<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> This is a list of current and former national capital cities in the Philippines, which includes during the time of the Spanish colonization, the First Philippine Republic, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Second Republic of the Philippines (Japanese - Sponsored Republic), the Third Republic of the Philippines, the Fourth Republic of the Philippines and the current Fifth Republic of the Philippines . </P> <P> The current capital city, Manila, was established by presidential order on June 24, 1976 . </P> <P> On April 7, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan landed in Cebu . He was welcomed by Rajah Humabon, who, together with his wife and about 800 natives, were baptized by the Spaniards on April 14, 1521 and are considered to be the first Filipino Catholics . Magellan, however, failed to successfully claim the Philippines for the crown of Spain, having been slain in neighboring Mactan Island . </P>

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