Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines.It is one of the 16 cities comprising Metro Manila
As early century,Manila was recorded to have had trade relations with Japan and China and other kingdoms in Southeast Asia.In 1521 it was founded by the Spanish conquistedor Miguel Lopes de Legazpi the city of Manila in what today is Intramuros.Manila was designated as the capital of the Philippine Islands,which Spain would colonize for over 300 years.In 1898,Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States,which initiated the expansion and modernization of Manila.The Second World War visited severe devastation upon Manila.Since then,the city has been rebuilt into what is now.