HISTORY OF NCR

A city came from the word “Makati na, kumati na” which meant that the waters have

already moved far from the shore of Pasig River.

• QUEZON

• MAKATI

• MANILA

• MANDALUYONG

refers to the people who raise ducks.

• MANILA

• MANDALUYONG

• PATEROS

• QUEZON

a land-based vehicle with three wheels.

• JEEPNEY

• TRICYCLE

• PUV MODERNIZATION

• LRT

one of the oldest modes of transportation that can still be seen these days.

• JEEPNEY

• LRT

• TRICYCLE

• CALESA

considered the “king of the streets” in NCR.

• JEEPNEY

• TRICYCLE

• LRT

• CALESA

A city originated from the word “nilad” or “nila”, which is a type of flowering

mangrove that grew along the Pasig River coastline.

• QUEZON

• MANDALUYONG

• MANILA

• MARIKINA

City named after President Manuel L. Quezon.

• QUEZON

• MARIKINA

• MANILA

• PATEROS

The city came from “Las Peñas” (which means “stone”) because in the past,

mining and breaking of adobe stones, which were used in building churches and bridges in nearby places, was

common.

• LAS PINAS

• PATEROS

• MANILA

• MARIKINA

modern train systems in the Philippines connect NCR’s different cities and

municipalities.

• LRT

• JEEPNEY

• TRICYCLE

A city came from the Tagalog phrase “munting lupa” which describes the thin soil

in the place or because of the hills that make up its topography.

• MUNTINLUPA

• PATEROS

• MANILA

• MANDALUYONG