Manila is a city on Earth, the capital of the archipelagic nation-state of the Philippines.
History[]
The city was one of many on Earth that had lost land to the rising sea levels brought on by manmade climatic change. After World War III and contacts with extraterrestrial intelligent species, some of that land was reclaimed with the help of terraforming methods that indigenous Centaurians traded to Earth nations in exchange for warp-drive technology. (Extrapolated from Last Unicorn Games RPG: Planets of the UFP)
In the early 23rd century, a ship-building contractor, Shimata-Dominguez Corporation, was located in Manila. (The Starfleet Museum: Paris-Class Light Cruisers, Lancaster-Class Cruisers)
Namesake starships[]
A civilian transport, the SS Manila was active in the early 24th century. (TNG: "Inheritance")
There was a Saratoga-class strategic frigate, USS Manila (NCC-31928), in service during at least the 2360's. (Jackill's Starfleet Reference Manual: Ships of the Fleet, vol. 1, 2006 revision)
USS Manila was an Excelsior-class vessel active c. 2376. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Experimentalism")