City of Greater Manila
| City of Greater Manila | |||||||||||||
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| Chartered city of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
| 1942–1945 | |||||||||||||
Location of the historical city of Greater Manila | |||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| Mayor | |||||||||||||
• December 24, 1941 – January 26, 1942 | Jorge B. Vargas | ||||||||||||
• January 27, 1942 – July 17, 1944 | León Guinto | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1 January 1942 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 August 1945 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Metro Manila | ||||||||||||
Greater Manila, officially the City of Greater Manila and sometimes referred to as the Greater Manila Area (GMA), was a chartered city that existed during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II, from 1942 to 1945. Governed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines, it served as a model for the present-day Metro Manila and the administrative functions of the governor of Metro Manila—both established three decades later during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. It was a merger of Manila, Quezon City, and the then-Rizal towns of Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasay, and San Juan, all present parts of Metro Manila.