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For easier identification of the city, Manila was granted a coat of arms by a decree issued on 20 March 1596 by King Philip II of Spain.The grant was as follows: Don Philipe, by the grace of God, etc. Inasmuch as you, Captain Agustin de Arce, in the capacity of procurador-general of the Filipinas Islands, have informed me that the inhabitants of the city of Manila did render me service in its ...
Official seals of places in Metro Manila (2 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Seals of Philippine cities" ... Dasma City Logo.png; File:Digos Davao del Sur.png ...
Bay City is a reference to the city bordering two bodies of water; Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay. [67] Pasay: n/a: Metro Manila: The Travel City [68] Passi: Iloilo: Western Visayas: Sweet City at The Heart of Panay Due to its vast pineapple plantations and annual output in fruit production, and because the city lies in the bosom of Panay. [69 ...
Metro Manila: 1 Misamis Occidental: 14 Misamis Oriental: 23 Mountain Province: 10 Negros Occidental: 19 Negros Oriental: 19 Northern Samar: 24 Nueva Ecija: 27 Nueva Vizcaya: 15 Occidental Mindoro: 11 Oriental Mindoro: 14 Palawan: 23 Pampanga: 20 Pangasinan: 44 Quezon: 39 Quirino: 6 Rizal: 13 Romblon: 17 Samar: 24 Sarangani: 7 Siquijor: 6 ...
America's First Chinatown, in reference to Spanish Manila's (and eventually American Manila's) Binondo, the world's oldest Chinatown. [10] City of Man, a nickname given to the city by Imelda Marcos in the 1970s which was also the name of her tourism and infrastructure development campaign for the city as governor of Metro Manila.
Official seals of cities, towns, and other places in the Metro Manila (National Capital Region). Pages in category "Official seals of places in Metro Manila" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
' Republic of the Philippines '), then to "Kalakhang Manila" (lit. ' Metro Manila ') before this was change to "Pilipinas". [1] Additionally the stars of the seal is meant to symbolize Manuel L. Quezon's "greatness", the gavel his "incomparable leadership" and the lamp of knowledge is meant to signify the city's educational development.
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines.The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces (Filipino: lalawigan).These, together with the National Capital Region, are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan).