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GSIS Building. / 14.5469778°N 120.9837778°E / 14.5469778; 120.9837778. The GSIS Building is the headquarters of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the corporation that handles social security of the employees of the government of the Philippines. Located in Pasay, it is also the seat of the Senate .
Mid-rise social housing apartments were built to rehouse slum residents after the closure of the landfill in 1995 that once occupied the area. Tondo is the largest of the 16 districts of the City of Manila in terms of population and land area. It is also the second most densely populated district in the city.
S. Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. SM Mall of Asia Arena. SMX Convention Center Manila. Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. Star City (amusement park)
Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the City of Manila, Philippines, located on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, as well as the areas of Grace Park and Barrio San Jose in Caloocan and the district of La Loma in Quezon City.
World Trade Center Metro Manila (WTCMM) is an exhibition center located in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The first phase of the venue was inaugurated by then President Fidel Ramos on October 28, 1996. [ 3] WTCMM is the preferred venue by international and local organizers for important international events and exhibitions in the Philippines.
More than half of barangays in Metro Manila are found in the City of Manila (2015 pop. : 1,780,148) with 897 barangays. Caloocan ( pop. : 1,583,978) has 188 barangays and Pasay ( pop. : 416,522) has 210 barangays. In comparison, Quezon City (2015 pop. : 2,936,116) – the largest city both in terms of land area and population – only has 142 ...
Bonifacio–Manila Road / Bonifacio-Manila Road / Manila-Novaliches Road / Route 52 / Highway 52. Bonifacio Avenue and Quirino Highway. Quezon City – Norzagaray. Brixton Hill Street. Tomas Arguelles Street. Quezon City. Broadway Avenue. Doña Juana S. Rodríguez Avenue (name since reverted to Broadway Avenue) Quezon City.
The constructions of high-rise buildings also shifted from the City of Manila to its surrounding area, including the transformation of Makati into the country's financial and business center in the 1960s. The first skyscraper (150 meters and above) in the metropolis is the 44-storey Pacific Plaza Condominium, which was completed in 1992.