MANILA AND IT’S

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NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
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 It was founded on October 12,

1939

 It was named after the former

president of the Philippines

 It is the most populous city in

the Philippines
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 It was founded on October 12,

1939

 It was named after the former

president of the Philippines

 It is the most populous city in

the Philippines
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 The Pasig River flows through

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the middle of the city

 Considered to be part of the

world’s original set of global
cities
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 The Pasig River flows through

the middle of the city

 Considered to be part of the

world’s original set of global
cities

 It is the capital city of the

Philippines
MANILA
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 The Pasig River flows through

the middle of the city

 Considered to be part of the

world’s original set of global
cities

 It is the capital city of the

Philippines
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 It is known as the location of

the national insular
penitentiary, the New Bilibid
Prison
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the national insular
penitentiary, the New Bilibid
Prison
 This city earned the name
“Emerald City”
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 It is known as the location of

the national insular
penitentiary, the New Bilibid
Prison

 This city earned the name

“Emerald City”

 The name literally means “little

soil”
MUNTINLUPA
 It is also a city

 It is known as the location of

the national insular
penitentiary, the New Bilibid
Prison

 This city earned the name

“Emerald City”

 The name literally means “little

soil”
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 It is home to some of the

country’s top shopping
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country’s top shopping
destination

 This city is famous for it’s

remarkable sunset views by
Manila Bay
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country’s top shopping
destination

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remarkable sunset views by
Manila Bay

 The city was named after a

princess named Dayang-
dayang Pasay
PASAY
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 It is home to some of the

country’s top shopping
destination

 This city is famous for it’s

remarkable sunset views by
Manila Bay

 The city was named after a

princess named Dayang-
dayang Pasay
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 During the Japanese occupation

era, this place became a center of
Makapili and spies
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 During the Japanese occupation

era, this place became a center of
Makapili and spies

 It was named after Pio

Valenzuela, a Filipino physician
who was among the leaders of
Katipunan
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 It is also a city

 During the Japanese occupation

era, this place became a center of
Makapili and spies

 It was named after Pio

Valenzuela, a Filipino physician
who was among the leaders of
Katipunan
 NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
 The National Capital Region (NCR), official name of Metro
Manila and seat of the government, consists of 16 cities namely
Manila, Quezon City, Las Piñas, Makati, Mandaluyong, Marikina,
Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, Caloocan,
Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of
Pateros.

 NCR is considered as the Philippines’s political, economic, social,

and cultural center. This is also reported as the 18 th most populous
city in the world in 2016 and one of the modern metropolises in
the Southeast Asia.
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 Due to its dense population with its people coming from the
different areas of the country and its neighboring countries, Merly
M. Alunan, an Eastern Visayan writer and professor, described
Metro Manila as a “huge urban conglomeration.”

 NCR is also a place of economic extremes. High-income citizens

reside in highly developed urban cities such as Makati and
Muntinlupa while poor and low-income families are scattered in
slum areas such as Tondo and Smokey Mountain
 NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
 Famous landmarks and tourist destinations in the NCR include
Rizal Park, National Museum of the Philippines, Intramuros where
Fort Santiago, Manila Cathedral, San Agustin Church, Bahay
Tsinoy Museum, Anda Circle and others.
 LANGUAGES

FILIPINO ENGLISH

More popularly known as Language of commerce, law,

Tagalog, the national language and several workplace
and an official language of the
country, is the most widely
spoken language in Metro
Manila
THE METRO MANILA LITERATURE FROM
PAST TO PRESENT
The Tagalog literature has been born and developed in the provinces of Southern Luzon,
Central Luzon, and the present Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region.

In Region III or Central Luzon, there are provinces where Tagalog has been predominantly
used as communication tool. These are the provinces of Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, and
Bulacan.
The first printing press that was built in Manila made the publication of the first
book Doctrina Cristiana possible in 1593, in the form of xylography. This was written in
Spanish and Tagalog languages.

The Tagalog region is well-known nationwide as the birthplace of a rich tradition of

Philippine culture in the aspects of language, politics, economy and literature.
THE METRO MANILA LITERATURE FROM
PAST TO PRESENT
Pasyon, which narrated the life of Christ in the form of song and poetry was written in
Tagalog by the various writers Gaspar Aquino de Belen and Fr. Mariano Pilapil.

Southern Luzon is consisted of the provinces of Region IV–A and Region IV–B. Region
IV-A, also known as CALABARZON, consists of the provinces of Cavite, Batangas,
Laguna, and Quezon. Region IV-B, also known as MIMAROPA, consists of Oriental
Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, and Palawan

University of Sto. Tomas, the oldest university in the Philippines, is located in Manila.
THE METRO MANILA LITERATURE FROM
PAST TO PRESENT

Just like in the islands of Visayas, the literary tradition in the Tagalog regions had been
outstanding in the field of oral literature. Bugtong (riddle), proverbs, native songs, and
other forms had always been in poetic forms. Its form and perspective were distincted as
Asian, usually containing seven-syllabic rhymes.
SOME WRITERS OF CLASSIC PHILIPPINE LITERATURE FROM
THE PAST

Francisco Balagtas
Jose Rizal Andres Bonifacio
Baltazar

Marcelo H. del Pilar

Apolinario Mabini Emilio Jacinto

Jose P. Laurel Claro M. Recto Amando V. Hernandez

SOME WRITERS OF CLASSIC PHILIPPINE LITERATURE FROM
THE PAST

Jose Corazon de Jesus

Faustino Aguilar Lope K. Santos

Alejandro Abadilla Modesto de Castro

Lazaro Francisco
 FAMOUS WRITERS
IN METRO MANILA
Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil (July 19, 1922 – July 30, 2018)

 was a Filipino author,

journalist, historian, and
public servant and a recipient
of S.E.A. Write Award; She
wrote Woman Enough and
Other Essays
Nicomedes “Nick” Márquez Joaquin (May 4, 1917 – April 29,
2004)

 was a Filipino author,

historian, and journalist who
is popular for his short stories
and novels written in the
English language, using the
pen name Quijano de
Manila; In 1976, Joaquin was
declared as the 1976 National
Artist of the Philippines for
Literature.
Alejandro Reyes Roces (July 13, 1924 – May 23, 2011)

 was a dramatist, essayist, and

declared as the 2003 National
Artist of the Philippines for
literature. As a public servant,
he became the Secretary of
Education from 1961 to 1965,
during the presidency of the
former Philippine President
Diosdado Macapagal.
Bienvenido N. Santos (1911 – 1996)

 was a Filipino-American
fictionist, poet, and
nonfictionist; He was born
and raised in Tondo, Manila.
His family roots are originally
from Lubao, Pampanga,
Philippines. He resided in the
United States for many years
where he is popular as a
pioneering Asian-American
writer.
Carmen Acosta (February 1 1907 , – September 13, 1986)

 She was the daughter of

Godofredo B. Herrera, and
Paterna Santos. Her father was a
journalist and served for a time
as municipal president (or mayor
in modern usage) of Caloocan
during the American colonial
rule. She was a University of the
Philippines Bachelor of
Philosophy graduate and taught
at the Torres High School in
Manila.
Genoveva Edroza Matute (January 3, 1915 – March 21, 2009)

 Was born in Sta. Cruz,

Manila; Wrote several books
and short stories such
as Kuwento ni
Mabuti, and Paglalayag sa
Puso ng Isang Bata
 SOME
CONTEMPORARY
WRITERS FROM PAST
TO PRESENT
Lualhati Bautista

 was born on December 2,

1945 in Tondo, Manila; She is
one of the historical Filipino
female novelists in the present
time. Her famous novels
are Dekada
'70, ‘GAPÔ, and Bata, Bata,
Pa'no Ka Ginawa?,
Gemino H. Abad

 Was born on February 5, 1939 in Sta.

Ana, Manila; At present, he is a
University Professor Emeritus at the
University of the Philippines. His
current writing and research include
“Upon Our Own Ground”, a two-
volume historical anthology of short
stories in English, 1956- 1972, with
critical introduction; “Our Scene So
Fair”, a book of critical essays on the
poetry in English since 1905 to the
mid- 50s, and; “Where No Words
break”, a volume of his own poems.
Linda Ty Casper

 was born in 1931 in Malabon

City; She has written and
published over fifteen books,
including the historical
novel DreamEden and the political
novels The Stranded Whale, The
Peninsulars, Awaiting
Trespass, Wings of Stone, A Small
Party in a Garden, and Fortress in
the Plaza.in addition, she has also
published three collections of
short stories which focuses on the
cross-section of Filipino society.
Efren Abueg

 born on March 3, 1937 in

Tanza, Cavite but his life as a
professor and writer
flourished in Manila since he
was college; He wrote the
famous short
stories Mabangis na
Lungsod, and Sa Bagong
Paraiso.
Gilda Cordero-Fernando

 was born on June 4, 1932 in

Manila; A multi-awarded
writer, publisher and cultural
icon from the Philippines; She
has written the books We Live
in the Philippines, The last
Full Moon: Lessons on My
Life, The Magic Circle, and
other books.
SOME FAMOUS
WRITERS IN THE
PRESENT TIME
Bebang Siy

 Wrote It’s Raining

Mens and It’s a Mens
World, whose works are
known to be funny and
comical; Despite the
humorous writings, her novels
are thought-provoking.
Bob Ong

 Author of Stainless
Longanisa,
ABNKKBSNPLAKO, Ang
Paboritong Libro ni Hudas,
Kapitan Sino, MACARTHUR,
Alamat ng Gubat, and others
which were known to be
written in an informal and
comic manner but reflects the
life of many as Filipinos
Ricky Lee

 Known as one of the greatest

scriptwriters in movie and
television; Author of Si
Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata,
Para kay B (o kung paano
dinevastate ng pag-ibig ang 4
out of 5 sa atin), Trip to
Quiapo, and other books.
Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin

 Author of Anim na Sabado ng

Beyblade at Iba Pang
Sanaysay, a memoir about his
son named Rebo; He is also a
musician and teacher.
“While a people preserves its
language, it preserves the
marks of its liberty.”

- Dr. Jose Rizal

Thank You!