Indeed, there's no other place in the country like Manila, a mixture of nostalgic past while looking forward to the future. Home to over 14 million residents, it houses not only the President but also historical landmarks, museums, and other places that serve as markers of identity for the Filipino. 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.
The city is one
of 17 cities and municipalities which form
the metropolitan area.
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. However, the city became wellknown
by the local name given to the city
by its Tagalog inhabitants: Maynilad. 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. It is from the name
Maynilad that the city of Manila derives its
modern name.
Of course, Manila will not be manila without the mall that continuously blooms in every corner. Currently, it is included in the list of global cities of the world which means Manila plays an important part in the global economic system.Manila became the seat of the colonial government of Spain when it controlled the Philippine Islands for over three centuries from 1565 to 1898.
Beginning in 1898, the United States occupied and controlled the city and the Philippine archipelago until 1946. During World War II, much of the city was destroyed. The Metropolitan Manila region was enacted as an independent entity in 1975.
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. Hokkien Chinese is spoken by the
city’s large Chinese-Filipino community.
Source: www.wikipedia.org
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