Quezon City - was established on October 12, 1939, pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 502 of the Philippine National Assembly. was the country's official capital.was the country's official capital., San Juan City - t was a small encomienda established in 1590. It became a separate town in 1783, forming part of Sta. Ana de Sapa. Through Commonwealth Act No. 1625,became a municipality of Rizal Province on June 11, 1901., Taguig City - Once a town of the old Tondo Province in 1587,was a noted farming and fishing community. It got its name from taga-giik which means thresher of palay., Valenzuela City - was a town of Bulacan called Polo., Marikina City - is the undisputed shoe capital of the Philippines, administered by the Jesuits, then by the Augustinians., Muntinlupa City - is the gateway to the Southern Tagalog heartlands. It is the site where Japanese war prisoners were detained after World War II. The National Penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison, is located here., Navotas City - was deprived of its autonomy during the American regime because it was incorporated into Rizal Province and later with Malabon in 1903., Parañaque City - was a fishing village. It was called Palanyag, which means "point of navigation." Gradually, it progressed, and under the Spanish, Governor-General Polavieja used it as a headquarters., Pasay City - name originated from the Spanish phrase paso meaning "pass," referring to cleared paths among cogon grasses., Pasig City - the early known settlers were Remontados. It was derived from the Spanish verb remontar meaning "to flee to the hills" or "to frighten away" or "go back to the mountains.", Pateros - meaning duck raisers., Caloocan City - derived its name from the Tagalog word look meaning interior since the area was the "end" or "corner" of two towns, Tondo and Tambobong (Malabon). Tambobong became a chartered city on February 16, 1962., Las Piñas City - meaning fiber or pineapples., Makati City - which means the ebbing of the tide of the nearby Pasig River.sets the pace in modern urban planning and development., Mandaluyong City - Originally, it was called San Felipe Neri by the Franciscan missionaries who established it during the Spanish period., Manila - became the official capital of the Philippines.,

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