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Manila is the capital city of the Philippines. But
we Filipinos call Manila "The City of Our Affections." This phrase
is taken from an old Spanish writing; but it also expresses a modern
sentiment.
Manila is all things for all Filipinos. It is the seat government
administration, the fashion center, the intellectual pacesetter,
the fountainhead of all religious and educational movements; and
of course, enormous shopping arcades. It is politics and art; markets
and churches; banks and universities - the whole life.
For most Filipinos - especially those who have yet to visit Manila
- it is a political and economic summit, the city of dreams. For
the millions eking out a living in its slums and its westernized
middle classes; it is an asphalt jungle - gaudy and ruthless but
irresistible.
Manila is an old city, may be older than historians can determine.
Perhaps having been around for a long time gives its "Poise and
Grandeur."
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