Discover Luzon: National Capital Region

National Capital Region (NCR): Philippines

The National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines is commonly known as the Metro Manila. It is the center of Luzon and considered the nation's gateway to the world. It is bounded by the Cordillera Mountains the east, Laguna de Bay on the southeast, Central Luzon on the north and Southern Tagalog region on the south.

It comprises the cities of Manila, Kalookan, Las Pinas, Makati, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Paranaque, Muntinlupa, Pasay, Pasig and Quezon City. Its municipalities are Taguig, Valenzuela, and the industrial district of Novaliches in Quezon City which by the way are waiting for their city hood ratification through plebiscites by their respective residents. Other municipalities include Navotas, Malabon, Pateros and San Juan.

It also offers tourists attractions that boast the wonders of the Philippines. Let’s start of with the National Museum of the Philippines. It is located at the former Senate Building.

National Museum of the Philippines (http://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph)

It is also near to Rizal Park and Intramuros in Manila. Its main building was designed by Daniel Burnham on 1918. It houses many artworks by renowned Filipino artists,including Juan Luna’s Spoliarium. It is the official repository as a natural history and ethnography museum of the Philippines established in 1901. It holds the National Art Gallery, natural sciences and other support divisions. Located just beside is the Museum of the Filipino People. Another museum that houses artifacts from different regions of the Philippines displaying the diverse and colorful culture this archipelago.

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