forecasters said that Typhoon Gaemi would not make landfall in the country but moisture from the storm would be drawn into the southwest monsoon and bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to the archipelago. The Marikina River issued its third and highest alarm after it rose to 18.4 meters (60.4 ft). At 14:03 PHT (22:03 UTC) of

6603-480: The inception of the cheerdance , UP and UST possess the best winning records, dominating the top podium finishes between the 1990s and early 2010s, including consecutive joint podium finishes by both schools from 1999 to 2008. Both schools' pep squads are famous for their stunts and high-energy performances. UST has won eight cheerdance titles which included five straight victories from 2002 to 2006, while UP has won eight cheerdance titles and completed podium finishes for

6696-483: The latter case, ousting Adamson from contention for the Final Four round. In 2023 , however, Adamson pulled off an upset by defeating the defending champions , Ateneo, during their matchup in the first round of the eliminations to send Ateneo to its weakest tournament opening since clinching the first ever season sweep in the Final Four era of UAAP men's basketball in 2019, before facing off against each other in

6789-507: The league's marquee events in the 21st century. The Adamson Soaring Falcons and the Ateneo Blue Eagles did not have a well-known rivalry, but Adamson ended a 13-year, 29-match losing streak against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments when they defeated Ateneo in the last game of the elimination round and denied the Blue Eagles of a thrice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals. Their rivalry, also referred to as

6882-490: The local species martiniko , ayungin and biya . The growing fish population has prompted the city government to launch a new program to control their number. The city issued Ordinance 004, series of 2007 , launching the Janitor Fish Eradication Drive in the city of Marikina, granting cash incentives to participants, appropriating ₱50,000.00 annually for this purpose. A scientific study of

6975-566: The location. In April 2013, Robinsons Land announced a ₱ 30 billion business park development for the property, its second after the Robinsons Cybergate development. The company topped off its first office building in the eight-hectare Bridgetowne Business Park in Quezon City, the 20-storey Tera Tower, in November 2014. On September 5, 2019, the business park was rebranded as simply Bridgetowne, Robinsons Land's first township in

7068-520: The most popular sport in the Philippines, is the most watched and most supported among all the sports. All of these sports have Men's and Women's divisions, with the exception of baseball, in which only men participate, and softball , which is for women only. The following sports have a high school division, in which the associated high schools of the universities participate: volleyball, table tennis, chess, swimming, fencing, and athletics have Boys' and Girls' divisions. Meanwhile, baseball and football have

7161-851: The newest bridge, opened in October 2017, is the Kaginhawaan Bridge that connects barangays Poblacion and Ugong in Pasig. Then the last bridges near the Pasig River confluence are the Vargas Bridge and the Santa Rosa de Lima Bridge. The future expressway bridge is the Metro Manila Skyway . Skyway stage 4 or Metro Manila Expressway/C-6 as planned serves as a connection road from the Stage 3 in Santa Mesa, Manila to

7254-508: The protest and ordered the replay. The protest was taken up by FIBA , the highest international governing body in basketball. FIBA and the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) supported La Salle's stand on the issue. La Salle did not show up, claiming to have won legitimately, and FEU was awarded the trophy by default. La Salle then had their victory parade pass through all UAAP schools – when they passed through

7347-594: The province of Rizal, and three cities in the Philippines' National Capital Region. The biggest of these tributaries are upstream in the more mountainous areas of Rodriguez. This includes the Tayabasan River and Montalban River, the Boso Boso River, and the Wawa River, which meets the Marikina River just upstream of Wawa Dam . Further downstream from the dam, but still in the town of Rodriguez are

7440-669: The river has become very polluted, something that recent Marikina administrations have attempted to address. According to a 2003 pollution report by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , the Pasig River and Marikina River are both biologically dead. In the Pamitinan Protected Landscape located in Sitio Wawa, Brgy. San Rafael, in Rodriguez, the Marikina River is dammed by Wawa Dam ,

7533-552: The same day, the river increased to 20.6 meters (67.6 ft), which exceeded the limit of 20 meters compared to Typhoon Ketsana of 21.5 meters (70.5 ft) according to Marikina Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines ( UAAP ), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in

7626-405: The school colors arrangement was followed in reverse Season 84 (the season that the UAAP adopted the current logo), the arrangement of school colors still changes every season beginning with Season 85. The host school's colors is still placed at the topmost "sipa" streak. The following are the member universities of the league: Notes: Member universities compete in 20 sports. Basketball, being

7719-486: The species found in five locations in the Laguna de Bay tributary system, including the Marikina River, revealed that the specimen of janitor fish previously reported as Hypostomus plecostomus actually belongs to the genus Pterygoplichthys , family Loricariidae . The collected specimens for this study consisted of two species: Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus and Pterygoplichthys pardalis . Both species were collected from

7812-456: The tournament during the mid-2010s, both schools met in the semifinals in Seasons 79 and 85 (won by La Salle), and Seasons 81 and 86 (won by UST). In Season 81, UST ended La Salle's decade-long streak of finals appearances (running from 2009 to 2018). It was the longest in the Final Four era of UAAP volleyball. The rivalry between Far Eastern University and University of the East started in

7905-486: The two teams competed against each other in the UAAP Season 82 men's basketball semifinals . The Growling Tigers swept the Fighting Maroons, who had the twice-to-beat advantage, to return to the UAAP Finals. Both were known for their numerous basketball championship matches in the 1990s with UST winning four straight titles from 1993 to 1996, the last three of which were at the expense of the Green Archers at

7998-540: The very top. Nonetheless, the arrangement of the colors never changes. The colors of the National University (blue and gold), Far Eastern University (green and gold), University of Santo Tomas (gold and white), and the University of the Philippines (green and maroon), come first counter-clockwise. These are followed by the colors of the University of the East (red and white), Adamson University (navy blue and white), De La Salle University (green and white), and

8091-686: The water level did not reach its higher banks, into the streets and communities. No casualties were reported but the mud and debris from the river was left by overflowed riverbanks. On September 27, 2011, Typhoon Pedring dumped heavy rains like Ondoy over Luzon including Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Marikina's water level reached a higher level than June 24, 2011, reaching 20.1 meters (66 ft) by 5 pm PHT . The flood submerged houses in several barangays of Marikina and San Mateo. SM City Marikina Basement Parking submerged in muddy water. No deaths were recorded in Marikina, but in San Mateo, there

8184-493: The water was still clean, such that this part of the river is still called luksong kabayo . The name of Barangay Tumana refers to the Tagalog word for a wide level land just above water level. The area was considered ideal for vegetable farming due to the rich riversoil, and the annual inundation of the area by the Marikina River during the rainy season, which prevented crawling insect pests from staying permanently. This area

8277-529: The way for its permanent membership into the league. In 1978, the UAAP admitted Ateneo de Manila University into the league while De La Salle University joined in 1986. In 2020, the 2019–20 competition was initially intended to end in May that year. However, the competition abruptly ended early in April due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic . Because of the ongoing pandemic, the planned 2020–21 tournament

8370-464: Was cancelled, the first in peacetime. The league resumed the tournament on March 26, 2022 with its 84th season . On August 20, 2024, the UAAP announced a proposal for a new 6,000-capacity indoor arena tentatively named the " Home of the UAAP ". The proposed venue would be located in Pasig and is planned to open in 2027, in time for the association's 90th season. The arena will be constructed on

8463-440: Was completed in November 2014. It hosts the headquarters of Universal Robina , a sister company of Robinsons Land. Robinsons Land topped off its second office tower in the Bridgetowne cyberpark in February 2018. Zeta Tower, a 20-story green office building, has 35,000 square meters (380,000 sq ft) of office gross leasable area and will also host around 20 retail establishments. A contact center of Hinduja Global Solutions

8556-639: Was eventually also used for riversoil quarrying and saw an influx of informal settlers which turned it into a residential area, eventually becoming a separate barangay from Concepcion, with Patay na Ilog forming part of the boundary. Further south on the Quezon City side Barangay Pansol is drained by Pansol Creek, with headwaters reaching as far up to just behind the University of the Philippines Integrated School campus. Even further south in Barangay Malanday, Marikina,

8649-470: Was not held from 1942 to 1946 due to the Japanese occupation of the country which resulted in the closure of educational institutions. The UAAP competition resumed in 1947. In 1952, University of the East , Adamson University , Manila Central University , and University of Manila were granted two-year probationary membership to the UAAP. After the two-year probationary period, UE and MCU was accepted as

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