Global and religious: Urban aspirations and the governance of religions in Metro Manila

• Main Author: Cornelio, Jayeel
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: urban aspirations; religion; Metro Manila; Metro Manila Development Agency; state; religious diversification; religious movements; Development Studies; Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/24; https://www.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1525/california/9780520281226.001.0001/upso-9780520281226-chapter-4
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This chapter explores urban aspirations and the governance of religions in Metro Manila, the Philippines. The management of religions is not a central role for the agencies governing Metro Manila, which is composed of sixteen cities and one municipality with their respective local government units....