Sentence:  The phrase &#39;<WSD>Imperial Manila</WSD>&#39; is used throughout the archipelago to denote the  capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the  political and economic centre on the peripheries. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The notion stating that the Philippine government largely imposes its power within Metro Manila and its surroundings, and ignoring the other regions.