Metropolitan Manila,officially the National Capital Region,is the seat of government and one of three defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is composed of 16 highly urbanized cities:the national capital city of Manila,Quezon City,Caloocan,Las Piñas,Makati,Malabon,Mandaluyong,Marikina,Muntinlupa,Navotas,Parañaque,Pasay,Pasig,San Juan,Taguig,and Valenzuela,as well as the municipality of Pateros. The region encompasses an area of 619.57 square kilometers (239.22 sq mi) and a population of 13,484,462 as of 2020. It is the second most populous and the most densely populated region of the Philippines. It is also the 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia and the 5th most populous urban area in the world.
Makati,officially the City of Makati,is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.
Rizal,officially the Province of Rizal,is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Manila. The province is named after JoséRizal,one of the main national heroes of the Philippines. It is bordered by Metro Manila to the west,Bulacan to the north,Quezon to the east and Laguna to the southeast. The province also lies on the northern shores of Laguna de Bay,the largest lake in the country. Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range.
Benigno "Ninoy" SimeonAquino Jr.,was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino,who became the 11th president of the Philippines after his assassination,and father of Benigno Aquino III,who became the 15th president of the Philippines. Aquino,together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga,helped form the leadership of the opposition towards then President Ferdinand Marcos. He was the significant leader who together with the intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno led the overall opposition.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport,originally known as Manila International Airport (MIA),is the main international airport serving the Manila metropolitan area in the Philippines.
Pasay,officially the City of Pasay,is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 440,656 people.
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue,commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA,is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila,the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities,namely,from north to south,Caloocan,Quezon City,San Juan,Mandaluyong,Makati,and Pasay.
Clark International Airport,known as Diosdado Macapagal International Airport from 2003 to 2012,is an international airport covering portions of the cities of Angeles and Mabalacat within the Clark Freeport Zone in the province of Pampanga,Philippines. It is located 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Manila. It is accessible through the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).
Benigno Simeon "Igno" Quiambao Aquino Sr. was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored puppet state in the Philippines from 1943 to 1944.
Juan Marquez Sumulong Sr. was a Filipino former revolutionary,journalist,lawyer,educator and politician from the province of Rizal. He was the president of the opposition party which ran against Manuel L. Quezon's Nacionalista Party in the 1941 presidential election of the Philippine Commonwealth. He is also the maternal great-grandfather of former President Benigno Aquino III.
The presidency of Benigno Aquino III began on June 30,2010,when he became the 15th president of the Philippines,succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His term ended on June 30,2016. Aquino,the third-youngest person elected president,is the only son of the 11th president,Corazon Aquino,and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
Proceso Jaraza Alcala,popularly known as "Procy" in his home province,is a Filipino politician. He is the longest serving Secretary of the Department of Agriculture,holding the position from 2010 to 2016 encompassing the entire term of President Benigno Aquino III. He was a two-term congressman of the 2nd District of Quezon Province from 2004 to 2010.
The 1986 President Aquino Cup is a four team tournament held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila from August 6-10,1986. The selection team from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic were champions of the tournament.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Metro Manila:
The inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte as the 16th president of the Philippines took place at around noon (PHT) on Thursday,June 30,2016 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Palace in Manila. The oath of office was administered by the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Veronica Duterte,Duterte's daughter with Honeylet Avanceña,held the Bible of the president's late mother Soledad. Veronica was joined by her three siblings,namely Sara,Paolo and Sebastian.
Mactan–Cebu International Airport is an international airport serving Metro Cebu and serves as the main gateway to the Central Visayas region. Located on a 797-hectare (1,970-acre) site in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan,it is the second busiest airport in the Philippines. The airport serves as a hub for Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines,and as a base for Philippines AirAsia.
Rizal's 2nd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Rizal. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the municipalities of Baras,Cardona,Jalajala,Morong,Pililla,Tanay and Teresa. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emigdio P. Tanjuatco III of the Liberal Party (LP).
Local elections were held in the Rizal on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 general elections. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor and representatives for the four districts of Rizal.
Local elections were held in San Mateo,Rizal, on May 9,2022,as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections,the electorate voted to elect a mayor,a vice mayor,eight members of the municipality's municipal council,a board member to the Rizal Provincial Board,and a representative to the House of Representatives. Those elected assumed their respective posts on June 30,2022,alongside other local and national officials. 92,805 of 110,276 registered voters voted in these elections.
