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Manila City
Last update date May 20, 2022
The city of Manila (Philippines) is a cheerful and dynamic capital of the Republic of the Philippines, where the cultures of East and West are fused.
Date of alliance: July 1, 1965
Language: Pilipino, English
Currency: Pesos
Tourist attractions: Li Sarh Park / Santiago Fortress / Intramuros
Outline of Manila
Area: 25.0 square kilometers, 14 blocks, 897 balanggai (* Balangai: settlement consisting of 30 to 100 households, minimum unit of local governments)
Population: 1.66 million (as of 2007)
Mayor: Isco Moleno
Features: Economic and Political Cities in the Philippines
Sightseeing: Li Sarh Park, Malacanian Palace (President), Santiago Fortress, Intramuros (the site of a wall city)
Sunset in the Bay of Manila
※Manila (National Capital Region =NCR, commonly known as Metro Manila) and the City of Manila.
Manila is the capital city of Manila (Metro Manila) that fulfills the capital functions of the capital.
The Manila metropolitan area was enacted by the Presidential Ordinance (PD) 824 of 1975, and four cities (Manila, Kaesong, etc.) and 13 towns (Makati, Makirina, Munchinlpa, etc.) and was born in 8 cities and 9 towns.
Here, the Manila Metropolitan Government (Metro Manila Authority) plays an administrative function in the metropolitan area, and the metropolitan area council plays a role like a parliament. The city of Manila, one of the 19 Highly Urbanied City (similar to Japan's ordinance-designated cities), is the sister city of Yokohama.
Sister city tie-up
Sister city partnership date: July 1, 1965 (Showa 40)
When Mayor Manila visited Yokohama in 1963, the Mayor of Manila visited Yokohama, the mayor expressed his hope to establish a sister city relationship. Subsequently, Manila citizens made an active request through the Manila International Sister Cities Association, it was realized.
Yokohama Manila Exchange History
| Time | Exchange details |
|---|---|
| July, 1965 | Sister city tie-up |
| August, 1966 | Yokohama Manila Friendship Committee established |
| June, 1971 | Dispatch of Goodwill Mission to attend the 400th anniversary ceremony of Manila. |
| May, 1974 | Chairman of the Manila International Sister City Association |
| November, 1976 | Dispatch of civil missions |
| May, 1978 | Manila International Sister City Association Mr. Choichi Yukihama |
| November, 1978 | Dispatch of Friendship Delegation in Yokohama and Manila |
| June, 1980 | Dispatch of Friendship Delegation in Yokohama and Manila |
| September to October 1980 | Delegation of Manila (Assistant, Manila, etc.) |
| June, 1982 | Dispatch of Friendship Delegation in Yokohama and Manila |
| October, 1983 | Visit to Mayor Saigo Manila and pay a courtesy call to the Mayor of Manila |
| November, 1985 | 20th anniversary of sister city tie-up, Yokohama representative, dispatch of citizen friendship mission |
| September, 1987 | Mr. Mag Hatol, Japan Cultural Association |
| April, 1989 | Attended the Mayor of Ropas at Manila Special Day at Yokohama Expo |
| June, 1989 | Attended the delegation of Yokohama Manila Friendship Committee at the ceremony commemorating the 418th anniversary of the Manila municipal organization |
| August, 1989 | Visit to Yokohama Exposition, including Mag Hattol of the Japan Cultural Association. |
| 1990 | Dispatch of youth soccer team |
| June, 1990 | 25th anniversary of sister city partnership Yokohama Delegation, citizen goodwill mission, cultural exchange group dispatch |
| April, 1993 | Delegation of Manila (Mayor of Alfred Lim, etc.) |
| November, 1993 | Yokohama Manila Friendship Committee citizen mission to Manila to other cities |
| August, 1995 | 30th anniversary of sister city partnership Yokohama Delegation, Yokohama Manila Friendship Committee Citizen Mission, Youth Delegation Dispatch |
| September to October 1995 | Manila delegation visited Manila to attend the 30th anniversary ceremony of the sister city partnership in four cities (Mumbai, Manila, Odessa, Vancouver). |
| October, 1998 | General Artemio Rikate Memorial Project (Photo Exhibition) |
| June, 2000 | Held “Cinema & Talk” commemorating the 35th anniversary of the sister city partnership |
| August, 2000 | Held a summer vacation international classroom commemorating the 35th anniversary of the sister city partnership |
| November, 2000 | Dispatch of citizens' delegation to commemorate the 35th anniversary of sister city partnership |
| August, 2005 | Visit to Manila by the 40th Anniversary of the Sister City Partnership |
| August, 2010 | To commemorate the 45th anniversary of the sister city partnership, Manila City Tourism Bureau visited the beach |
| September, 2013 | Mayor Joseph Estradamanira visited the beach |
| May, 2014 | Yokohama Manila Friendship Committee participates in the 62nd The Yokohama Parade |
| 2015 | 50th anniversary of sister city partnership |
| March, 2015 | The chief of the metropolitan area local government chiefs (Manila Metropolitan Area Development Agency, Mayor Manila) visits to the beach. Visit to Transportation Bureau and Deputy Mayor Meeting |
| May, 2015 | Mayor Manila participated in the 50th anniversary of the sister city partnership. |
| September, 2015 | Mayor Hayashi visited Manila, met Mayor of Manila, delivered a speech at the Manila City Council, and issued a joint statement to confirm the sister city relationship with Manila. |
| October, 2015 | At the 26th Asahi Fureai Kumin Festival, as part of the 50th Anniversary Event of the Yokohama Manila Sister City Partnership, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Philippine Dance Company performed a dance performance. |
| March, 2017 | Delegation of Yokohama Manila Friendship Committee visited Manila and held a "Hibi Joint World Peace Prayer Mass". |
| 2020 | 55th anniversary of sister city partnership |
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