The Great Manila by Mauricio Hernández Rubiano https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45 en-us 2018-10-25 22:55:39 UTC 2023-04-25 04:06:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png First of all: murdocniccals45 https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297210423  Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the most densely populated cities proper in the world. It was the first chartered city by virtue of the Philippine Commission Act 183 on July 31, 1901 and gained autonomy with the passage of Republic Act No. 409 or the "Revised Charter of the City of Manila" on June 18, 1949.]]> 2018-10-25 22:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297210423 murdocniccals45 https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297210613 The term "Manila" is commonly used to refer to the whole metropolitan area, the greater metropolitan area or the city proper. The officially defined metropolitan area called Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines, includes the much larger Quezon City and the Makati Central Business District. It is the most populous region of the country, one of the most populous urban areas in the world, and is one of the wealthiest regions in Southeast Asia.]]> 2018-10-25 22:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297210613 murdocniccals45 https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297211296 The city is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay. The Pasig River flows through the middle of the city, dividing it into the north and south sections. Manila is made up of 16 administrative districts: Binondo, Ermita, Intramuros, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Port Area, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Andres, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, Santa Mesa and Tondo, while it is divided into six districts for its representation in Congress and the election of the city council members. In 2016, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network listed Manila as an "alpha –" global city]]> 2018-10-25 23:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297211296 Rizal Park murdocniccals45 https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297213332 also known as Luneta Park or simply Luneta, is a historical urban parkin the Philippines. Located along Roxas Boulevard, Manila, adjacent to the old walled city of Intramuros, it is one of the largest urban parks in Asia. It has been a favorite leisure spot, and is frequented on Sundays and national holidays. Rizal Park is one of the major tourist attractions of Manila.]]> 2018-10-25 23:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297213332 Curiosities of the Country, and the city: murdocniccals45 https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297215192 1. The Philippines was the first country in Southeast Asia to gain independence after World War II, in 1945.
2. The Philippines has the highest rate of discovery of new animal species with 16 new species of mammals discovered just in the last 10 years.
3. The Philippines are named after King Philip II of Spain
The Philippines are named after King Philip II of Spain. Explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the Eastern Visayas Felipenas first, and the name was later applied to the entire archipelago. The country’s official name is the Republic of the Philippines.
]]> 2018-10-25 23:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297215192 murdocniccals45 https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297215609 2018-10-25 23:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297215609 The Mayor of the city murdocniccals45 https://padlet.com/murdocniccals45/umf6xdzamy45/wish/297216914
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada (born José Ejército y Marcelo; born April 19, 1937) is a Filipino politician and former actor who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 and as the ninth Vice President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. In 2001, he became the first president in Asia to be impeached from an executive role. He has been Mayor of the City of Manila, the country's capital, since 2013.
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over a hundred films in an acting career spanning some three decades, and model, who was started as a fashion and ramp model at the age of 13. He used his popularity as an actor to make gains in politics, serving as Mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986, as Senator from 1987 to 1992, then as Vice-President under President Fidel V. Ramos from 1992 to 1998.
Estrada was elected President in 1998 with a wide margin of votes separating him from the other challengers, and was sworn into the presidency on June 30, 1998. In 2000 he declared an "all-out-war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and captured its headquarters and other camps.
However, allegations of corruption spawned an impeachment trial in the Senate, and in 2001 Estrada was ousted by "People Power 2"

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