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? as well as 3 historical sites?

2007-03-18 11:51:16 · 12 answers · asked by Jose Lima 2 in Travel Asia Pacific Philippines

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manila(metro manila), cebu(metro cebu) , davao, cagayan de oro, baguio,

intramuros, magellan's cross, basilica minore del sto. nino.

2007-03-18 12:03:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 3

5 major cities in the Philippines:
1. Manila is the capital of the Philippines where most universities are located like UST, UE, FEU, PSBA, Letran, St. Paul's Manila, Mapua, San Beda, San Sebastian, CEU, UP.
Malacanang is where the President of the Philippines live.

2. Quezon City used to be the capital of the Philippines.
In QC, it is where specialized hospitals are located like:
Philippine Heart Center for Asia
Lung Center of the Philippines
National Kidney Institute

Veterans Memorial Hospital is where most military personels get confined like the former President of the Philippines, Joseph Ejercito Estrada
3. Makati City
This is where most affluent people live. Subdivisions like Forbes Park, Dasmarinas Village, Magallanes Village, Bel-Air.
This is where the Financial District of the Country is. The Main branches of most banks are located here and even Makati Stock Exchange.
Most condominiums are located here.
The country's best shopping malls are located here like Greenbelts 1-4.
The country's best restaurants are found here and even the best hotels like Interncontinental, Dusit Hotel, Peninsula, Makati Shangrila, New World Hotel!
One of the best hospital, Makati Medical Center is also found here.

4. Pasig City
This is where the famous Medical City is located. Greenhills tiangge is famous!
The biggest mall here is the SM Megamall ! Shangrila Mall is also here.
The famous hotel in this area is the Edsa Shangrila Hotel.

5. Paranaque City
This is where the international and domestic airports are found.
DAMPA restaurants originated from this place.


Pasay City:
This is where EDSA is located. This is one of the major street in the Philippines is located. This extends from Pasay City to Makati and even Quezon City.
This is where the American Embassy is located and the Mall of Asia, which is one of the largest malls in the world. This is even bigger than Mall of America, which is the biggest in the USA which is located in Minnesota.
This is where the famous Baywalk is located. This is a famous landmark in the Philippines.
This is where Heritage Hotel, Diamond Hotel, Philippine Plaza is located.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Banco Central ng Pilipinas or the Central Bank of the Philippines is located!

HISTORICAL SITES:
Definitely the #1 is Intramuros in Manila where the old Spanish restaurants and buildings are located. The Philippines had been under the Spanish regime for 300 years. Letran is one of the schools under the Spanish regime.

University of Santo Tomas in Espana Manila is the oldest school in the Philippines. This is where Jose Rizal, our national hero studied.

Manila Hotel is one of the oldest hotels in the Philippines.

The house of Dr. Jose Rizal in Calamba, Laguna is another historic site. It is usually close on Mondays.

The house of Aguinaldo is the famous historic site in Kawit, Cavite. It is the house of the First President of our Republic. It is also where we celebrate the Independence Day every June 12. It is where the National Flag was first raised and the National Anthem was sung by the people.

The Corregidor Island is where General McArthur made history!

2007-03-21 01:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

5 Major Cities and Metro in the Philippines (Population & Economy) 2016
1.) Manila (Metro Manila) Including all the cities in NCR
2.) Cebu (Metro Cebu) Including Mandaue, Lapulapu City, Consolacion, etc.
3.) Davao (Metro Davao)
4.) Iloilo (Metro Iloilo-Guimaras)
5.) Cagayan de Oro City

2016-03-11 19:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ceazar Paul 1 · 1 0

Metro Manila (composed of Pasig City, Pasay, Manila, Parnaque, Quezon, etc.)
Metro Cebu (composed of Cebu city, Mandaue, Lapulapu, etc.)
City of Davao
City of Cagayan de Oro
City of Zamboanga

Major historical sites:
Intramuros
Magellan's Cross in Cebu Cty
Corregidor Island

2007-03-18 18:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

MAJOR CITIES:
1. Manila
2. Makati
3. Quezon City
4. Cebu City
5. Davao City

HISTORICAL SITES:
1. Edsa Shrine - Ortigas, EDSA
2. Intramuros - Manila
3. Vigan - Ilocos

2007-03-20 02:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by C 2 · 0 2

Manila -Includes the premier cities of Metro Manila
Baguio- Summer caiptal of the Phil.
Cebu - Queen City of the South
Davao - Largest City in terms of land area
Zamboanga - One of the first chartered cities in the Phil.

historical sites: intramurous, corrigidor island and magellan cross in cebu

2007-03-19 22:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by Efren G 1 · 0 2

Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Davao City, Cagayan De Oro City, & Baguio city.

2007-03-19 05:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Manila
Makati
Quezon City
Cebu City
Davao City

Banaue Rice Terraces built long before the colonial masters came here.
Rizal Shrine in Intramuros
Aguinaldo Shrine-Kawit, Cavite

2007-03-19 01:49:23 · answer #8 · answered by arienne321 4 · 0 2

Manila, Makati, Quezon City, Cebu and Baguio.

Historic: Intramuros, Corriegador, and also Bataan.

2007-03-18 15:24:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

1. metro manila (that includes all the cities within it - manila,quezon city,pasig,pasay,etc.)
2. bagiou city
3.cebu
4.davao
5.and the rest

2007-03-18 14:53:42 · answer #10 · answered by warrior is a child 6 · 1 2

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