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The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungso ng Maynila or Siyudad ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the cities that make up the greater metropolitan area of Metro Manila. Manila is the center of government in the country and one of the central hubs of a thriving metropolitan area home to over 14 million people. 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.

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  • Light brown, like a file folder; it's traced back to a Philippine seaport
  • This Philippine capital was so devastated during WWII that Quezon City served as interim capital from 1948 to 1976
  • This Philippine city was proclaimed a capital on June 24, 1571 & again on June 24, 1976
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  • The paper for this type of envelope was originally made from hemp of a certain Philippine city
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  • Douglas MacArthur, near the Quezon bridge
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  • 11 million: on Luzon Island
  • A light yellow-brown; perfect color for an envelope, I say
  • This Philippine capital's intramuros, or walled city, was built on the design of a medieval castle
  • This capital is located on Luzon Island
  • 3 years after being forced out by the Japanese, MacArthur returned to this capital city on Feb. 7, 1945
  • Roxas Boulevard in this capital was once called Dewey Boulevard
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  • Quezon Boulevard,United Nations Avenue,Imelda (just "Imelda")
  • After the Muslims' defeat, this island capital became a Spanish colony before it was held by the U.S. & then Japan
  • "Magandang umaga", Tagalog for "good morning", would come in handiest in this world capital
  • It lies on the shore of its same-named bay, at the mouth of the Pasig River in Luzon

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