Navarro, Hanna

Aoanan, Jed
Puno, Kevin
FILCUI1/HH1

NATIONAL CAPITAL
REGION (NCR)

Overview of NCR
Metro Manila/Metropolitan
Manila
the political, economic, social,
cultural, and educational
center of the Philippines
Presidential Decree No.940,
Metro Manila as a whole is
the Philippines'seat of
government
Composed of almost all the
cultural groups of the country

Overview of NCR

Composed of:
Manila

(Capital)
Makati
Pasay
Paraaque
Muntinlupa
Las Pias
Taguig
Quezon City
Mandaluyong
San Juan

Caloocan
Valenzuela
Malabon
Navotas
Marikina
Pateros

(municipali
ty)
Pasig

Overview of NCR
Shopping

district of the
Philippines
Makati main business
district
Ortigas second main
business district
Economic extremes;
high-income vs.
impoverished
Educational center of
the country

Overview of NCR
Rich

in historical
landmarks
Rizal Park

(Manila)
Intramuros
(Manila)
Fort Santiago
(Manila)
Manila Cathedral
San Agustin

Festivals

Feast of the Black Nazarene

(Quiapo)
Jan.

9
usually the single
largest festival of
the year in the
Philippines
Quiapo
commemorates
the transfer of the
Black Nazarene
image
(traslacion)
from Intramuros
to Quiapo Church.

International Bamboo
Festival (Las Pias)
Feb.

21-27
takes place over a
week at St.
Joseph's Church
features recitals
of music from a
variety of genres
and eras, played
on its famous
Bamboo Organ

Basaan Festival/Feast of St.

John the Baptist (San Juan)
June

24
"Basaan - "wetting or
getting someone wet
common occurrence in
San Juan for people to
splash water on other
merrymakers.
supposed to remind one
of one's baptism
commemorates the event
of forgiveness and
redemption.
re-enacting the baptism
of Jesus

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

of La Naval (Quezon City)
2nd

Sunday of October
Sto. Domingo Church
Celebrates the victory
at sea against the
Dutch in 1646.
An image of the Virgin
is paraded through
the streets of Quezon
City in a carriage
decorated to
resemble a ship.

DISHES
Some of the dishes found in NCR

Dishes
almost

all of the
dishes found in
other regions can be
found in NCR
composed of the
different groups
found in the country
different dishes
from different
cultures

BICOL EXPRESS
Popularized

in
Malate, Manila
Variant of the
Bikolano dish
stewmade from
longchilies(siling
mahaba),coconut
milk,shrimp
paste, onion,pork,
andgarlic.

MECHADO

Beef dish; addition of calamansi

and soy sauce gives it the
distinct Filipino flavor
Mechado - Spanishmecha wick
pieces of beef are
marinatedinvinegar,soy
sauce,calamansijuice,
crushedgarlic,black
pepperandbay leaf and seared
slowlybraisedin its marinade
with the addition ofsoup
stock,onionslices, and tomato
sauce until tender and the liquid

KALDERETA

popular dish in thePhilippines

common ingredients is goat

shoulders withtomato
pasteand liver spread

Spanish-influenced dish (the

Spanish caldera - cauldron)

Variations of this dish is with

beef, chicken and or pork

PANCIT MALABON
Filipino

dish that is a type

ofpancit, or stir-fried noodle
dish, which originated
inMalabon City
has a yellow-orange color due
to a sauce that includes patis
(fish sauce) and crab fat
toppings draw heavily from the
fresh seafood that is available
in the area (may include fresh
shrimp, squid, oysters, and
hard-boiled duck or hen eggs,
as well as pork)

CAMARON REBOSADO
deep-fried

battered shrimp
served with
sweet and sour
sauce
Batter is Filipino
styled fluffier

BIBINGKA
made

with rice
flour andcoconut
milkor water; most
common secondary
ingredients are
eggs and milk
type ofrice
caketraditionally
eaten
duringChristmas