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(Philippines, chiefly derogatory) Metro Manila and its surroundings, as generally described in the other provinces in the Philippines.

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Imperial Manila

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Imperial Manila

Noun

Philippines derogatory

(Philippines, chiefly derogatory) Metro Manila and its surroundings, as generally described in the other provinces in the Philippines.

Japanese Meaning

フィリピンにおいて、主に侮蔑的な意味合いで使われる「マニラ首都圏」とその周辺地域を指す表現

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Many people in the provinces blame Imperial Manila for the country's unequal distribution of resources.

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地方の多くの人々は、国の資源配分の不均衡をマニラ首都圏とその周辺地域のせいにしている。

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(Philippines, chiefly derogatory) Metro Manila and its surroundings, as generally described in the other provinces in the Philippines.

So when it suits this vested interest in Imperial Manila, we liberalize. When it does not suit them because it will compete with their cars, we do not liberalize until 1998.

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The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries.

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