--- title: Manila — English Wikipedia · full text with trees · page 6 description: Wikipedia's «Manila», whole, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics, CC BY-SA 4.0. It begins: Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [wikipedia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/) / [en](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/) / Manila # Manila · page 6 From Wikipedia, [«Manila»](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila), revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). The trees and pragmatics of these pages, Mova's parse of that text, are CC BY-SA 4.0 too. [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/7/) ## Culture ### Museums As the cultural center of the Philippines, Manila has a number of museums.[439](../../439/ "tree and pragmatics") The [National Museum Complex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_Complex_%28Manila%29) of the [National Museum of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Philippines), located in Rizal Park, is composed of the [National Museum of Fine Arts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Fine_Arts_%28Manila%29), the [National Museum of Anthropology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Anthropology_%28Manila%29), the [National Museum of Natural History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Natural_History_%28Manila%29),[\[285\]](../../page/7/#ref-285 "note 285") and the [National Planetarium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Planetarium_%28Manila%29).[440](../../440/ "tree and pragmatics") [Spoliarium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoliarium), a famous painting by [Juan Luna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Luna), can be found in the complex.[\[286\]](../../page/7/#ref-286 "note 286")[441](../../441/ "tree and pragmatics") The city hosts the [National Library of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_of_the_Philippines), a repository of the country's printed and recorded cultural heritage, and other literary and information resources.[\[287\]](../../page/7/#ref-287 "note 287")[\[288\]](../../page/7/#ref-288 "note 288")[442](../../442/ "tree and pragmatics") The [National Historical Commission of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Historical_Commission_of_the_Philippines) maintains two history museums in the city, which are the [Museo ni Apolinario Mabini – PUP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabini_Shrine_%28Manila%29) and the [Museo ni Jose Rizal – Fort Santiago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Shrine_%28Intramuros%29).[\[289\]](../../page/7/#ref-289 "note 289")[443](../../443/ "tree and pragmatics") Museums established or run by the National Library and by educational institutions such as DLS-CSB Museum of Contemporary Art and Design,[\[290\]](../../page/7/#ref-290 "note 290") [UST Museum of Arts and Sciences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UST_Museum_of_Arts_and_Sciences),[\[291\]](../../page/7/#ref-291 "note 291") and the [UP Museum of a History of Ideas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Museum_of_a_History_of_Ideas) are located in the city.[\[292\]](../../page/7/#ref-292 "note 292")[444](../../444/ "tree and pragmatics") [Bahay Tsinoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahay_Tsinoy), one of Manila's prominent museums, documents the lives of Chinese people and their contributions to the history of the Philippines.[\[293\]](../../page/7/#ref-293 "note 293")[\[294\]](../../page/7/#ref-294 "note 294")[445](../../445/ "tree and pragmatics") Intramuros Light and Sound Museum chronicles Filipinos' desire for freedom during [the revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Revolution) under Rizal's leadership and other revolutionary leaders.[446](../../446/ "tree and pragmatics") The [Metropolitan Museum of Manila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Manila) houses modern and contemporary visual arts, and exhibits Filipino arts and [culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_Philippines).[\[295\]](../../page/7/#ref-295 "note 295")[447](../../447/ "tree and pragmatics") Other museums in the city are the [Museo Pambata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Pambata),[\[296\]](../../page/7/#ref-296 "note 296") a children's museum;[\[297\]](../../page/7/#ref-297 "note 297") and Plaza San Luis, an outdoor heritage public museum that includes nine Spanish [Bahay na Bato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahay_na_Bato) houses.[\[298\]](../../page/7/#ref-298 "note 298")[448](../../448/ "tree and pragmatics") Ecclesiastical museums located in the city are the Parish of the Our Lady of the Abandoned in Santa Ana;[\[299\]](../../page/7/#ref-299 "note 299") [San Agustin Church Museum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Agustin_Church_%28Manila%29);[\[300\]](../../page/7/#ref-300 "note 300") and the [Museo de Intramuros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_de_Intramuros), which houses the ecclesiastical art collection of the [Intramuros Administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuros_Administration) in the reconstructed [San Ignacio Church and Convent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ignacio_Church_%28Manila%29).[\[301\]](../../page/7/#ref-301 "note 301")[449](../../449/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Sports Sports in Manila have a long and distinguished history.[450](../../450/ "tree and pragmatics") The city's, and in general the country's, main sport is [basketball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball).[451](../../451/ "tree and pragmatics") Most barangays have a basketball court or a makeshift one, and court markings are frequently drawn on the streets.[452](../../452/ "tree and pragmatics") Larger barangays have covered courts where inter-barangay leagues are held every April to May.[453](../../453/ "tree and pragmatics") Manila's major sports venues include [Rizal Memorial Sports Complex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Memorial_Sports_Complex) and San Andres Gym, the base of the now-defunct [Manila Metrostars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Metrostars).[\[302\]](../../page/7/#ref-302 "note 302")[454](../../454/ "tree and pragmatics") Rizal Memorial Sports Complex houses [a track and football stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Memorial_Track_and_Football_Stadium), [a baseball stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Memorial_Baseball_Stadium), tennis courts, [Rizal Memorial Coliseum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Memorial_Coliseum), and [Ninoy Aquino Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_Stadium); the latter two are indoor arenas.[455](../../455/ "tree and pragmatics") The Rizal complex had hosted several multi-sport events, such as the [1954 Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Asian_Games) and the [1934 Far Eastern Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_Far_Eastern_Games).[456](../../456/ "tree and pragmatics") When the Philippines hosts the [Southeast Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian_Games), most of the events are held at the complex but in the [2005 Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Southeast_Asian_Games), most events were held elsewhere.[457](../../457/ "tree and pragmatics") The [1960 ABC Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_ABC_Championship) and the [1973 ABC Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_ABC_Championship), forerunners of the [FIBA Asia Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Asia_Championship), were hosted at the memorial coliseum; the [national basketball team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_men%27s_national_basketball_team) won both tournaments.[\[303\]](../../page/7/#ref-303 "note 303")[458](../../458/ "tree and pragmatics") The [1978 FIBA World Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIBA_World_Championship) was held at the coliseum although the latter stages were held in the [Araneta Coliseum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneta_Coliseum) in Quezon City.[459](../../459/ "tree and pragmatics") Manila has several other well-known sports facilities such as [Enrique M. Razon Sports Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_M._Razon_Sports_Center) and the [University of Santo Tomas Sports Complex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas_Sports_Complex), both of which are private venues owned by a university; [collegiate sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegiate_sports) are also held in the city; the [University Athletic Association of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines) and the [National Collegiate Athletic Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_%28Philippines%29) basketball games held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum and Ninoy Aquino Stadium, although basketball events have been transferred to [San Juan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan,_Metro_Manila)'s [Filoil Flying V Arena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filoil_Flying_V_Arena) and Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.[460](../../460/ "tree and pragmatics") Other collegiate sports are still held at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.[461](../../461/ "tree and pragmatics") Professional basketball, which has been mostly organized by corporate teams, also used to play at the city but the [Philippine Basketball Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Basketball_Association) now holds their games at Araneta Coliseum and [Cuneta Astrodome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneta_Astrodome) at [Pasay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasay); the now-defunct [Philippine Basketball League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Basketball_League) played some of their games, such as its [1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995–96_Philippine_Basketball_League_season), at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.[\[304\]](../../page/7/#ref-304 "note 304")[462](../../462/ "tree and pragmatics") [Manila Metrostars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Metrostars) participated in the [Metropolitan Basketball Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Basketball_Association).[\[305\]](../../page/7/#ref-305 "note 305")[463](../../463/ "tree and pragmatics") The Metrostars, named after the [Metrostar Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrostar_Express) – the brand name of the [Metro Manila MRT-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRT_Line_3_%28Metro_Manila%29), which does not have stations in the city – participated in its first three seasons and won the 1999 championship.[\[306\]](../../page/7/#ref-306 "note 306")[464](../../464/ "tree and pragmatics") The Metrostars later merged with the [Batangas Blades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batangas_Blades) and subsequently played in [Lipa, Batangas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipa,_Batangas).[465](../../465/ "tree and pragmatics") Almost twenty years later, [Manila Stars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Stars) participated in the [Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharlika_Pilipinas_Basketball_League), reaching the Northern Division Finals in 2019.[466](../../466/ "tree and pragmatics") Both teams played in the San Andres Sports Complex.[467](../../467/ "tree and pragmatics") Other teams that represented Manila but did not host games in the city are the [Manila Jeepney F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Jeepney_F.C.) and [FC Meralco Manila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyola_F.C.).[468](../../468/ "tree and pragmatics") The city's government acknowledged Jeepney as Manila's representative in the [United Football League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Football_League_%28Philippines%29).[469](../../469/ "tree and pragmatics") Meralco Manila played in the [Philippines Football League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_Football_League) and designated Rizal Memorial Stadium as their home ground.[470](../../470/ "tree and pragmatics") Manila's [rugby league](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_league) team [Manila Storm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Storm) trains at Rizal Park and plays matches at Southern Plains Field, [Calamba, Laguna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamba,_Laguna).[471](../../471/ "tree and pragmatics") Baseball was previously a widely played sport in the city but in 2022, Manila had the Philippines' only sizable baseball stadium, [Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Memorial_Baseball_Stadium), which hosted games of the now-defunct [Baseball Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Philippines); [Lou Gehrig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig) and [Babe Ruth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth) were the first players to score a [home run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_run) at the stadium during their tour of the country on December 2, 1934.[\[307\]](../../page/7/#ref-307 "note 307")[472](../../472/ "tree and pragmatics") [Cue sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_sports) are also popular in Manila; billiard halls are present in most barangays.[473](../../473/ "tree and pragmatics") The [2010 World Cup of Pool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_World_Cup_of_Pool) was held at [Robinsons Place Manila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinsons_Place_Manila).[\[308\]](../../page/7/#ref-308 "note 308")[474](../../474/ "tree and pragmatics") [Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Memorial_Track_and_Football_Stadium) hosted the first [FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup) qualifier in decades when the [Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_national_football_team) hosted [Sri Lanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_basketball_team) in July 2011.[475](../../475/ "tree and pragmatics") The stadium, which was previously unfit for international matches, had been renovated before the match.[\[309\]](../../page/7/#ref-309 "note 309")[476](../../476/ "tree and pragmatics") The stadium also hosted its first [rugby test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_match_%28rugby_union%29) for the [2012 Asian Five Nations Division I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments) tournaments.[\[310\]](../../page/7/#ref-310 "note 310")[477](../../477/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Festivals and holidays Further information: [Public holidays in the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Philippines) Manila celebrates civic and national holidays.[478](../../478/ "tree and pragmatics") Because most of the city's residents are Roman Catholic,[\[311\]](../../page/7/#ref-311 "note 311")[\[312\]](../../page/7/#ref-312 "note 312") most of the festivals are religious in nature.[479](../../479/ "tree and pragmatics") Araw ng Maynila, which celebrates the city's founding on June 24, 1571[\[313\]](../../page/7/#ref-313 "note 313") by the Spanish [conquistador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquistador) [Miguel López de Legazpi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_López_de_Legazpi), was first proclaimed by the city's vice mayor [Herminio A. Astorga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herminio_A._Astorga) in June 1962.[480](../../480/ "tree and pragmatics") It has been annually commemorated under the patronage of [John the Baptist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist), and has always been declared by the national government as a special, non-working holiday through presidential proclamations.[481](../../481/ "tree and pragmatics") Each of the city's 896 barangays have their own festivities, which are guided by their own [patron saints](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint).[482](../../482/ "tree and pragmatics") Manila also hosts the [procession of the Feast of the Black Nazarene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene) (Traslacíon), which is held every January 9 and draws millions of Catholic followers.[\[314\]](../../page/7/#ref-314 "note 314")[483](../../483/ "tree and pragmatics") Other religious festivities held in Manila are the [Feast of Santo Niño](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Niño_de_Cebú) in Tondo and Pandacan, which is held on the third Sunday of January;[\[315\]](../../page/7/#ref-315 "note 315")[\[316\]](../../page/7/#ref-316 "note 316") the Feast of Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Manila (Our Lady of the Abandoned), the patron saint of [Santa Ana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana,_Manila), which is held every May 12;[\[317\]](../../page/7/#ref-317 "note 317") and the [Flores de Mayo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_de_Mayo).[\[318\]](../../page/7/#ref-318 "note 318")[484](../../484/ "tree and pragmatics") Non-religious holidays include [New Year's Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Day), [National Heroes' Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Heroes%27_Day), [Bonifacio Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonifacio_Day), and [Rizal Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Day).[\[319\]](../../page/7/#ref-319 "note 319")[485](../../485/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Government ### Local government Main article: [Sangguniang Panglungsod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangguniang_Panglungsod) Manila, which is officially known as the City of Manila, is the [national capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city) of the Philippines and is classified as a special city according to its income,[\[320\]](../../page/7/#ref-320 "note 320")[\[321\]](../../page/7/#ref-321 "note 321") and a [highly urbanized city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#classification) (HUC).[486](../../486/ "tree and pragmatics") The [Mayor of Manila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Manila) is the chief executive, and is assisted by the vice mayor and the 38-member [City Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_City_Council), who are elected as representatives of the six councilor districts within the city, and the municipal presidents of the [Liga ng mga Barangay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_ng_mga_Barangay) and [Sangguniang Kabataan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangguniang_Kabataan).[487](../../487/ "tree and pragmatics") The city has no control over [Intramuros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuros) and [Manila North Harbor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Manila).[488](../../488/ "tree and pragmatics") The historic Walled City is administered by the [Intramuros Administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuros_Administration) while Manila North Harbor is managed by the [Philippine Ports Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Ports_Authority).[489](../../489/ "tree and pragmatics") Both are national government agencies.[490](../../490/ "tree and pragmatics") The barangays that have jurisdictions over these places oversee the welfare of the city's constituents but cannot exercise their executive powers.[491](../../491/ "tree and pragmatics") Manila had a 12,971 personnel complement at the end of 2018.[\[322\]](../../page/7/#ref-322 "note 322")[492](../../492/ "tree and pragmatics") Under the proposed form of [federalism in the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism_in_the_Philippines), Manila may no longer be the capital and Metro Manila may no longer be the seat of government; the committee has not yet decided on the federal capital and states they are open to other proposals.[\[323\]](../../page/7/#ref-323 "note 323")[\[324\]](../../page/7/#ref-324 "note 324")[493](../../493/ "tree and pragmatics") As of June 2025, the mayor is [Isko Moreno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isko_Moreno), who is on his second mayoral stint.[494](../../494/ "tree and pragmatics") The vice mayor is [Chi Atienza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Atienza), daughter of former mayor [Lito Atienza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lito_Atienza).[495](../../495/ "tree and pragmatics") The mayor and the vice mayor are limited to up-to three terms, each term lasting for three years.[496](../../496/ "tree and pragmatics") The city has an ordinance penalizing [cat-calling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_harassment) since 2018, and is the second city in the Philippines to do so after Quezon City, which passed a similar ordinance in 2016.[\[325\]](../../page/7/#ref-325 "note 325")[497](../../497/ "tree and pragmatics") In 2017, the city government planned to revise the existing curfew ordinance since the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in August that year.[498](../../498/ "tree and pragmatics") Of the three cities reviewed by the Supreme Court; the City of Manila, [Navotas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navotas), and Quezon City; only the curfew ordinance of Quezon City was approved.[\[326\]](../../page/7/#ref-326 "note 326")[\[327\]](../../page/7/#ref-327 "note 327")[499](../../499/ "tree and pragmatics") ### National government Manila, being the seat of political power in the Philippines, has the headquarters of several national government offices.[500](../../500/ "tree and pragmatics") Planning for the city's role as the center of government started during the early years of [American colonization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_%281898–1946%29), when the U.S. envisioned a well-designed city outside the walls of Intramuros, and chose Bagumbayan, a former town that is now Jose Rizal Park to become the center of government.[501](../../501/ "tree and pragmatics") A design commission was given to [Daniel Burnham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham) to create a master plan for the city patterned after [Washington, D.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.) [corpus](../../../Washington,_D.C./ "in our corpus")[\[328\]](../../page/7/#ref-328 "note 328") but the plans were abandoned under the Commonwealth Government of [Manuel L. Quezon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_L._Quezon).[502](../../502/ "tree and pragmatics") A new government center was to be built on the hills northeast of Manila, in what is now Quezon City.[503](../../503/ "tree and pragmatics") Several government agencies have set up their headquarters in Quezon City.[504](../../504/ "tree and pragmatics") Several key government offices are still based in Manila.[505](../../505/ "tree and pragmatics") Many of the plans were substantially altered after the devastation of Manila during World War II and by subsequent administrations.[506](../../506/ "tree and pragmatics") As the nation's capital, Manila hosts the [Office of the President](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_President_of_the_Philippines) and the President's [official residence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacañang_Palace).[507](../../507/ "tree and pragmatics") It also houses important government agencies and institutions such as the [Supreme Court](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines), the [Court of Appeals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Court_of_Appeals), the [Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangko_Sentral_ng_Pilipinas), the [Departments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Departments_of_the_Philippines) of [Budget and Management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Budget_and_Management), [Finance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Finance_%28Philippines%29), [Health](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Health_%28Philippines%29), [Justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Justice_%28Philippines%29), [Labor and Employment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Labor_and_Employment_%28Philippines%29), and [Public Works and Highways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways).[508](../../508/ "tree and pragmatics") Manila also hosts important national institutions such as the National Library, National Archives, [National Museum of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Philippines), and [Philippine General Hospital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_General_Hospital).[509](../../509/ "tree and pragmatics") Other notable institutions based in Manila are the [National Commission for Culture and the Arts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_for_Culture_and_the_Arts), [National Historical Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Historical_Commission), [Film Development Council of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Development_Council_of_the_Philippines), and the [Cultural Center of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Center_of_the_Philippines).[510](../../510/ "tree and pragmatics") Congress previously held office at the [Old Congress Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Legislative_Building_%28Manila%29).[\[329\]](../../page/7/#ref-329 "note 329")[511](../../511/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1972, due to declaration of martial law, Congress was dissolved; its successor, the [unicameral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicameral) [Batasang Pambansa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batasang_Pambansa), held office at the new [Batasang Pambansa Complex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batasang_Pambansa_Complex).[512](../../512/ "tree and pragmatics") When a new [constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines) restored the [bicameral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameral) Congress, the House of Representatives stayed at the Batasang Pambansa Complex and the Senate remained at the Old Congress Building.[513](../../513/ "tree and pragmatics") In May 1997, the Senate transferred to a new building, which it shares with the [Government Service Insurance System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Service_Insurance_System) on reclaimed land at [Pasay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasay).[514](../../514/ "tree and pragmatics") The [Supreme Court](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines) was due to transfer to its new campus at [Bonifacio Global City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonifacio_Global_City), [Taguig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taguig), in 2019 but the move was postponed to a later year.[\[330\]](../../page/7/#ref-330 "note 330")[515](../../515/ "tree and pragmatics") In Congress, Manila has six representatives, one each from [its six congressional districts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Manila).[\[331\]](../../page/7/#ref-331 "note 331")[516](../../516/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Finance In the 2019 Annual Audit Report published by the [Commission on Audit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_on_Audit_%28Philippines%29), the revenue of the City of Manila was ₱16.534 billion.[\[322\]](../../page/7/#ref-322 "note 322")[517](../../517/ "tree and pragmatics") It is one of the cities with the highest tax collection and internal revenue allotment.[\[332\]](../../page/7/#ref-332 "note 332")[518](../../518/ "tree and pragmatics") For the 2019 fiscal year, the tax revenue collected by the city was ₱8.4 billion.[519](../../519/ "tree and pragmatics") The city's Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) from the National Treasury was ₱2.94 billion, and the city's total assets were worth ₱63.4 billion in 2019.[\[322\]](../../page/7/#ref-322 "note 322")[520](../../520/ "tree and pragmatics") The City of Manila has the highest budget allocation for healthcare of all the cities and municipalities in the Philippines; the city maintains the six district hospitals, 59 health centers and lying-in clinics, and healthcare programs.[521](../../521/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Infrastructure ### Housing Development of public housing in Manila began in the 1930s under U.S. rule.[522](../../522/ "tree and pragmatics") Americans had to deal with the problem of sanitation and concentration of settlers around business areas.[\[333\]](../../page/7/#ref-333 "note 333")[523](../../523/ "tree and pragmatics") Business codes and sanitation laws were implemented in the 1930s.[524](../../524/ "tree and pragmatics") During this period until the 1950s, new communities were opened for relocation.[525](../../525/ "tree and pragmatics") Among these were Projects 1–8 in Quezon City[\[334\]](../../page/7/#ref-334 "note 334") and the Vitas tenement houses in Tondo.[\[335\]](../../page/7/#ref-335 "note 335")[526](../../526/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1947, the government implemented a public housing policy that established the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation (PHHC).[\[336\]](../../page/7/#ref-336 "note 336")[527](../../527/ "tree and pragmatics") A few years later, it established a Slum Clearance Committee which, with the help of the PHHC, relocated thousands of families from Manila and Quezon City to Sapang Palay in [San Jose del Monte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_del_Monte), Bulacan in the 1960s.[\[337\]](../../page/7/#ref-337 "note 337")[528](../../528/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/7/) - ← previous: [page 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/5/) - next →: [page 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Manila/page/7/) - ↑ back to [English Wikipedia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/)