Ortigas Center is a
central business district
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located within the joint boundaries of
Pasig
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It is located along the ...
,
Mandaluyong
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and
Quezon City
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, within the
Metro Manila
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region
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in the Philippines. With an area of more than , it is
Metro Manila
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's second most important business district after the
Makati CBD
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. It is governed by Ortigas Center Association, Inc.
Ortigas Center is home to many
shopping mall
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s, office and condominium
skyscraper
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s, nightlife bars,
restaurants and other building complexes. These include the
St. Francis Square, the
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field of ...
compound, the Oakwood Premier serviced apartments and a
Shangri-La
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hotel. It is also the headquarters of
San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Corporation, abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally founded ...
,
Jollibee Foods Corporation,
Viva Communications,
Century Pacific Food, the Philippine branch of
HSBC
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,
Republic Biscuit Corporation
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History
Rebisco was founded in August 15, 1963 as Engla ...
(Rebisco), and
Robinsons Galleria. Also present in the area are Philippine offices of prominent engineering firms such as
Parsons Brinckerhoff,
Sinclair Knight Merz, and
WSP Group.
It also home to the
Banco de Oro main office owned by mall tycoon
Henry Sy, Sr., as is the
SM Megamall he owns—one of the largest malls in the nation—along EDSA. Also located near the Ortigas Center is
The Medical City, one of the three hospitals in the nation accredited by the Joint Commission on International Accreditation. Ortigas Center is surrounded by the
street
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s of
Ortigas Avenue to the north,
EDSA
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to the west,
Meralco Avenue to the east, and
Shaw Boulevard to the south.
History
Ortigas Center began as the "Hacienda de Mandaloyon",
an estate from the
Augustinian Order that span the present-day cities of
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
* San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
,
Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to ...
,
Quezon City
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, and
Pasig
Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people.
It is located along the ...
. On January 20, 1920, the Augustinian friars sold this property to Dr. Frank W. Dudley and Don Francisco Ortigas. Dudley later surrendered his interest to Phil C. Whitaker, and the company became known as Whitaker and Ortigas. In the following years, there were several changes of partners. Then, on July 10, 1931, the company was incorporated “Ortigas, Madrigal y cia., S. en C.” as a limited partnership by shares ( es, sociedad comanditaria por acciones). The parties to the partnership were Francisco Ortigas (Don Paco), Vicente Madrigal, B.C.M. Johnston, Fulgencio Borromeo, Clyde A. Dewitt and future
President
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* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
Manuel L. Quezon.
When Ortigas & Company acquired the estate, it was a virtual wasteland. The vision of the management, headed by Atty. Francisco Ortigas Jr., who was president and chairman at that time, turned it into a progressive industrial, commercial and residential urban complex.
It would only take until the 1960s for development to begin in the district with the building of the first structures.
Districts
North Side
The northern portion of the area is part of
Quezon City
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. It is situated south of Ugong Norte. The
EDSA Shrine and
Robinsons Galleria is situated here.
Robinsons Galleria is a mixed-use complex composed of two high-rise office towers namely the
Galleria Corporate Center and the
Robinsons Equitable Tower, the
Holiday Inn Manila Ortigas and
Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, the
Galleria Regency and a
5-level shopping mall. Before
Robinsons Galleria, this mall used to be an open land owned by
SSS within Ortigas Center. In 1986, they used the land for the People Power Revolution. In 1987,
John Gokongwei
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bought the large portion of the land from SSS. It started construction on mid-1988 and finished on late-1989. The mall opened in 1990 being the first mall of
Robinsons Malls. Buildings like the
UnionBank Plaza,
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila () is a hotel at the Ortigas Center in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Construction
First SLP Holdings through its unit Xin Tian TI Development Corporation agreed in May 2012 with the Marco Polo Hotels Group to ...
, The
Robinsons Cyberscape, The
Orient Square, The
Joy-Nostalg Center, The
Meralco Theater
Meralco Theater is a theater located at the compound of Meralco, Ortigas Avenue in Pasig, Philippines. It used to be known as the Meralco Auditorium.
It seats over 1,000 people and is a popular venue for various concerts, plays, musicals and eve ...
are located here, as well as the Famous
EDSA Shrine.
West Side
The western portion of Ortigas Center is part of
Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to ...
. It is in the eastern side of Barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills. Mandaluyong is known for being the "Shopping Capital of the Philippines" because it is home to a cluster of shopping centers which stand side by side. This is where most of the
shopping malls in the area located like
SM Megamall,
The Podium
The Podium is a mixed-use development located along ADB Avenue in the Ortigas Center, a major business and commercial district in Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class ...
,
Shangri-la Plaza Mall and
St. Francis Square Mall. It is also proximity to nearby
Robinsons Cybergate Center. The
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field of ...
Headquarters, The
Edsa Shangri-La, Manila
Edsa Shangri-La, Manila is a 5-star luxury hotel located at Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Philippines and one of the three hotels managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts located in Metro Manila, Philippines. It opened on August 28, 1992. The hot ...
, The
One Shangri-La Place Towers,
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place The Malayan Plaza, The Discovery Suites, and The
BDO Corporate Center
The BDO Corporate Center Ortigas at the Ortigas Center is an office skyscraper in Mandaluyong, Philippines. Located along ADB Avenue, It is one of the tallest building in Ortigas Center standing at almost 689 feet (210 meters). Its main tenant is ...
are also located here.
East Side
The eastern portion is part of
Pasig
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It is located along the ...
and is where most of the Ortigas Center's
skyscrapers are located. The whole place is politically known as Barangay San Antonio. It is where most of Pasig's financial resources are primarily concentrated. The barangay of San Antonio has the largest income in Pasig, second only to San Lorenzo Village of
Makati
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Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
as the largest single income-generated government unit in the Philippines. Buildings like The
Benpres Building (including the
Lopez Museum),
One Corporate Centre,
One San Miguel Avenue,
Orient Square,
Wynsum Corporate Plaza, as well as the
Department of Education (Philippines)
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Headquarters, The Tektite Towers, houses the former
trading floor
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of the
Philippine Stock Exchange
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,
Ayala Malls The 30th
Ayala Malls The 30th (formerly Paradigm as working name) is a shopping mall built and managed by Ayala Malls. It is the first Ayala Mall in Ortigas Center as well as in Pasig and the first Ayala Mall to be managed by Mariana Zobel De Ayala. The ...
, The
Octagon (Ortigas Center) and The
Capitol Commons
Capitol Commons is a mixed-use development in Oranbo, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a redevelopment of the former Rizal Provincial Capitol complex located in the village of Oranbo adjacent to the Ortigas Center financial district. The ...
are located here.
The eastern extension areas of Ortigas Center are Ortigas East located at Barangay Ugong along
C-5 Road and Capitol Commons located at Barangay Oranbo.
Corporate Headquarters
Local and Foreign Companies serve the CBD, such as the Amberland Corporation,
Aventis Pharma,
Banco de Oro,
Bank of Commerce,
China State Construction Engineering Corp
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While most of the assets of CSCEC were flo ...
,
Citibank
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,
Digital Telecommunications Philippines
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,
JG Summit Holdings
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and its affiliates (Robinsons Land Corporation,
Robinsons Bank
Robinsons Bank Corporation, also known as RBank, is a commercial bank which provides banking services for retail and business customers in the Philippines.
History
The company was formerly known as Robinsons Savings Bank and changed its name ...
, and
Robinsons Malls),
Meralco, Neville Clarke Phils.,
PCCW,
San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Corporation, abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally founded ...
,
7-Eleven,
Sykes Enterprises,
TÜV SÜD Phils, Inc.,
Union Bank of the Philippines
The Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc., more commonly known as UnionBank, is one of the universal banks in the Philippines and the ninth largest bank in the country by assets.
UnionBank is a joint consortium among the Aboitiz Group, Insular ...
, Callhounds Global BPO Corporation,
Vertiv
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Platinum Equity acquired the Emerson Network Power business from Emerson Electric in a transaction valued in excess of $4 billion, completed in December 20 ...
,
VeriFone,
Asia United Bank (AUB) and other companies.
Education
Among the universities and colleges situated within Ortigas are
St. Paul College Pasig
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,
University of Asia and the Pacific, and the
Saint Pedro Poveda College
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. The
Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
Ateneo may refer to:
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* Ateneo de la Juventud, a society of Mexican writers, philosophers and intellectuals
* Ateneo de Madrid, a private cultural institution located in the capital of Spain
* Ateneo de Ponce, a nonprofit, ...
of the
Ateneo de Manila University is also located within the financial center.
Lourdes School of Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 425,758 people.
Loc ...
is among the secondary schools within Ortigas. MFI Polytechnic Institute which caters to technical and vocational courses can also be found in the financial center.
Buildings
*
One Shangri-La Place
*
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place
*
BDO Corporate Center
The BDO Corporate Center Ortigas at the Ortigas Center is an office skyscraper in Mandaluyong, Philippines. Located along ADB Avenue, It is one of the tallest building in Ortigas Center standing at almost 689 feet (210 meters). Its main tenant is ...
*
UnionBank Plaza
*
One Corporate Center
One Corporate Centre is an office skyscraper in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the 13th-tallest building in the country and Metro Manila as well with a height of 202 metres (662.73 feet) Blu Print Magazine Volume 2 page 18 from ground ...
, Ortigas, Pasig
*
St. Francis Square, Mandaluyong
*
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila () is a hotel at the Ortigas Center in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Construction
First SLP Holdings through its unit Xin Tian TI Development Corporation agreed in May 2012 with the Marco Polo Hotels Group to ...
, Pasig
*
Robinsons Equitable Tower, Pasig
References
External links
Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership- Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership Corporate Website
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