| we at IRTouring offer Iran tour, tour to iran, | | | | which was Pasig. |
| travel to iran, cultural tours to iran and Philippinis | | | | In 1941 with the onset of World War II, President |
| City like Metro Manila guide | | | | Manuel L. Quezon created the City of Greater |
| Spanish Manila was founded in June 24, 1571 by | | | | Manila as an emergency measure, merging the |
| three conquistadors: Martín de Goiti, Juan de | | | | city and municipal governments of Manila, Quezon |
| Salcedo and Miguel López de Legazpi. In 1867, | | | | City, San Juan del Monte, Caloocan, etc. and |
| the Spanish Government of the Philippines | | | | appointed Jorge Vargas as mayor. Existing |
| established the municipalities and territories south | | | | mayors of the included cities and municipalities |
| of the District of Morong in Nueva Ecija, north of | | | | served as vice-mayors for their areas. This was |
| the Province of Tondo and Imperial Manila, and | | | | in order to ensure Vargas, who was Quezon's |
| isolated these from their mother province of | | | | principal lieutenant for administrative matters, |
| Nueva Ecija. The government created the | | | | would have a position of authority that would be |
| Province of Manila composed of the Province of | | | | recognized under international military law. There |
| Tondo to the south and the isolated territories of | | | | were doubts if the Japanese Imperial Army |
| Nueva Ecija to the north. The parts of Tondo | | | | poised to occupy Manila would recognize the |
| were Navotas, Malabon, and Caloocan; the parts | | | | authorities of members of the Quezon cabinet. |
| of Nueva Ecija were Mariquina, Balintawak, | | | | The City of Greater Manila was abolished by the |
| Caloocan, Pasig, San Felipe Neri (presently called | | | | Japanese with the formation of the Philippine |
| Mandaluyong), Las Piñas, what had been known | | | | Executive Commission to govern the occupied |
| as Parañaque, and Muntinlupa. The capital of the | | | | regions of the country. As an administrative |
| Province was Intramuros, then itself called and | | | | concept, however, the City of Greater Manila |
| considered to be Manila, a walled city located along | | | | served as a model for Metro Manila and the |
| the banks of the Pasig River and on the shore of | | | | position of Metro Manila governor established |
| Manila Bay. | | | | during the Marcos administration. |
| During the Philippine Revolution the Province of | | | | In 1975, President Ferdinand Marcos issued |
| Manila was the 8th and last Province to revolt | | | | Presidential Decree 824, creating the Metropolitan |
| against Spain paving the establishment of the | | | | Manila Area. The Metropolitan Manila Commission |
| Federated Philippine Republics (composed of | | | | was created to administer the emerging |
| Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Laguna, | | | | metropolis. Marcos appointed his wife Imelda |
| Batangas, Cavite and Manila). The Province of | | | | Marcos as governor of Metro Manila. |
| Manila remained in existence until 1901, when its | | | | In 1986, after a major government |
| territory was subdivided by the Americans. | | | | reorganization, President Corazon Aquino issued |
| In 1901, the Philippine Assembly created the City | | | | Executive Order No. 392 and changed the |
| of Manila composed of the municipalities of Ermita, | | | | structure of the Metropolitan Manila Commission |
| Intramuros or the Imperial City of Manila, Tondo, | | | | and renamed it to the Metropolitan Manila |
| Santa Cruz, Sta. Ana, San Nicolas, San Miguel, | | | | Authority. Metro Manila Mayors chose from |
| Paco, Port Area, Pandacan, Sampaloc, Quiapo, | | | | themselves as chair of the agency. |
| Binondo, Malate, Sta. Mesa and Singalong. The | | | | In 1995, through Republic Act 7924, Metro Manila |
| municipalities of Caloocan, Marikina, Pasig, | | | | Authority was reorganized and became the |
| Parañaque, Malabon, Navotas, San Juan, Makati, | | | | Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The |
| Mandaluyong (San Felipe Neri), Las Piñas, | | | | chair of the agency is appointed by the President |
| Muntinglupa and Taguig-Pateros were incorporated | | | | and should not have a concurrent elected position |
| into a new province named Rizal, the capital of | | | | such as mayor. |