Manila BayManila Bay (Filipino: Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Bahía de Manila) is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. Strategically located around the capital city of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Philippines and its neighboring countries, becoming the gateway for socio-economic development even prior to the Spanish period.
Cities of the PhilippinesAdministrative division of the PhilippinesA city (Filipino: lungsod) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities (nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters, in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which defines their administrative structure and powers. As of July 8, 2023, there are 149 cities in the country.
EDSAEpifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA (Tagalog:), is a major circumferential road around Metro Manila, Philippines named after academic Epifanio de los Santos. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, namely, from north to south, Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay. It is the longest and the most congested highway in the metropolis, stretching some 23.8 kilometers (14.8 mi).
ParañaqueParañaque, officially the City ofParañaque (Filipino: Lungsod ng Parañaque, Tagalog pronunciation:), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 703,245 people. It is bordered to the north by Pasay, to the northeast by Taguig, to the southeast by Muntinlupa, to the southwest by Las Piñas, and to the west by Manila Bay.
Ninoy Aquino International AirportStatistics (2024)Source: Manila International Airport AuthorityNinoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA ; Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino; IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL), also known as Manila Airport or Manila International Airport (MNL), is the main international airport serving Metro Manila in the Philippines.
History of the Philippines (1898–1946)The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, which began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946. With the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898, Spainceded the Philippines to the United States.
Metro ManilaMetropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region and largest metropolitan area of the Philippines. It encompasses an area of 636.00 km (245.56 sq mi) and the region has a population of 14,001,751 as of 2024, making it the second most populous region in the country after Calabarzon.
ManilaCapital of the PhilippinesNational capital and highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, PhilippinesManila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,902,590 people. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city.
PhilippinesArchipelagic country in Southeast AsiaThe Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The islands are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions. From north to south, the divisions are: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
SM Mall of AsiaSM Mall of Asia, also abbreviated as SM MoA, or simply Mall of Asia or MoA (), is a shopping mall in Bay City, Pasay, Philippines. It is located within the Central Business Park I-A, a reclaimed area along Manila Bay, at the southern terminus of EDSA. The mall is owned and developed by SM Prime.Filipino languageFilipino (English: FIL-ih-PEE-noh; Wikang Filipino [ˈwikɐŋ filiˈpino]) is the national language of the Philippines, the main lingua franca, and one of the two official languages of the country, along with English. It is a de facto standardized form of the Tagalog language, as spoken and written in Metro Manila and in other urban centers of the archipelago.
Newport City, Metro ManilaNewport City is a 25-hectare (62-acre) township development situated next to the Villamor golf course and Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila, Philippines.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.