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4 days ago · In 1574 Manila was baptized under the authorization of Spain and the Vatican as the “Distinguished and Ever Loyal City” and became the centre of Catholicism as well as of the Philippines. At various periods Manila was seriously threatened, and sometimes occupied, by foreign powers.
2 days ago · Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Pampanga; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng PampangaIPA: [pɐmˈpaŋɡa] pəm-PAHNG-ga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.
3 days ago · The earliest recorded history of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD, as recorded in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, the river that bisects the city into the north and south.
3 days ago · Valenzuela ( / ˌvælənzjuˈɛlə /, Tagalog: [valensˈwela] ), officially the City of Valenzuela ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Valenzuela ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,978 people. [7]
3 days ago · Manila has been the principal city of the Philippines for four centuries and is the center of its industrial development as well as the international port of entry. It is located on the island of Luzon and spreads along the eastern shore of Manila Bay.
2 days ago · By AYIE LICSI Published Jul 24, 2024 5:51 pm. Miguel de Guzman / The Philippine STAR. Metro Manila has been put in a state of calamity due to the floods and rainfall brought by Typhoon Carina (international name Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon. Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos made the announcement ...
2 days ago · The Philippines has sought for the inclusion of the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling, which invalidated China's massive claim in the South China Sea, in Italy’s Indo-Pacific strategy, Manila's top envoy to Rome said Wednesday. In a statement, Ambassador Neal Imperial said he was tapped to speak before Italian lawmakers discussing Italy's ongoing ...
