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Manila

[ muh-nil-uh ]

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. : Man. Compare Quezon City.


Manila

/ əˈɪə /

noun

  1. the chief port of the Philippines, on S Luzon on Manila Bay: capital of the republic until 1948 and from 1976; seat of the Far Eastern University and the University of Santo Tomas (1611). Pop: 10 677 000 (2005 est)
  2. a type of cigar made in this city
  3. often not capital short for Manila hemp Manila paper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The next morning, he woke up to a flurry of missed calls, asking him to come to the Pope's spartan accommodation at the Vatican's diplomatic mission near Manila's old Spanish quarter.

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Church bells have been ringing out across Manila, the capital of the Philippines, where worshippers have gathered in churches to pray and reflect on the Pope's death.

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After his arrest, supporters held both protests and celebratory rallies in both Manila and The Hague.

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The whole process of his extradition - from his detention in Manila to his arrival in The Hague - has been documented on social media by his daughter Kitty and Duterte himself through his aide.

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She left Manila for the Netherlands on Wednesday, according to her office.

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