City of Manila Lungsod ng Maynila
The Manila Bay skyline
Flag Seal
Nickname: "Perla del Oriente (Pearl of the Orient)", "The City of Our Affections", "City by the Bay", "La Insigne y Siemple Leal Ciudad (Distinguished and Ever Loyal City)"
Motto: Linisin, Ikarangal ang Maynila
Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35' N 121° E
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital Region
Districts	1st to 6th districts of Manila
Barangays	897
Incorporated (city)	June 10, 1574
Government
- Mayor	Alfredo Lim (2007-2010; GO)
- Vice Mayor	Isko Moreno (AM/PDP-Laban/GO)
Area
- Total	38. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The Legislative Districts of Manila, namely the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts are the representations This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Early life Alfredo Lim was born in Manila, and is of mixed Chinese and Filipino descent Genuine Opposition (GO is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Francisco Domagoso is the current vice mayor of Manila, Philippines and a former three-term councilor of the city's first congressional district Genuine Opposition (GO is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 55 km² (14. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
Elevation	16. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 0 m (52 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	1,660,714
- Density	43,079/km² (111,574. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
Zip code	0900 to 1096
Area code(s)	2
Website: www.manila.gov.ph

The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila or Siyudad ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the cities that make up the greater metropolitan area of Metro Manila. Philippine Standard Time (Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas abbreviated PST) or unofficially Philippine Time (abbreviated PHT) is the name used in the UTC+8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Greenwich Mean Time by 8 hours The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang Manila is the center of government in the country and one of the central hubs of a thriving metropolitan area home to over 14 million people. ^[1] It is located on the shores of Manila Bay just west of the geographical center of Metro Manila, also known as the National Capital Region (NCR), which lies on an isthmus between Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay in southern Luzon. Manila Bay is a natural Harbor which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon) in the Philippines. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas Laguna de Bay (English translation "Lake of Bay " commonly called as "Laguna Lake" is the largest Lake in the Philippines and the third Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas The city is one of 17 cities and municipalities which form the metropolitan area.

Manila is the second most populous city proper in the Philippines, with more than 1. 6 million inhabitants. Only nearby Quezon City, the country's former capital, is more populous. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The metropolitan area is the second most populous in Southeast Asia. Manila is currently included in the roster of global cities of the world.

Well into the 13th century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter at the bay of the Pasig River, on top of previous older towns. The official name of the city under its Malay aristocracy was Seludong/Selurung, which was the same name given for the general region of southwestern Luzon at that time, suggesting that it was the capital of this territory (see Ancient Tondo). Malays (Melayu are an Ethnic group of Austronesian peoples predominantly inhabiting the Malay Peninsula, the east coast of Sumatra, the coast Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas Ancient Tondo, also referred to as Tundo, Tundun, Tundok, and sometimes as the Kingdom of Lusong, was a settlement of ancient Filipinos in the However, the city became well-known by the local name given to the city by its Tagalog inhabitants: Maynilad. The Tagalog people ( Tgl: Tagalog) is the second largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. The name is from the phrase may nilad, Tagalog for "there is nilad," in reference to the flowering mangrove plant that grew on the marshy shores of the bay, used to produce soap for regional trade. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea (common names nila in Filipino; chengam in Singapore) is a Shrub that is about tall It is from the name Maynilad that the city of Manila derives its modern name.

Manila became the seat of the colonial government of Spain when it controlled the Philippine Islands for over three centuries from 1565 to 1898. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Beginning in 1898, the United States occupied and controlled the city and the Philippine archipelago until 1946. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the During World War II, much of the city was destroyed. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Metropolitan Manila region was enacted as an independent entity in 1975.

Manila has been classified as a "Gamma" global city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network. ^[2]

Contents 1 Geography 2 Government 2.1 City seal 2.2 Districts 2.3 National government offices 2.4 Parks and open areas 3 Demographics 3.1 Population density 3.2 Languages 4 Religion 4.1 Roman Catholicism 4.2 Evangelicalism 4.3 Islam, Buddhism and other faiths 5 Education 6 Economy 6.1 Commerce 6.2 Manufacturing 6.2.1 Historical perspective 7 Transportation 7.1 Air 7.2 Roads 7.3 Bridges 7.4 Rail transport 7.5 Seaports and piers 8 Communication 8.1 Postal service 8.2 Print and publication 8.3 News agencies 9 Government 10 Places of interest 10.1 General landmarks 10.2 Hotels 10.3 Places of worship 10.4 Sporting venues 10.5 Museums 10.6 Cemeteries 11 History 11.1 Pre-Spanish times 11.2 Spanish rule 11.3 British occupation 11.4 United States rule 11.5 World War II 11.6 Manila and security 12 Sister cities 13 See also 14 References 15 External links

Geography

Manila lies at the mouth of the Pasig River on the eastern shores of Manila Bay, which is on the western side of Luzon. The Pasig River (called Ilog Pasig in Filipino) is a River in the Philippines and connects Laguna de Bay (via the Napindan Channel Manila Bay is a natural Harbor which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon) in the Philippines. Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas It lies about 950 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong and 2,400 kilometers northeast of Singapore. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Singapore The river bisects the city in the middle. Almost all of the city sits on top of centuries of prehistoric alluvial deposits built by the waters of the Pasig River and on some land reclaimed from Manila Bay. Alluvium (from the Latin, alluvius, from alluere, "to wash against" is Soil or Sediments deposited by a river or other running The layout of the city was haphazardly planned during Spanish Era as a set of communities surrounding the original Spanish Era walled city of Manila, called Intramuros. History Pre-hispanic settlement The site of Intramuros was originally a large Malayan-Islamic settlement named "Maynilad" ruled by Datus Rajahs Intramuros is one of the oldest walled cities in the far east. During the American Period, some semblance of city planning using the architectural designs and master plans by Daniel Burnham was done on the portions of the city south of the Pasig River. Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA ( September 4, 1846 &ndash June 1, 1912) was an American Architect and Urban planner. Burnham, the noted American city planner and architect, was famed for his plans and designs of Chicago, Cleveland (the Group Plan), San Francisco, Washington, DC (the McMillan Plan), and Baguio City, details of which appear in The Chicago Plan publication of 1909.

Manila is bordered by several municipalities and cities in Metro Manila: Navotas and Caloocan City to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong City to the east, Makati City to the southeast, and Pasay City to the south. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang Navotas is a city in Metro Manila, Philippines. The city occupies a narrow strip of land along the eastern The City of Caloocan, ( Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous For the capital city of Puerto Rico see San Juan Puerto Rico. The City of Mandaluyong ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaluyong) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines The City of Makati, or simply The City of Pasay ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasay) is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the

Government

City seal

The Seal of Maynila depicts the words Lungsod ng Maynila and Pilipinas, Filipino for City of Manila and Philippines, in a circle around a shield. Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. The circle also contains six yellow stars representing the city's six congressional districts. The shield, in the shape of pre-colonial people's shield, depicts the city's nickname Pearl of the Orient on top; a sea lion in the middle, in reference to the city's Spanish influences; and the waves of the Pasig River and Manila Bay in the bottom portion. The Pasig River (called Ilog Pasig in Filipino) is a River in the Philippines and connects Laguna de Bay (via the Napindan Channel Manila Bay is a natural Harbor which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon) in the Philippines. The colors of the seal mirror that of the Flag of the Philippines.

Districts

The city is divided into sixteen (16) districts. Only one district was not an original town - Port Area. Eight (8) districts are located north of the Pasig River and eight (8) are in the south. San Andres Bukid was previously part of Santa Ana, while Santa Mesa was once a part of Sampaloc. These districts should not be confused with the six congressional districts of Manila. The Legislative Districts of Manila, namely the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts are the representations

District	Barangays	Population (2007 census)	Area (has. This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, )	Pop. density (per km²)
Binondo	10	12,100	66. Barangays The word Binondo came from the word Binundok which means mountain or boondocks 11	18,304. 1
Ermita	13	6,205	158. Barangays Zone 71: 659 659-A 660 660-A 661 663 663-A 664 Zone 72: 666 667 668 669 670 History Ermita was founded in the late 91	3,904. 8
Intramuros	5	5,015	67. History Pre-hispanic settlement The site of Intramuros was originally a large Malayan-Islamic settlement named "Maynilad" ruled by Datus Rajahs 26	7,455. 7
Malate	57	78,132	259. Origin of the name The word Malate is believed to have stemmed from the corruption of the Tagalog word "ma-alat" meaning "salty 58	30,099. 8
Paco	43	69,300	278. History Paco was formerly known as Dilao because of plants that produce yellow color were once plentiful in this district 69	24,866. 7
Pandacan	38	76,134	166. Origin of the name When Spanish colonizers reached the area of what is now known as Pandacan the native pandan tree (Scientific name Pandanus fascicularis Lam 00	45,862. 9
Port Area	5	48,684	315. The Port of Manila, Manila, Philippines, is located in the vicinity of Manila Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the world 28	15,441. 4
Quiapo	16	23,138	84. Hidalgo Street in Quiapo Photographers' Haven Felix R Hidalgo Street in Quiapo is a hodge podge of knick-knack vendors covering legitimate business establishments mostly 69	27,322. 0
Sampaloc	192	255,613	513. 71	49,758. 5
San Andres	65	116,585	168. Profile San Andres Bukid is the smallest district of Manila in terms of land area but it is the second most densely populated district after Tondo. 02	69,386. 2
San Miguel	12	16,115	91. 37	17,636. 9
San Nicolas	15	43,225	163. 85	26,380. 5
Santa Ana	34	62,184	169. Origin of the name The original name of Sta Ana before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors was “ Namayan,” a small settlement that was ruled 42	36,703. 5
Santa Cruz	82	118,779	309. History Spanish colonial era Prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the Philippines the district of Santa Cruz was partly a marshland patches 01	38,438. 1
Santa Mesa	51	98,901	261. See also Manila Metro Manila The Philippines 01	37,892. 2
Tondo	259	630,604	865. History See also Ancient Tondo The former region of Tondo is over eleven hundred years old 13	72,891. 6

All of these districts, with the exception of Port Area, have their own churches, and several of these districts have achieved recognition in their own right. Intramuros being the old and original enclave of Manila is a historical site. The district of Binondo is the city's Chinatown. A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. Tondo is the densest in terms of population, the largest in land area and also with the highest poverty level. The districts of Ermita and Malate are well-known and popular with tourists, having many bars, restaurants, five-star hotels, and shopping malls while the districts of San Miguel and Pandacan hosts the official residence of the President of the country, Malacañang Palace.

National government offices

The City of Manila is the capital of the Philippines and is also the seat of political power in the country. During the early years of the American colonial government, they envisioned a well designed city outside the walls of Intramuros. In nearby "Bagumbayan" or what is now Rizal Park, was chosen to become the center of government and a design commission was given to Daniel Burnham to create a master plan for the city patterned after Washington D.C. The plan was abandoned and construction was halted due to World War II. Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA ( September 4, 1846 &ndash June 1, 1912) was an American Architect and Urban planner. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Eventually, under the Commonwealth Government of Manuel L. Quezon, a new government center was to be built on the hills northeast of Manila, or what is now Quezon City. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous Several government agencies have set-up base in Quezon City but several key government offices are in Manila such as, the Office of the President, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Departments of Budget, Finance, Health, Justice, Labor & Employment, and Tourism. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( BSP) is the Central bank of the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippines' Department of Budget and Management ( DBM) ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala) is an executive body under the Office of the The Philippines ' Department of Finance ( DOF) ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pananalapi) is the executive department of the Philippine The Philippines' Department of Health ( DOH) ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the principal health agency in the Philippines The Department of Justice ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Katarungan) abbreviated as DOJ, is the executive department of the Philippine government History The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE started as a small bureau in 1908 and became a department on December 8, 1933 with the passage of History Started as a private initiative to promote the Philippines as a major travel destination the Philippine Tourist & Travel Association was organized in 1950 and in 1956 the

Parks and open areas

Directly south of Intramuros lies Rizal Park, the country's most significant park. Rizal Park is situated in the heart of the city of Manila, Philippines. Also known as Luneta (Spanish term for "crescent-shaped") and previously as Bagumbayan ("New Town"), the 60 hectare Rizal Park sits on the site where José Rizal, the country's national hero, was executed by the Spaniards on charges of subversion. Dr José P Rizal (full name José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda) (June 19 1861 – December 30 1896 was a Filipino Polymath, A monument stands in his honor where Rizal's remains were buried. The big flagpole west of the Rizal Monument is the Kilometer Zero for road distances on the island of Luzon and the rest of the country. Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas

Other attractions in Rizal Park include the Chinese and Japanese Gardens, the Department of Tourism building, the National Museum of the Philippines, The National Library of the Philippines, the Planetarium, the Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, an open-air auditorium for cultural performances, a relief map of the Philippines, a fountain area, a children's lagoon, a chess plaza, a light and sound presentation, and the Quirino Grandstand. The National Museum of the Philippines is the official repository established in 1901 as a Natural history and Ethnography The National Library of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas) is the official National library of the Philippines. Rizal Park is situated in the heart of the city of Manila, Philippines.

Another famous open space in Manila is the Baywalk. The Baywalk is a Promenade overlooking Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard in the city of Manila, Philippines This promenade lies in front of the Manila Bay where one can experience one of the most breathtaking sunsets of the world. Coconut trees, giant kaleidoscopic lamp posts and other scenery dot this two-kilometer stretch of ample space beside Roxas Boulevard. Roxas Boulevard, formerly known as Dewey Boulevard, is a road in Metro Manila. The Baywalk used to include al fresco cafés and restaurants, and stages with live musical acts but these were removed in late 2007 by Mayor Alfredo Lim. Early life Alfredo Lim was born in Manila, and is of mixed Chinese and Filipino descent ^[3]

Aside from Rizal Park, Manila has very few other open public spaces. Rajah Sulayman Park, Manila Boardwalk, Liwasang Bonifacio, Plaza Miranda, Mehan Garden, Paco Park, Remedios Circle, Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, Plaza Balagtas and the Malacañang Garden are some of the other parks in the city. Rajah Sulayman (سليمان in Arabic was a Muslim Tribal chief. Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro ( November 30, 1863 &ndash May 10, 1897) son of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro was a Filipino Paco Park is a 411480 square meter recreational garden area and was once Manila ’s municipal cemetery during the Spanish colonial period The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is located in Manila, Philippines. In 2005, Mayor Lito Atienza opened the Pandacan Linear Park, a strip of land that served as a buffer zone between the oil depot and the residential-commercial properties in Pandacan and could be found along the banks of the Pasig River. Jose Livioko Atienza Jr (born August 10, 1941) or simply Lito Atienza, is a former Mayor of the City of Manila and is recently In the northern most part of the city lies the three cemeteries of Loyola, Chinese, and Manila North Green Park, the largest public cemetery in Metropolitan Manila.

Demographics

Population density

With a population of 1,660,714 and a land area of 38. 55 km², it has the highest population density of any major city in the world with 43,079 people/km² (with district 6 being the most dense with 68,266, followed by the first two districts (Tondo) with 64,936 and 64,710, respectively, and district 5 being the least dense with 19,235). A million more transients are added during daytime as students and workers come to the city.

Manila's population density dwarfs that of Paris (20,164 inhabitants per km²), Shanghai (16,364 people/km², with its most dense district of Nanshi's 56,785 density), Buenos Aires (2,179 people/km², with its most dense inner suburb Lanus' 10,444 density), Tokyo (10,087 people/km²), Mexico City (11,700 people/km²), and Istanbul (1,878 people/km², with its most dense district Fatih's 48,173 density). Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey

But when accounting for the entire urban area, Metro Manila drops to 85th place with 12,550 people/km² in a land area of 1,334km², behind even Cebu City, which ranks 80th. The City of Cebu ( Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is the capital of ^[4]

Languages

The vernacular language is Filipino in the form of Tagalog, while English is the language most widely used in education and business throughout the Metro Manila region. Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. Philippine English is the variety of English used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. Hokkien Chinese is spoken by the city's large Chinese-Filipino community. The Southern Min language or Min Nan ( POJ: Bân-lâm-gú or "Southern Fujian" language refers to a family of Chinese languages Dialects

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Manila is the seat of the Archdiocese of Manila and the Primate of the Philippines. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila or Archdiocese of Manila is a Particular church or Diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines Primate (from the Latin Primus, "first" is a title or rank bestowed on some Bishops in certain Christian churches Being the seat of the Spanish colonial government in past centuries, it has been used as the base of numerous Roman Catholic missions to the Philippines. Among the religious orders that have gone to the Philippines include the Dominicans, the Jesuits, the Franciscans, the Augustinians (which includes the Augustinian Recollects), the Benedictines, the Sisters of St. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in Paul of Chartres, France, the Vincentian Fathers, the Congregatio of the Immaculati Cordis Mariae, and the De La Salle Christian Brothers. The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the Christian Brothers, the Lasallian Brothers, the French Christian Brothers

Intramuros is currently the seat of the Archdiocese of Manila, the oldest archdiocese in the country. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila or Archdiocese of Manila is a Particular church or Diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines The archdiocese's offices is located in the Manila Cathedral (Basilica Minore de la Nuestra Señora de la Immaculada Concepcion) in Intramuros. The Manila Cathedral, also known as the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonial period in Manila is under the Patronage of San Andres (St. Andrew), the city's titular patron saint.

Other notable churches and cathedrals in the city include San Agustin Church (shrine of the canonically crowned image of Nuestra Senora de Consolacion y Correa) in Intramuros, a UN World Heritage Site is a favorite wedding place of notable people and one of two fully air-conditioned churches in the city; Quiapo Church, also known as the Basilica Minore del Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, site of the annual January Black Nazarene procession; Binondo Church, also known as Basilica Minore de St. Lorenzo Ruiz; Malate Church (Nuestra Señora de Remedios); Ermita Church that houses the oldest Marian Image in the Philippines, Nuestra Senora de Guia; Tondo Church, home of the century-old ivory image of Sto. San Agustín Church is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of The Order of St The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Quiapo Church, officially known as Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, is a Roman Catholic church located in Quiapo Manila, in the Philippines The Black Nazarene is a life-sized dark-colored wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ held to be miraculous by its Filipino devotees Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, aka San Lorenzo de Manila (1600 &ndash September 29, 1637) is the first Filipino Saint ( Protomartyr Nino (Child Jesus); Sta. Ana Church, shrine of the canonically crowned image of Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados; and San Sebastian Church or the Basilica Minore de San Sebastian, the only all-steel church in Gothic style in Asia.

Evangelicalism

Manila is home to some of the older and larger Protestant churches in the Philippines. While, most of the older churches established by American missionaries are located within the Manila city limits, a greater number of the larger churches are in the suburbs and satellite cities.

Most notable among the older Manila Protestant churches are:

- The Central United Methodist Church located just across TM Kalaw Street from Rizal Park whose original sanctuary was built in 1901 is known among Methodists as the "cathedral. Rizal Park is situated in the heart of the city of Manila, Philippines. "

- Knox United Methodist Church is the oldest Protestant church in the country established in 1898 succeeding a service of worship held at the Teatro Filipino by Bishop James Thoburn.

- The Ellinwood Malate Church was built by the Presbyterians in 1907. It was the seat of Presbyterianism in the Islands until its merger with other Protestants that resulted to the formation of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in 1948. Ellinwood and many of the Presbyterian churches have thus become members of the new denomination. Presbyterians also established churches within the Chinese community of Manila. The United Evangelical Church in the Philippines is considered the mother church of many Chinese churches in the islands.

- The Union Church of Manila, since its founding in 1914 as a union between American Presbyterians and Methodists has since been the primary church attended by Manila's expatriate community. The congregation however has built a larger and more modern sanctuary in Makati, a suburb which was incorporated as a city in 1995.

- The First Baptist Church of Manila was founded in 1928 by American Missionaries previously connected with the Northern Baptist Convention. The Northern Baptist Convention was founded in Washington DC on May 17, 1907. The Northern Baptists arrived in the islands in 1900 and established churches and schools in the province of Iloilo, Western Visayas was caught in the middle of the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy which resulted to a split. First Baptist moved into Quezon City in 1951.

After the Second World War, a great influx of foreign Protestant missionaries came to the islands among which are the Baptists, Nazarenes, Pentecostals, Christian and Missionary Alliance established churches and schools throughout the islands making Manila their headquarters of operations. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Not to be confused with Nasoraeans The Nazarene sect ( Ναζωραίων from Hebrew נזרים) were an early Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA is an Evangelical Protestant denomination within Christianity. The Baptist Bible Church in Santa Mesa, Manila is the first church founded under the auspices of the Baptist Bible Fellowship in 1947. Since its founding, the Springfield, Missouri-based Baptist Bible Missions have established 2000 churches in the Philippines.

Today, among Metro Manila's largest churches include: Jesus is Lord Church (independent Pentecostal), Bread of Life (Full Gospel/Presbyterian), Christ's Commission Fellowship (evangelical non-denominational, Baptistic), Word of Hope (Assembly of God), Greenhills Christian Fellowship (Baptist), and Victory Christian Fellowship (Charismatic). The Full Gospel movement is an offshoot of Pentecostalism within Protestant Christianity. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Christ's Commission Fellowship is an organization of churches whose headquarters is based in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The World Assemblies of God Fellowship, or Assemblies of God for short is the world's largest Pentecostal denomination with over 283413 churches and outstations Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination.

Islam, Buddhism and other faiths

There are many Buddhist and Taoist temples built by the Chinese community in Manila. See also Srivijaya is the historical center of Vajrayana Buddhism in Southeast Asia and not of Theravada Buddhism Buddhism, specifically Vajrayana Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions The Quiapo district is home to a sizable Muslim population in Manila, and The Golden Mosque is located there. This article is concerned with the religion of Islam in the Philippines In Ermita is a large Hindu temple for the Indian population, while on U. Hinduism has been a major cultural economic political and religious influence in the Archipelago that now comprise the Philippines. N. Avenue, there is a Sikh Temple. There is also a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known In Malate, along Quirino Avenue, there once was a synagogue for the small Jewish community in the Philippines; a new synagogue has since been erected in neighboring Makati, along Tordesillas Street. Recorded Jewish history in the Philippines started during the Spanish era. The City of Makati, or simply The Philippine-based Iglesia ni Cristo and the Philippine Independent Church (Aglipayan) also has numerous chapels and churches spread throughout the city. The Iglesia ni Cristo (ɪˈgleʃɐ ni ˈkɾisto Tagalog for Church of Christ; also known as INC, formerly called Iglesya ni Kristo or

Education

Main articles: Education in the Philippines and List of colleges and universities in the Philippines

Manila is home to majority of the colleges and universities in Metro Manila. Education in the Philippines has a similar system to that of the United States. This is a list of Colleges and universities in the Philippines. The University Belt or U-Belt, informally located in the districts of Malate, Ermita, Intramuros, San Miquel, Quiapo, and Sampaloc is the colloquial term for the high concentration of institutions of higher education that are located in these districts. The University Belt is the unofficial name of a De facto sub-district in Manila Philippines. Among them are the University of the Philippines, Manila which houses the Philippine General Hospital, private school De La Salle University-Manila in Ermita, the private schools Far Eastern University, Centro Escolar University and University of Santo Tomas in Sampaloc, and the city-owned Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila at Intramuros. The University of the Philippines Manila ( UP Manila) founded in 1908 is birthplace of UP The Philippine General Hospital (PGH is a tertiary state-owned hospital administered and operated by the University of the Philippines Manila, the University of the Far Eastern University (FEU ( in the City of Manila, West Sampaloc University Belt area is a nonsectarian Private university in the Philippines Not to be confused with University of St Thomas. The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas The Catholic University of the Philippines The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila ( University of the City of Manila in English; commonly abbreviated as PLM, or simply known as Pamantasan

The city also plays host to the Manila Science High School, the forerunner of the country's science high schools, the National Museum of the Philippines, where the Spoliarium of Juan Luna is housed, the Metropolitan Museum, the Museong Pambata (Children's Museum), as well as the National Library, located within Rizal Park. Manila Science High School (or simply MaSci to MaScians is the pilot science high school in Manila, Philippines. The National Museum of the Philippines is the official repository established in 1901 as a Natural history and Ethnography The Spoliarium is a painting by Filipino artist Juan Luna. The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes Juan Luna y Novicio ( October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899) was a Filipino painter in the late 19th century The National Library of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas) is the official National library of the Philippines.

Economy

Commerce

Every district in the city with the exception of Port Area has its own public market, locally called the pamilihang bayan or Palengke. Public markets are often divided into two, the dry goods section and the wet goods section. Commerce in these public markets is lively, especially in the early morning. Under the urban renewal program of the incumbent administration, some of the public markets had been refurbished and given a fresher look, like the Sta. Ana public market.

Modern shopping malls dot the city especially in the areas of Malate and Ermita. SM City Manila, part of the country's largest chain of malls, stands behind the Manila City Hall, while the original SM Department store still operates in Carriedo in Sta. Cruz while another called SM Centrepoint is located north east of the city in Sta. Mesa close to the Quezon City-San Juan boundary. One of the popular malls that lies at the heart of Manila is Robinson's Place Ermita. In the southern part of the city in Malate district is Harrison Plaza, one of the city's oldest shopping malls.

Manufacturing

Historical perspective

The establishment of the country's manufacturing base centered around the not so distant districts of Manila during the Spanish colonial times. During the arrival of the Americans by the turn of the 20th century, Manila's manufacturing base expanded and diversified into different areas and interests.

The district of Tondo due to its proximity to the Manila North and South Harbor became a center for several manufacturing facilities and the district of Pandacan and portions of Paco nearest to the banks of the Pasig River served as centers for manufacturing in the city.

Manila during the Spanish period was well-known for its quality tobacco production by the Manila Tabacalera Company which had its manufacturing and production base along Tayuman street in Tondo. Philippine food and beverage giant San Miguel Corporation first started its beer brewing production along San Miguel district. San Miguel Corporation ( is the largest publicly listed food beverage and packaging company in the Philippines. The old brewing building for San Miguel is now within the high security enclave of Malacañan Palace grounds. Nearby the old San Miguel brewery was the Manila Ice Plant and portions of its old building now houses the Department of Budget and Management. Tanduay Distilleries, a manufacturer of rhum still operates its facilities in the San Miguel district while its rival La Tondeña which had its production facilities in nearby Quiapo district has scaled down its operations.

Tondo was base for food manufacturing by the 1920s and several American companies established plants in the area. The Philippine Manufacturing Company or PMC established production of various products derived from coconut oil ranging from cooling oil to soaps and toiletries. The Philippine Manufacturing Company would later become Procter and Gamble Philippines and in the late 1980s, production from within the crowded Tondo area was gradually phased down and moved to areas outside of Metro Manila. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide

PMC's rival company, the Philippine Refining Company or PRC established its based of operations five kilometers upstream of the Pasig River in Paco district, along the United Nations Avenue, near Isla de Provisor. PRC was also engaged in the manufacture of product derivatives from coconut oil. In the 1990s, Philippine Refining Company changed its corporate name as part of the global strategy of company brand recognition and is now called Unilever Philippines. Unilever is a Multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo - Dutch parentage that owns many of the world's Consumer product brands

The United Nations Avenue (formerly named as Calle Isaac Peral) near the corner of Romualdez street used to be the mini Detroit in the 1930s when the Ford Motor Company established its first assembly plant in the area. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The plant facility remains standing and it houses the government office issuing the seaman's passbook.

American owned oil companies in the 1930s like Esso, Mobil Oil and Filipino Oil or FilOil established their oil distribution and lube facilities along the banks of the Pasig River in Pandacan district, at a time when the area was largely a farm village. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies Mobil Gas Station by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|Mobil gas station East Village section of New York City]] Mobil was a major American oil company after almost a century of operations, the fuel distribution and manufacturing facilities are gradually being removed due to its potential security and safety risk to the highly dense population in the area.

Coca Cola still operates its bottling plant in Pandacan but its plant operations is more focused on product distribution into the Metro Manila franchise area.

Several key and notable manufacturing facilities in the City of Manila closed down through the years especially after 1980s. The country's then largest copra milling company at the boundary of Paco and Pandacan district closed down and its plant site is now a middle class town house facility. The depot of the Philippines only gas company with pipelines servicing every home, the Manila Gas Company ceased operations in the 1980s after a protracted legal battle on ownership issue and its facilities were torn down as the 5. 5 hectare Manila Gas property is now being converted into a mixed condominium and commercial tower.

Transportation

Air

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), eight kilometres south of the city centre, serves Manila, the Metro Manila area and the nearby provinces. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport ( Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino) or NAIA (ˈnæijɑ is the Airport serving the Over 40 airlines provide daily service to over 26 cities and 19 countries worldwide. Approximately 17 million travellers use NAIA a year, straining what was originally a domestic airport built in the 1930s. A second terminal, Terminal 2 (or the Centennial Terminal) opened in October 1999. The International flag-carrier Philippine Airlines now uses this terminal exclusively for both its domestic and international service while all other international flights use the original NAIA terminal. Philippine Airlines Inc (abbreviated PAL) also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines Air Philippines is in the transition to the newer Terminal 2 alongside PAL. Air Philippines Corporation is a Low-cost airline based in Pasay City, Manila, the Philippines. The construction of a third terminal (NAIA-3) has been completed but has yet to open, pending the outcome of investigations of alleged contract irregularities and the international legal battle between the builders and the Philippine government under the administration of incumbent President Arroyo. The main carrier serving NAIA is Philippine Airlines, which has the most extensive network in the Philippines. Philippine Airlines Inc (abbreviated PAL) also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines

Another alternative point of embarkation and disembarkation is Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in the Clark Special Economic Zone. Diosdado Macapagal International Airport ( DMIA, Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Diosdado Macapagal, Kapampangan: Sulapawang Internasyonal Clark Air Base is a former United States Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located 3 miles west of Angeles City, about 40 miles Some airlines use this small airport because of its cheaper landing and parking fees.

Plans have been made to shut down the existing NAIA complex due to the legal delays associated with opening NAIA-3, and replace is with a large-scale terminal complex in Diosdado Macapagal International. The government has already given the go-ahead for construction, and the new terminal is expected to be complete by 2011.

Roads

Main article: Major roads in Metro Manila

The main roads of Metro Manila are organized around a set of radial and circumferential roads that radiate and circle in and around Manila proper. Metro Manila has a very extensive roadway system connecting the cities and municipalities of the metropolis and its surrounding provinces Roxas Boulevard, easily the most well-known of Manila's streets, line the southern shores of Manila with Manila Bay. The boulevard is part of the Radial Road 1 that leads south to the province of Cavite. Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the Calabarzon region in Luzon, Another well-known radial road is España Boulevard (part of Radial Road 7) that starts in Quiapo and ends at the Welcome Rotunda along the border with Quezon City. Pres. Sergio Osmeña Sr. Highway, part of the South Luzon Expressway or Radial Road 3 is the most important highway linking Manila with the provinces of southern Luzon. The South Luzon Expressway (SLEx or (SLE, also called South Superhighway (SSH, is a network of two expressways that connects Metro Manila with the provinces

The most common types of public transportation are buses and the jeepney. Jeepneys are the most popular means of Public transportation in the Philippines. Tricycles and Pedicabs are used for short distances. A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle The cycle rickshaw, being a small-scale local means of transport is also known by a variety of other names such as rickshaw, pedicab, bugbug, cyclo In some areas, especially in Divisoria, two stroke motors are fitted in the pedicabs and are used for goods transport.

Bridges

There are eight (8) major bridge spans in Manila, more than half of the number of bridges that connects the north and south banks of the Pasig River in Metro Manila. There are two (2) rail bridges that crosses the river, the Light Rail Transit 1 and the Philippine National Railways track. The bridges listed below are in a west to east order, with the first bridge Del Pan, nearest to the mouth of the Pasig River into Manila Bay.

• Roxas bridge - formerly called Del Pan (San Nicolas to Port Area)
• Jones bridge (Binondo to Ermita)
• McArthur bridge (Santa Cruz to Ermita)
• LRT 1 (Carriedo station to Central station)
• Quezon bridge (Quiapo to Ermita)
• Ayala bridge (San Miguel to Ermita)
• Mabini bridge - formerly called Nagtahan bridge (Santa Mesa to Pandacan)
• Philippine National Railways (Santa Mesa station to Pandacan station)
• Padre Zamora bridge (Santa Mesa to Pandacan)
• Lambingan bridge (Sta. Ana)

Rail transport

Manila is the hub of a railway system on Luzon. The main terminal of the Philippine National Railways is in the Tondo district. Philippine National Railways ( Filipino: Pambansang Daangbakal ng Pilipinas) also known by its acronym PNR, is a state-owned railway system Railways extend from this terminal north to the city of San Fernando in Pampanga and south to Legazpi City in Albay, though only the southern railway is currently in operation. For the city in La Union see San Fernando City La Union. For other uses see San Fernando. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. The City of Legazpi ( Bikol: Ciudad nin Legazpi; Filipino: Lungsod ng Legazpi) is a first class city and capital of the province Albay is a province of the Philippines

Manila is also serviced by the Manila Light Rail Transit System (separate from Manila Metro Rail Transit System), a national priority project designed to address the overwhelming traffic that congests the national capital. The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly known as the MRT, Metrostar Express or Metrostar, is part of the metropolitan rail system Development of the system began with its inception in the 1970s under the Marcos administration, making it the first light rail transport in Southeast Asia. Recently, the system saw a massive multi-billion dollar expansion in correlation with the rising population of the city; its purpose: to create an alternative form of transportation to solve the demand of an increasingly mobile workforce. Two lines service the city residents, the Yellow Line that runs along the length of Taft Avenue (R-2) and Rizal Avenue (R-9), and the Purple Line that runs along Ramon Magsaysay Blvd (R-6) from Santa Cruz, through Quezon City, up to Santolan in Pasig City. History December 1, 1984: Baclaran to Central Terminal May 12, 1985: Central Terminal to History April 5, 2003: Santolan to Araneta Center-Cubao April 5, 2004: Araneta Center-Cubao Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous This article is for the city for the river see Pasig River. The City of Pasig ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasig) is one of the cities and municipalities

These are the major rail systems, with their stations within Manila:

• Yellow Line (LRT 1): R. Papa, J. Abad Santos, Blumentritt, Tayuman, Bambang, D. Jose, Carriedo, Central Station, UN Ave. , P. Gil, Quirino Ave, and Vito Cruz
• Purple Line (LRT-2 or MRT-2): C. M. Recto, Legarda, Pureza, and V. Mapa
• PNR: Vito Cruz, Herran, Pandacan, Sta. Mesa, España, Laong Laan, Blumentritt and Tutuban.

Seaports and piers

The City of Manila is the chief seaport of the Philippines. North Harbor and South Harbor experience busy periods during long holidays such as Holy Week, All Saints Day and the Christmas holidays. Holy Week ( Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week" in Christianity is the last week before Easter. For the British girl group see All Saints (band. All Saints' Day (also called All Hallows or Hallowmas) often The Port of Manila serves the city's commercial needs, it also one of South East Asia's more major ports. The Port of Manila, Manila, Philippines, is located in the vicinity of Manila Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the world

Communication

Postal service

The Philippines' central office for its postal service is now known as the Philippine Postal Corporation. The Philippine Postal Corporation, ( Filipino: Korporasyong Pilipino sa Koreo) abbreviated as PhilPost, is a government-owned and controlled corporation It is located at the foot of the Jones Bridge. The main office is housed in a huge art deco style building designed with huge columns at front, built during the American colonial period. The building houses the Philippine Postal Bank and the main mail sorting-distribution operations of the country.

Print and publication

Manila is home to major Philippine newspaper publishers with a number of offices and printing presses located at the Port Area. The news industry is one of the legacies of the American colonization of the Philippines, as they paved the way for the freedom of the press. Some of the major publications based in Manila include the country's oldest newspapers, the Manila Times, the Manila Bulletin, the Philippine Star, the Manila Standard Today, The Daily Tribune and others. The Manila Times is the oldest existing English language newspaper in the Philippines. The Manila Bulletin ( (also known as the Bulletin and was previously known as Bulletin Today) is the Philippines The Philippine Star is a daily broadsheet circulated nationwide in the Philippines. The Manila Standard Today is the fourth-largest Broadsheet Newspaper in the Philippines as of 2006 The Daily Tribune is a daily English Broadsheet Publication in the Philippines.

News agencies

The city serves as host to a number of news and information offices, agencies or services that includes the Office of the Press Secretary and Radio-TV Malacañang or RTVM (the close-in news team of Philippine Presidents) located at the Malacañang Palace grounds.

The National Press Club's building office is located at the foot of the Jones bridge across the Post Office building and it houses the International Press Center or IPC, a government agency tasked to accredit and grant working permits for visiting foreign agencies.

Manila is also home to the prestigious and exclusive organization of journalists called, "Samahang Plaridel," whose members include some of the prominent publishers, editors, reporters of the country.

The Agence France Presse, CNN, Reuters, Associated Press, Japan's NHK and Fuji TV, and London-based Global Radio News, Ltd. Agence France-Presse ( AFP) is the oldest News agency in the world and one of the three largest with Associated Press and Reuters. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan 's Public broadcaster. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. all have field offices in Manila.

Government

Like all cities of the Philippines, Manila is governed by a mayor who heads the executive department of the city. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines The current mayor for the 2007-2010 term is Alfredo Lim, who is making a comeback to the city hall following a 3-year stint as a Senator. Early life Alfredo Lim was born in Manila, and is of mixed Chinese and Filipino descent The city mayor is restricted for three consecutive terms (nine years), although he can be elected again after an interruption of one term.

Isko Moreno the city's incumbent vice-mayor heads the legislative arm which is composed of the elected city councilors, six from each of the city's six congressional districts.

The city is divided into 897 barangays, which are the smallest unit of local government in the Philippines. This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses Each barangay has its own chairperson and councilors. For administrative convenience, all the barangays in Manila are grouped into 100 zones and which are further grouped into 16 administrative districts. These zones and districts have no form of local government.

The city further has six representatives popularly elected to the House of Representatives, the lower legislative branch of the Philippines. The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines Each representative represents one of the six Congressional districts of Manila. The Legislative Districts of Manila, namely the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts are the representations

Places of interest

General landmarks

• Apolinario Mabini Shrine
• Chinatown (Binondo district)
• Buddha of Sao Mao
• Embassy of the United States of America
• Ermita and Malate Districts, a place for Bohemian night life
• Fort Santiago
• Intramuros, the walled city built by the Spaniards, originally considered to be the City of Manila
• Liwasang Bonifacio (Former name: Plaza Lawton)
• Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines
• Mall of Asia
• Manila Baywalk
• Manila Ocean Park
• Malate Church
• Manila Boardwalk
• Manila Cathedral
• Manila City Hall
• Manila ocean park
• Manila Yacht Club
• Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden (Manila Zoo)
• Metropolitan Theater
• Museo Pambata
• National Library of the Philippines
• National Museum
• Paco Park, the location of the hit Paco Park Presents
• Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz
• Plaza Miranda
• Quiapo Church
• Quirino Grandstand
• Rajah Sulayman Park
• Remedios Circle
• Rizal Park, also known as Luneta
• San Agustin Church
• San Sebastian Church
• The Manila Hotel
• The Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Victims of Martial Law Memorial Wall - Bonifacio Shrine (near City Hall)

Hotels

Manila offers a wide range of accommodations ranging from top-rated de-luxe hotels to more affordable universal lodges. Most of these accommodations are located within Roxas Boulevard overlooking Manila Bay, or in the districts of Ermita and Malate. Manila's hotel accommodations are 20 to 30 minutes away from the international and domestic airport.

Places of worship

The cosmopolitan atmosphere and cultural diversity of Manila is reflected in the number of places of worship scattered around the city. The freedom of worship in the Philippines, which have existed since the creation of the republic, allowed the diverse population to build their sacred sites without the fear of persecution. People of different denominations are represented here with the presence of Christian churches, Buddhist temples, Jewish synagogues, and Islamic mosques.

• Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat (Benedictine Chapel inside San Beda College)
• Archdiocesan Shrine of St. San Beda College (SBC (Spanish for Saint Bede) (or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a private Benedictine College run Jude Thaddeus
• Basilica Minore de San Lorenzo Ruiz (Binondo Church)
• Basilica Minore de San Sebastian (San Sebastian Church), the only all-steel church in Gothic style in Asia (Built 1891)
• Basilica Minore de la Immaculada Concepcion (Manila Cathedral)
• Basilica Minore del Nazareno Negro (Quiapo Church)
• Buddhist Temple (Malate, Manila)
• Cathedral of the Child Jesus - Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan)
• Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament (De La Salle University-Manila Main Chapel) (Built 1938)
• Central United Methodist Church (Built 1901) (Ermita)
• Chinese Temple (Binondo, Manila)
• The House of the Lord - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon temple in Greenmeadows Subdivision, Quezon City, Metro Manila. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. The Manila Cathedral, also known as the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonial period in Hidalgo Street in Quiapo Photographers' Haven Felix R Hidalgo Street in Quiapo is a hodge podge of knick-knack vendors covering legitimate business establishments mostly The Philippine Independent Church, officially the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI, is a Christian denomination of the Catholic tradition The Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Building code MBS; also known as MBS Chapel) is the main and largest Chapel of De La Salle University The Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Building code MBS; also known as MBS Chapel) is the main and largest Chapel of De La Salle University The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known The Manila Philippines Temple is the 29th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang Also several public chapels throughout the city. )
• Hindu Temple (Paco, Manila)
• Iglesia de la Parroquia de Santo Niño (Pandacan, Manila)
• Iglesia de Santa Cruz
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Maceda st. , Sampaloc [formerly Washington st. ])
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Paco, Manila)
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Pandacan, Manila)
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Quiapo, Manila)
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Sampaloc, Manila)
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Moriones st. , Tondo, Manila)
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Solis, Tondo, Manila)
• Iglesia ni Cristo (Syquia st. Paco, Manila)
• Knox United Methodist Church (Built 1898) (Rizal Avenue)
• Mosque del Globo de Oro (Quiapo, Manila)
• Nuestra Señora de Guia Church (Ermita Church)
• Far Eastern University (FEU) Chapel (Nicanor Reyes St. , Manila) - Artworks of Botong Francisco (National Artist)
• National Shrine of St. Michael and the Archangels (San Miguel, Manila)
• Nuestra Señora de Remedios Church (Malate Church)
• Parroquia de San Fernando de Dilao (Paco, Manila)
• Santissimo Rosario Parish Church (University of Santo Tomas)
• St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church (Adamson University, San Marcelino, Ermita, Manila)
• San Agustin Church, Intramuros -Oldest Catholic Church in the Philippines (Built in the 15th century)- Only Church in Intramuros that survived the destruction of Intramuros during the February 1945 Liberation of Manila
• Sto. Adamson University (AdU or simply Adamson is one of the largest private Catholic University in Manila, Philippines Niño de Tondo Church (Tondo, Manila)

Sporting venues

• Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC), Vito Cruz Street, Malate (Built-1934)
  • Rizal Memorial Coliseum
  • Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium
  • Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
  • Ninoy Aquino Stadium
• San Andres Gym (formerly Mail and More Arena, the home of the defunct Manila Metrostars. The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex the national sports complex The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is one of two indoor sporting arenas located inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, the For the baseball stadium see Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. The Ninoy Aquino Stadium is one of two indoor sporting arenas located in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, the other The Manila Metrostars was a former professional basketball team in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998-2000 )

Museums

• Bahay Tsinoy
• Intramuros Light and Sound Museum
• Main National Museum, Padre Burgos Street
• Museo ng Maynila (Museum of Manila)(Pre-War Army-Navy Club Bldg. Bahay Tsinoy (literally Chinese-Filipino House) is a museum located in the Intramuros section of Manila. ), Rizal Park
• Museo Pambata (Children's Museum)(Pre-War Elk's Club Bldg. ), Rizal Park
• National Museum of the Filipino People, Rizal Park
• Parish of the Our Lady of the Abandoned - Sta. Ana (pre-Spanish artifacts)
• Plaza San Luis, Intramuros
• San Agustin Church Museum, Intramuros
• The Far Eastern University (FEU) Campus - Old Manila Walks
• The Museum - De La Salle University-Manila, Taft Avenue, Malate
• UST Museum of Arts and Sciences

Cemeteries

• Manila Chinese Cemetery
• La Loma Cemetery
• Manila North Cemetery
• Manila South Cemetery
• Paco Park

History

Pre-Spanish times

Manila began as a Muslim settlement at the mouth of the Pasig River along the shores of Manila Bay. The Manila Chinese Cemetery (華僑義山 is the second oldest cemetery in Manila after La Loma Cemetery and was designated as the resting place for the Chinese citizens The La Loma Catholic Cemetery (Campo Santo de La Loma was opened in 1884 and is found in the cities of Manila and Caloocan The Manila North Cemetery (or Cementerio del Norte which measures 54 hectares is considered the biggest and one of the oldest cemeteries in Metro Manila Paco Park is a 411480 square meter recreational garden area and was once Manila ’s municipal cemetery during the Spanish colonial period The name came from the term maynilad, literally "where there is nilad. " Nilad is a white-flowered mangrove plant that grew in abundance in the area.

In the mid-16th century, the area of present-day Manila was governed by three rajahs, or Muslim community leaders. They were Rajah Sulayman and Rajah Matanda who ruled the communities south of the Pasig, and Rajah Lakandula who ruled the community north of the river. Rajah Sulayman (سليمان in Arabic was a Muslim Tribal chief. Rajah Lakandula) or Lakan Dula ( Lakan Manila was then the northernmost Muslim sultanate in the islands. It held ties with the sultanates of Brunei, Sulu, and Ternate in Cavite. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام For the province see Sulu. The Sultanate of Sulu was a Muslim State that ruled over many of the islands of the The Municipality of Ternate ( Filipino: Bayan ng Ternate) is a fourth class municipality in the province of Cavite Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the Calabarzon region in Luzon,

Spanish rule

In 1570, a Spanish expedition ordered by the conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi demanded the conquest of Manila. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the Spanish explorer soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesfor other uses see Conquistador (disambiguation A Conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi ( 1502 &ndash August 20, 1572) also known as El Adelantado (The Governor and El Viejo (The Elder His second in command, Martín de Goiti departed from Cebu and arrived in Manila. Martín de Goiti (15?? &ndash 1574) was a Spanish Basque Conquistador and founder of the city of Manila. The City of Cebu ( Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is the capital of The Muslim Tagalogs welcomed the foreigners, but Goiti had other plans. The Tagalog people ( Tgl: Tagalog) is the second largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. The Spanish force of 300 soldiers marched through Manila and a battle was fought with the heavily armed Spaniards quickly defeating the native settlements. Legazpi and his men followed the next year and made a peace pact with the three rajahs and organized a city council consisting of two mayors, 12 councilors, and a secretary. A walled city known as Intramuros, at the southern banks of Pasig River was built to protect the Spanish colonizers. History Pre-hispanic settlement The site of Intramuros was originally a large Malayan-Islamic settlement named "Maynilad" ruled by Datus Rajahs The Pasig River (called Ilog Pasig in Filipino) is a River in the Philippines and connects Laguna de Bay (via the Napindan Channel On June 10, 1574, King Philip II of Spain gave Manila the title of Insigne y Siempre Leal Ciudad ("Distinguished and Ever Loyal City"). Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598

In 1595, Manila was proclaimed as the capital of the Philippine Islands and became a center of trans-Pacific trade for more than three centuries. For example, the famous Manila galleons sailed between Manila and the port of Acapulco in today's Mexico. The Manila galleons or Manila-Acapulco galleons ( Galeones de Manila-Acapulco) were Spanish trading Ships that sailed once or twice Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. These Manila galleons carried silver and other precious metals from the New World to Manila to purchase goods and raw materials from throughout Asia — for example, spices transshipped from the Spice Islands to the south, and porcelain, ivory, lacquerware and processed silk cloth from China and Southeast Asia. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. Transshipment or Transhipment is the Shipment of goods to an intermediate destination and then from there to yet another destination This article covers the historical role of the Maluku Islands as a source of spices since early history when the islands where known as the Spice Islands Porcelain is a Ceramic material made by heating raw materials generally including Clay in the form of Kaolin, in a Kiln to temperatures Ivory is formed from Dentine and constitutes the bulk of the Teeth and Tusks of animals such as the Elephant, Hippopotamus, Lacquerware is objects which are decoratively covered with Lacquer which is sometimes inlaid or carved Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons Some of these Asian goods were used in Mexico, however, most of the cargo was transshipped across Mexico for delivery to Spain, to be sold in European markets.

British occupation

There was a brief British occupation of Manila from 1762-1764 as a result of the Seven Years' War, which was fought between France and England. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Spain became a British enemy when it sided with France due to ties between their royal families. The British Occupation was confined to Manila and Cavite while Simón de Anda y Salazar, acting as a de facto Spanish governor general, kept the countryside for Spain with the help of Filipino soldiers. Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the Calabarzon region in Luzon, Simón de Anda y Salazar ( Subijana ( Basque Country) October 28, 1701 - Cavite, October 30, 1776) was Spanish The Indian soldiers known as Sepoys, who came with the British, deserted in droves and settled in Cainta, Rizal, and explains the uniquely Indian features of generations of Cainta residents. A sepoy (ˈsipɔɪ (from Persian سپاهی Sipâhi meaning "soldier" was a native of India, a soldier allied to a European power usually the The Municipality of Cainta ( Filipino: Bayan ng Cainta is a first-class urban municipality in the French mercenaries who came with the British also settled in various locations around Manila. ^[5]

United States rule

U. Stereoscopy, stereoscopic imaging or 3-D (three-dimensional imaging is any technique capable of recording three-dimensional visual S. Troops invaded Manila in 1898 and waged war with the Spaniards and Filipinos in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. Following the defeat of Spain, U. S. forces took control of the city and the islands in one of the most brutal and forgotten chapters of Philippine American history.

The American Navy, under Admiral George Dewey, defeated the Spanish squadron in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1st, 1898. George Dewey ( December 26, 1837 &ndash January 16, 1917) was an Admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Admiral Dewey testified that after the battle the Spanish Governor wished to surrender to the Americans rather than the Filipinos, whom he feared.

Having just won their independence from Spain, the Filipinos were fiercely opposed to once again being occupied. Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the First Philippine Republic at the Malolos Congress and had begun to build the foundations for an independent nation. For the municipality see Gen Emilio Aguinaldo Cavite General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ( March 22, 1869 &ndash February 6 República Filipina ( English: Philippine Republic Tagalog: Unang Republika ng Pilipinas) also known as the First Philippine The Malolos Congress was the constituent assembly of the First Philippine Republic. Admiral Dewey, however, claimed he never recognized the Philippine Republic, as he did not have the authority to do so and did not consider it an organized government. [1]

American high command at that time was headed by General Otis who ordered invasion and occupation. By that time the Filipino troops had taken classic defensive positions around Manila to attempt to keep them out. However, the poorly armed, ill-trained soldiers could not compete with the superior firepower of the Americans and they lost and were severely beaten; so much so that it has been reported that the dead were used as breastworks.

Under the command of Aguinaldo the Filipinos began a guerrilla campaign to resist the new occupiers. Aguinaldo is a folk Genre of Christmas music which originates from Puerto Rico and is based on an archaic form of Spanish Christmas This campaign had limited success in the early days following the initial occupation of the Americans although any successes were short-lived. The replacement of General Otis by General MacArthur began an extensive campaign to suppress the local population. Elwell Stephen Otis (1838 - 1909 was a United States of America General who served in the Philippines late in the Spanish-American War and during General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation.

This campaign by the USA has been reported as being a particularly bloody suppression with wild reports of commanders ordering the murder of everyone over 10 years old. Several books have been written on this war and it's implications for both the local peoples and the US. These books are largely hostile to the US: ^[6]

In the Treaty of Paris in 1898, Spain handed over the Philippines to the United States of America for US$ 20,000,000 and ending 333 years of Spanish rule in the islands. The Treaty of Paris of 1898, signed on December 10, 1898, ended the Spanish-American War. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^{[7] [8]}

World War II

American combat units were ordered to withdraw from the city and all military installations removed on December 30 , 1941. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Manila was declared an open city by President Manuel L. Quezon, to spare the city from death and destruction. Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (b August 19, 1878 in Baler Aurora, Philippines - d Quezon issued a decree enlarging the safe zone to include outlying areas of Manila as safe zones, establishing the new administrative jurisdiction called Greater Manila.

The post of mayor of Greater Manila was given to Quezon's former Executive Secretary, Jorge B. Vargas. Jorge B Vargas ( August 24, 1890 – February 22, 1980) was a lawyer and youth advocate born in Bago City, Negros Occidental On the evening of New Year's Day of 1942, a Japanese courier delivered notice to Vargas that Japanese forces already bivouacked at Parañaque would enter Greater Manila the following day. From 9 am to 10 am of January 2, Japanese imperial forces marched into the City of Manila. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku

Vargas was tasked to hand over to the new authorities Greater Manila and present the remaining Filipino leaders to Japanese authorities. Vargas and the Filipino leaders present were asked to choose three options; (1) a purely Japanese military administration, (2) a dictatorial government run by a Filipino under General Artemio Ricarte who went on self-exile to Japan after the Filipino-American war, or (3) a government by commission selected by Filipinos. Artemio Ricarte y Garcia ( October 20, 1866 — July 31, 1945) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution Vargas and the local leaders chose the third option and established the Philippine Executive Commission to manage initially Greater Manila, and was later expanded to cover the whole of the Philippines. The Philippine Executive Commission or PEC was established on January of 1942 with Jorge B

Vargas assumed the chairmanship of the Philippine Executive Commission and appointed to the post of Mayor of Greater Manila in 1942, Leon G. Guinto Sr., a Secretary of Labor under the Philippine Commonwealth administration of President Manuel L. Leon G Guinto Sr (born 28 June 1896 &ndash died in 1962 distinguished himself as Public servant in the Philippines from the Commonwealth The Commonwealth of the Philippines was the political designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth with the United Quezon. Guinto held the position of Mayor of Greater Manila until the liberation of the city.

Under Guinto's war-time administration, the City of Manila that was expanded to Greater Manila included districts such as; "Bagumbayan" means New Town (South of Manila), "Bagumpanahon" means New Era (Sampaloc, Quiapo, San Miguel and Santa Cruz), "Bagumbuhay" means New Life (Tondo), "Bagong Diwa" means New Order (Binondo & San Nicholas), the then newly established Quezon City was collapsed and divided into two districts, while the municipalities of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Malabon, Makati, Mandaluyong, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, and San Juan became districts of Manila. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The City of Caloocan, ( The City of Las Piñas ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Las Piñas) (population 472780 2000 Census is a city in the National The City of Malabon is one of the cities and municipalities in the Philippines that make up Metro Manila. The City of Makati, or simply The City of Mandaluyong ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaluyong) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines Navotas is a city in Metro Manila, Philippines. The city occupies a narrow strip of land along the eastern The City of Parañaque (pop 449811 2000 Census or simply Parañaque ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Parañaque The City of Pasay ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasay) is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the For the capital city of Puerto Rico see San Juan Puerto Rico.

On October 20, 1944 American General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled a promise to return to the Philippines (see Battle of Leyte). Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by American From February 3 to March 3, 1945, after the climactic battle at Intramuros ended, the thoroughly devastated city of Manila was officially liberated. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Battle for Manila from 3 February to 3 March 1945, fought by American, Filipino and Japanese forces was part Allied Filipino & American troops did not reach the city in time to prevent the Manila Massacre though. The Manila massacre refers to the February 1945 atrocities conducted against Filipino civilians in Manila, Philippines by retreating Japanese

Manila and security

Manila has been subject to militant attacks. The metropolis have been targeted twice by groups Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Abu Sayyaf. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front ( MILF) is a Muslim Separatist rebel group located in Southern Philippines. "Sword of God" redirects here For the 7th century Arab Muslim military commander known as the "Sword of God" see Khalid ibn al-Walid. In addition, Al-Qaida cells have been discovered in the metropolis. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The

Project Bojinka, which was a large-scale attack being planned in late 1994 and early 1995, was being planned in Manila. The Bojinka Plot ( Arabic: بجنكة Tagalog: Planong Bojinka was a planned large-scale terrorist attack by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed The project was abandoned after the night of January 6, 1995 and the morning of January 7, when an apartment fire led investigators to a laptop computer containing the plans. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental

Sister cities

• Montreal, Quebec, Canada ^[9]
• Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada^[10]
• Beijing, China
• Shanghai, China
• Cartagena, Colombia
• New Delhi, India
• Haifa, Israel
• Osaka, Japan
• Yokohama, Japan
• Panama City, Panama
• Busan, South Korea
• Madrid, Spain
• Moscow, Russia
• Taipei, Taiwan^[11]
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Santa Barbara, California, USA ^[12]
• Sacramento, California, USA
• San Francisco, California, USA
• Maui County, Hawaii, USA
• Los Angeles, California, USA

See also

• Imperial Manila, a political epithet to describe Manila's role in national affairs. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Cartagena de Indias (kaɾtaˈhena ð̞e ˈin̪d̪jas in Spanish; the usual English pronunciation is ˌkɑrtəˈheɪnə deɪ ˈɪndiəs is a large city Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Maui County is a County located in the US state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Maui, Kahoolawe, Lānai, The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Imperial Manila is a Pejorative Epithet used by certain sectors of Filipino society to express the idea that all the affairs of the Philippines
• Mega Manila, a larger, albeit geographical area of Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Mega Manila is the term used for the regions of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Metro Manila. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang
• 1968 Casiguran earthquake, an earthquake the caused damage in Manila's Binondo district. The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on August 2, 1968 at a magnitude of 7
• List of metropolitan areas by population
• Megacity

References

External links

• Official website of Manila
• Reception of the Royal Seal in Manila: from www.filipiniana.net
• Manila travel guide from Wikitravel

• Manila is at coordinates 14°35′59″N 120°58′52″E / 14.5997, 120.9812 (Manila)Coordinates: 14°35′59″N 120°58′52″E / 14.5997, 120.9812 (Manila)

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