Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

The Metropolitan Manila or
the National Capital Region (NCR)
• Situated on a narrow strip
of land bounded by Manila
Bay to the west and Laguna
de Bay to the south-east and
divided by Pasig River that
links the two bodies of
water.
• The city lies on a wide flood
plain that is one of the
biggest in the country.
• The area is bounded by
Bulacan to the north, Rizal
to the east, Laguna to the
south and Cavite to the
southwest.
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