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

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Corazon Aquino	Head of State	25-Jan-1933		Former housewife turned political widow
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
Lea Salonga	Singer	22-Feb-1971		Miss Saigon
Joey Santiago	Guitarist	10-Jun-1965		The Pixies' lead guitarist

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Emilio Aguinaldo	Head of State	22-Mar-1869	6-Feb-1964	1st 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
Cal Tjader	Jazz Musician	16-Jul-1925	5-May-1982	Latin-jazz bandleader

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