- Ortigas Center
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Ortigas Center is Metro Manila's second most important Philippine financial district-cum-central business district after the Makati Financial and Central Business District in Makati City. With an area of at least 100 hectares, the district is located at the boundaries of Pasig City, Mandaluyong City, and Quezon City. It is governed by Ortigas Center Association, Inc.
Ortigas Center is home to many shopping malls, office and condominium skyscrapers and other building complexes, and nightlife bars and restaurants. These include the St. Francis Square, the Asian Development Bank compound, the Oakwood Premier serviced apartments and a Shangri-La hotel. It is also the headquarters of San Miguel Corporation, Jollibee Foods Corporation, the Philippine branch of HSBC, and Robinsons Galleria. It also home to the Banco de Oro main office owned by mall taipan Henry Sy, Sr. SM Megamall, the largest mall in the country prior to the completion of the SM Mall of Asia, is also in the Center along EDSA, as is the The Medical City, one of the three hospitals in the country accredited by the Joint Commission on International Accreditation.[1]
Ortigas Center is surrounded by the streets of EDSA to the west, Ortigas Avenue to the north, Meralco Avenue to the east, and Shaw Boulevard to the south.
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History
Ortigas Center began as the 4,033-hectare "Hacienda de Mandaloyon", an estate from the Augustinian Order. 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 (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 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.[2]
Prominent structures in Ortigas Center
Buildings
- The Taipan Place
- One San Miguel Blg.
- Pacific Center Bldg.
- UnionBank
- Orient Square
- St. Francis Shangri-La Place
- SoHo Central[3]
- Philippine Stock Exchange Towers (Tektite)
- Raffles Corporate Center
- Wynsum Corporate Tower
- Prestige Tower
- Tycoon Center
- Jollibee Plaza
- Cityland
- Strata 1000
- Strata 2000
- Robinsons Equitable Tower
Malls
- SM Megamall
- Shangri-La Plaza
- Star Mall
- St. Francis Square Mall
- Robinsons Galleria
- The Podium
Offices
- Monroe Multinational Group, Inc.
- Times Core International Inc.
- Startek International Ltd.
- Asian Development Bank
- SEAOIL Philippines, Inc.
- Oakwood Premier Joy~Nostalg Center
- San Miguel Corporation
- Jollibee Foods Corporation
- HSBC
- Fujitsu Ten Solutions Philippines, Inc.
- Hewlett-Packard Philippines
- dotPH
- Chikka Asia, Inc.
- Ideal Minds Corporation
- Union Bank
- Energy Regulatory Commission
- Grupo Sorbetero
- Mega Publishing
- Summit Media
- Viva Entertainment
- Software Ventures International
- Pacific Internet, Philippines
- Star TV
- Sonshine Media Network International
- ZOE Broadcasting Network
Churches
- Our Lady of Peace-EDSA Shrine
- St. Francis of Assisi Church
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church
- Greenhills Christian Fellowship
- Christ's Commission Fellowship
- Victory Christian Fellowship
- Mu Gyung (Korean) Baptist Church
- Sumbogum Manila (Korean) Full Gospel Church
- Bread from Heaven Community Church
- Hope Christian Fellowship (BGC)
- River of God Church
Schools
- Ateneo de Manila University - School of Medicine and Public Health
- St. Paul College, Pasig
- University of Asia and the Pacific
- Enderun Colleges
- Saint Pedro Poveda College
- Lourdes School of Mandaluyong
- MFI Foundation Inc.
- AMA Computer College Pasig Campus
Hospitals
- The Medical City
BPOs
- TRG Philippines
- Sitel
- Telus
- Trec Pacific
- Teleperformance
- Transcom Worldwide
- Havenlink
- Sykes Enterprises
- Branders.com
- Convergys
- BlastAsia
- Sterling Global Call Center
- Alorica Philippines, Inc.
- Pacific Hub
External links
- Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership - Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership Corporate Website
References
Cities Transport connections Landmarks and Locations SM City North EDSA · National Council of Churches in the Philippines · TriNoma · GMA Network Center · Araneta Center · Camp Crame · Camp Aguinaldo · EDSA Shrine · Ortigas Center · People Power Monument · SM Megamall · Ayala Center · SM Mall of Asia · Bay CityEDSA Revolutions Categories:- Geography of the Philippines
- Pasig City
- Business Districts of the Philippines
- Financial districts
- Shopping districts and streets in the Philippines
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