Manila in five emoji

What each emoji refers to

🚙

Jeepneys were built from American jeeps left behind in 1945, stretched and decorated, and are being phased out.

🏝️

The country has more than seven thousand islands and only around two thousand of them are inhabited.

🎶

Karaoke is a household fixture rather than a night out, and the machines are sold in supermarkets.

⛪

San Agustin was finished in 1607 and is the oldest stone church in the country, having survived every earthquake since.

🍜

Pancit is the noodle dish eaten at birthdays, on the basis that long noodles mean a long life.

Manila at a glance

Country

Philippines

Coordinates

14.60° N, 120.98° E

First played

30 July 2026

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Manila.