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Philippines, Province Of China Banners
On July 12, 2018, tarpaulin banners containing the phrase "Welcome to the Philippines, province of China" were discovered to have been installed in various parts of Metro Manila. The date also marks the second anniversary of ''Philippines v. China'', an international arbitration case that ruled the legality of the Territorial disputes in the South China Sea, People's Republic of China's claims over the South China Sea. Background Banner description The tarpaulin banners were red and features the Flag of the People's Republic of China flanked with two dragons. It also displays the text "Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China" in white letters presenting the Southeast Asian country as a Province of the People's Republic of China, province of the People's Republic of China. It also features Chinese text in yellow characters below the English text which loosely translates to "Welcome to China's Philippines". Traditional Chinese characters were used in the banners which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is composed of 16 Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: the Manila, city of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros. The region encompasses an area of and a population of as of 2020. It is the second most populous and the most densely populated Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines. It is also the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia and the List of larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
