Manila is the capital of the Philippines. NCR is one of the 17 regions in the Philippines. It is located at the mouth of Pasig River and Manila Bay and found in South-western part of Luzon, the biggest island of the Philippine archipelago.
About 50 HEIs with four state universities and two local universities are in Manila. There are both public and private HEIs. Among the public HEIs, there are state universities operating with the support of the national government e. On the other hand, private HEIs are composed of sectarian e. Paul University Manila and non-sectarian institutions e. Most sectarian institutions are under the Catholic Church.
There are comprehensive universities that conduct research activities and offer a wide variety of programs in various areas such as Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Education e. Most HEIs offer programs both in the tertiary and graduate levels. The city of Manila lies in a coastal area, specifically in the coast of Manila Bay. Thus, it is considered as a low-lying area. It is said that Manila developed from a river delta and has now been altered by its inhabitants.
Since the influx of migrants from the provinces, Manila expanded to nearby towns that expanded into cities and this group of cities compose Metro Manila Ragrario, It is the smallest region in terms of land area 1, km2 - 0. Manila is the most highly urbanised city in the country and the most densely populated city in the Philippines, with 71, persons per square kilometres in Philippine Statistics Authority, , which is 60 times higher than the country-wide population density of persons per square kilometres of the country.
Manila is bustling with economic activities such as business and trading, transportation, electronics, business product outsourcing, tourism, and other service-oriented activities.
