Beyond Inevitability: Manila as a Capital and Maritime Hub in the Contemporary Period
It is in a strategic location in the Far East and Southeast Asia, a maritime route, making it a center for trade, commerce, finance, education, and government; thus, it is a commercial and industrial port site. Like during the Philippine Commonwealth, the North Harbor was now developed for inter-island maritime shipping, while the South Harbor was made for foreign trade. There was limited use of the shipping vessels for berth and Anchorage, the domestic vessels in the f Luneta.
