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Manila

Manila (/məˈnɪlə/ mə-NIL-ə, Spanish: [maˈnila]; Filipino: Maynila, pronounced [majˈnilaʔ]), known officially as the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila, locally [luŋˈsod nɐŋ majˈnilaʔ]; Tagalog: Siyudad ng Maynila, locally [ʃuˈdad nɐŋ majˈnilaʔ]), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and as of 2019 was the world's most densely populated city proper. It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila," on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling the planet had been established. Manila is the second most natural-disaster-afflicted capital city in the world; despite this, it is among the most populous and fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia.

The Spanish city of Manila was founded on June 24, 1571, by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. This is regarded as the city's official founding date; however, a Tagalog-fortified polity called Maynilà had already existed on the site, dating back as far as 1258. It is the name of this old polity from which the Spanish and English name Manila derives. After the defeat of the polity's last indigenous Rajah, Sulayman III, in the Battle of Bangkusay, a fortified Spanish city called Intramuros was built directly on top of the site of old Maynilà. Manila was the seat of power for most of the country's colonial rulers and was one of the royal Spanish cities in the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies, along with Cebu, Naga, and Iloilo. Today, it is home to many historic sites, some of which were built during the 16th century.

Website: manila.gov.ph/

Recent city comments:

  • Vacant lot, Lian Las Pinas (guest) wrote 7 months ago:
    Torre de Manila 2
  • Malacañang Palace, guest (guest) wrote 2 years ago:
    now powered by mr. bongbong ngiwi, you can access here via mendiola strt. traffic there is heavy you can go somewhere else street
  • Land Transportation Office - Manila South District Office, happygoth09 wrote 2 years ago:
    There's no proper system on processing any kind of transactions here, so many people waiting for several minutes like 50 minutes or almost an hour just to be called by their names. Utter chaos, if you're going here you need a LOT OF PATIENCE and strong legs for waiting. No kidding.
  • Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, Oct. 14, 2020 (guest) wrote 3 years ago:
    after days of raining because of habagat dolomite beach is eroded haha
  • Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, happygoth09 wrote 3 years ago:
    This will be eroded when hit by any typhoon just like the beaches in Miami.
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