LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.cityofmanila.com.ph/

Population:
1,581,082 (2001 census)

Founding Date:
24-Jun-1571

The Manila metropolitan area has a population of over 10M.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Manila	1914
University of the Philippines	1908
Ateneo de Manila University	1859

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Cebu Pacific	1988

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Corazon Aquino	Head of State	25-Jan-1933	1-Aug-2009	President of the Philippines, 1986-92
Joseph Ejercito Estrada	Head of State	19-Apr-1937		Deposed president of the Philippines
Jessica Hagedorn	Author	1949		Dogeaters
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	Head of State	5-Apr-1947		President of the Philippines, 2001-10
Fernando Poe, Jr.	Politician	20-Aug-1939	13-Dec-2004	Filipino actor turned presidential candidate
Cristina Raines	Actor	28-Feb-1952		Lane Ballou on Flamingo Road
Lea Salonga	Singer	22-Feb-1971		Miss Saigon
Joey Santiago	Guitarist	10-Jun-1965		The Pixies' lead guitarist
Antonio Taguba	Military	31-Oct-1950		Authored Taguba Report on Abu Ghraib

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Emilio Aguinaldo	Head of State	22-Mar-1869	6-Feb-1964	1st President of the Philippines
Benigno Aquino	Politician	27-Nov-1932	21-Aug-1983	Philippine opposition leader
Corazon Aquino	Head of State	25-Jan-1933	1-Aug-2009	President of the Philippines, 1986-92
José P. Laurel	Head of State	9-Mar-1891	6-Nov-1959	3rd President of the Philippines
Diosdado Macapagal	Head of State	28-Sep-1910	21-Apr-1997	9th President of the Philippines
Sergio Osmeña	Head of State	9-Sep-1878	19-Oct-1961	4th President of the Philippines
Fernando Poe, Jr.	Politician	20-Aug-1939	13-Dec-2004	Filipino actor turned presidential candidate
Elpidio Quirino	Head of State	16-Nov-1890	29-Feb-1956	6th President of the Philippines
José Rizal	Activist	19-Jun-1861	30-Dec-1896	Philippine national hero
Jaime Cardinal Sin	Religion	31-Aug-1928	21-Jun-2005	Former Archbishop of Manila
Cal Tjader	Jazz Musician	16-Jul-1925	5-May-1982	Latin-jazz bandleader

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