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Manila Nomads Sports Club Players
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), 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. Manila is considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). 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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Of The Philippines
This is a list of current and former national capital cities in the Philippines, which includes during the time of the Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish colonization, the First Philippine Republic, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Second Philippine Republic, Second Republic of the Philippines (Japanese-sponsored Republic), the History of the Philippines (1946–1965)#Independent Philippines and the Third Republic (1946–1972), Third Republic of the Philippines, the History of the Philippines (1965–1986)#The Fourth Republic (1981–1986), Fourth Republic of the Philippines and the current History of the Philippines (1986–present), Fifth Republic of the Philippines. The current capital city, Manila, was the capital of country throughout most of its history and was honored / designated again with the title through a presidential order on June 24, 1976. Historical background On April 7, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan landed in Cebu. He was welcomed by Rajah Humabon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
