Ngaphandle kokuba inhlokodolobha yasePhilippines, Manila ngenye yamadolobha anomthelela omkhulu. Isenkabeni yesiqhingi saseLuzon, yi- idolobha lesibili elinabantu abaningi ePhilippines, enabantu abangaphezu kwesigidi nengxenye.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iGreater Manila, eyaziwa nangokuthi I-Metro ManilaNgamanye amagama, isifunda esifaka phakathi idolobha laseManila nezindawo ezisemngceleni ngamadolobha aso ayi-16, yidolobha elinabantu abaningi ePhilippines, elengeza abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-20 futhi ngaleyo ndlela libe idolobha leshumi elinabantu abaningi emhlabeni.
Kepha iManila ayigcini nje ngokuba idolobha elijiyile futhi lesimanje kepha futhi ingelinye lalawo madolobha enza umthelela ngenxa yokwehluka kwawo. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba amasiko ahlukahlukene ahlala kuwo, umphumela womlando wawo nokuziphendukela kwemvelo. Izinketho azipheli kulo muzi futhi yingakho ungeke ube nesithukuthezi. Kunezinketho eziningi zabavakashi nezamasiko ezikuvumela ukuthi ubonge ukuxubana kwamasiko nokuma kwezwe lapho kutholakala khona.
Ukufika eManila ungathatha indiza ukufika kuyo Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Ninoy Aquino International (NAIA), i- Isikhumulo sezindiza esikhulu saseManila etholakala esifundeni se I-Paranaque, Amakhilomitha ayi-12 eningizimu-mpumalanga yenhlokodolobha. I- Izindiza ezivela eYurophu zihlala cishe amahora angama-16.
Enye ye izindawo eziningi zabavakashi zaseManila es I-Intramuros, indawo ebiyelwe ngezindonga yedolobha ebuyiselwe futhi lapho ingxenye enkulu yefa lomlando nezakhiwo litholakala khona.
Kusuka edolobheni, kukhona nokuvakasha okuthathu okuthakazelisa kakhulu ongakuthatha uma kunesikhathi: i IPias, idolobha laseCorregidor kanye nentaba-mlilo iTaal eTagaytay, lapho kunechibi elijulile ePhilippines.