NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
by stephanie nichole Ho
1. MALABON
1.1. Malabon, officially the City of Malabon, is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 365,525
2. MAKATI
2.1. Makati is a city in the Philippines’ Metro Manila region and the country’s financial hub. It’s known for the skyscrapers and shopping malls of Makati Central Business District, and for Ayala Triangle Gardens, an area dotted with trees and sculptures. Ayala Museum houses the Filipinas Heritage Library and craft collections documenting the country’s history. The Rizal Monument is a memorial to national hero José Rizal.
3. Las Piñas
3.1. Las Piñas, officially called the City of Las Piñas, is a city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 588,894.
4. MANDALUYONG
4.1. Mandaluyong City is a city in the Philippines located directly east of Manila. It is one of the sixteen cities which, along with the Municipality of Pateros, make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region
5. MANILA
5.1. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is a densely populated bayside city on the island of Luzon, which mixes Spanish colonial architecture with modern skyscrapers. Intramuros, a walled city in colonial times, is the heart of Old Manila. It’s home to the baroque 16th-century San Agustin Church as well as Fort Santiago, a storied citadel and former military prison.
6. CALOOCAN
6.1. Caloocan is the fourth most populous city in the Philippines. It is divided into two geographical locations with a total combined area of 5,333.40 hectares. It was formerly a part of the Province of Rizal of the Philippines' Southern Luzon Region.
7. PATEROS
7.1. Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros, is a first-class municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 63,840.
8. MARIKINA
8.1. Marikina is one of the cities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 450,741
9. MUNTINLUPA
9.1. Muntinlupa, officially the City of Muntinlupa is the southernmost highly urbanized city of National Capital Region. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 504,509. It is classified as a highly urbanized city.
10. NAVOTAS
10.1. Navotas is a city in the Philippines located north of Manila that is known as the Fishing Capital of the Philippines. The city has the third largest fish port in Asia and the largest in Southeast Asia
11. PARANAQUE
11.1. Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque, is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines.
12. PASAY
12.1. Pasay, officially the City of Pasay and commonly Pasay City, is one of the cities in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines
13. PASIG
13.1. Pasig is a city in the Philippines. Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Pasig is bordered on the west by Quezon City and Mandaluyong; to the north by Marikina; to the south by Makati
14. SAN JUAN
14.1. San Juan City is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines located in the center of Metropolitan Manila It is historically known as the site of the first battle of the Katipunan, the organization which led the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire
15. TAGUIG
15.1. Taguig is a highly urbanized city located in the south-eastern portion of Metro Manila in the Philippines. From being a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center
16. VALENZUELA
16.1. Valenzuela, officially the City of Valenzuela or sometimes Valenzuela City, is one of the cities that comprise the National Capital Region of the Philippines