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Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Makati
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is one of the most important cities in the
Philippines in terms of finance and commerce. Situated east of the capital,
Manila , Makati is one of the
Cities and
Municipalities that comprise
Metro Manila —the National Capital Region. Makati is often referred to as the ''Financial Capital of the Philippines'' since many companies have their offices and headquarters in the city. Makati is also home to the influential
Makati Business Club and the
Philippine Stock Exchange .
Ayala Avenue , running through the heart of the Central Business District is often called the ''
Wall Street of the Philippines''.
Makati is noted for its highly cosmopolitan culture. Many
Expatriate s live and work in the city. Makati is also home to many first-class shopping malls such as
Ayala Center and
Rockwell Center . The city also has many of the country's five-star hotels like The Peninsula Manila, the
Mandarin Oriental , the Shangri-la Makati Hotel, New World Rennaisance Hotel, Intercontinental Hotel Manila, and Dusit Hotel Nikko.
Makati came from the
Tagalog word ''kati'', which means ''tide''. This primarily refers to the rise and ebb of the tide of the Pasig River on the city's northern border. The river drains into
Manila Bay to the west. and it was also known as San Pedro Macati during the Spanish era.
Today the city is one of the most modern cities in the country. However, it faces challenges due to the disparate gap between the new city in the west, which contains the Central Business District, and the old city in the east, which is largely poor and where most of the city's slums are located.
The official seal of Makati City depicts a silhouette of the territory of Makati. At the bottom is the Pasig River, located on the northern border of the city. The Guadalupe Church stands on the river and is the oldest church in Makati—a reference to Spanish influence. Behind the church rises the skyscrapers for which Makati City is well-known. Behind the skyscrapers are 33 rays representing the
Barangay s of Makati.
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Makati is located within the quadrangle of 12′011″ °north and 14′331″ °E right at the center of
Metro Manila . The city is bounded on the north by the
Pasig River , facing
Mandaluyong City , on the northeast by
Pasig City , on the southeast by the municipality of
Pateros and
Taguig City , on the northwest by the City of
Manila , and on the southwest by
Pasay City . Makati has a total land area of 27.36 square kilometers; it constitutes 4.3 % of
Metro Manila 's total land area.
At the center of the city is the Central Business District (CBD) where many companies in the Philippines have their offices or headquarters. This is where many of the country's tallest skyscrapers are located. The Makati skyline is one of the most impressive sights in Metro Manila.
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Two of
Metro Manila 's main arteries pass through Makati. The
Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) pass along the southeast part of Makati and connects the city with Mandaluyong City and Pasay City. The
South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) runs through the western part of Makati and connects the city with Manila to the north and with southern Metro Manila. The Skyway, an elevated highway built on top of SLEX, provides residents coming from southern Metro Manila a fast way to reach Makati. SLEX and EDSA intersect at the Magallanes Interchange, which is the most complex system of elevated roadways in Metro Manila.
Other major roads in Makati include Buendia Avenue, also called Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, which connects EDSA and SLEX in the north; Ayala Avenue, an important street that runs through the Central Business District; and Makati Avenue, which connects Ayala Avenue with Buendia Avenue.
Makati's
Sister City is
Los Angeles ,
California .
Makati City has a population of 444,867, according to the 2000 Census. This figure represents an increase of 39,824 or 8 % over the 1995 Census figure. Among the cities and municipalities in Metro Manila, Makati ranks fifth in population, with a 5 % share. In a span of 97 years, Makati's population grew 193 times. The 1903 Census placed the population at 2,700.
Although its population is slightly less than half a million, the daytime population of Makati City is estimated to be a million during the weekdays because of the large number of people who go to the city to work, shop, and do business, especially in the Central Business District.
The Central Business District (CBD) is where most of Makati's financial resources is concentrated. This is an informal district bounded by Buendia Avenue, Makati Avenue, Ayala Avenue, Pasay Road, and Pasong Tamo. It mainly encompasses Legaspi Village, Salcedo Village, and parts of Bel-Air.
Many skyscrapers rise in this area. PBCom Tower, the country's tallest building, reaches up 265 meters along Ayala Avenue. It is the headquarters of the
Philippine Bank Of Communications , or PBCom. One of the trading floors of the
Philippine Stock Exchange is housed in Ayala Tower One and at the old Makati Stock Exchange Building, both also along Ayala Avenue.
The
Bank Of The Philippine Islands (BPI), the country's oldest bank, has its headquarters at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. Other companies that have their offices and country/regional headquarters within Makati City, most within the CBD, include
IBM ,
Procter & Gamble ,
Citibank ,
Ayala Corporation ,
Development Bank Of The Philippines (DBP),
Metrobank ,
Intel Philippines ,
Nestlé , and
JG Summit . The most well-known monument of the late senator
Benigno Aquino, Jr. can also be seen at Ayala Avenue corner Paseo de roxas.
Most areas of the CBD are serviced by private or commercial
Wi-fi Hotspots .
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along EDSA and Ayala Avenue is the most known commercial center in the city. Developed by the
Ayala Corporation , it contains two shopping malls, Glorietta and Greenbelt, five hotels, and an office building. The larger of the two shopping malls is Glorietta, which itself is a cluster of malls. Rising from Glorietta 4 is the Oakwood Premier, a luxurious hotel-apartment residence at the heart of the center. Along the periphery of Glorietta are three department stores: SM Department Store Makati, Rustan's, and the Landmark. Across Makati Avenue from Glorietta is Greenbelt. This is one of the most sophisticated, modern, and expensive malls in the country. Greenbelt features dozens of coffee stores and restaurants, all overlooking a well-landscaped green park at the center where a domed Catholic chapel dominates the skyline. Other hotels in the vicinity of Ayala Center are the Makati Shangri-la Hotel, the Manila Peninsula, the Dusit Hotel Nikko Manila Garden, the Hotel Intercontinental Manila, and the New World Renaissance Hotel.
is the other first-class shopping center in Makati. Rockwell features the large Power Plant Mall popular with expatriates. At the periphery of the center are many high-class residential condominium towers, the Asian Eye Institute, and a famous graduate school.
. The Cash and Carry Supermarket in the west along
South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) features many products at low prices. Makati Cinema Square, along Pasong Tamo Road, used to be a popular shopping mall with the residents. Adjacent to the Makati Cinema Square is the big and modern Waltermart Mall. The Guadalupe Commercial Center, along EDSA and Pasig River is a middle-class shopping center frequented by residents from the poorer areas of Makati.
Many of the country's wealthiest families live in
Forbes Park and Dasmariñas Village, on the other side of EDSA from the Central Business District. Other well-to-do people live in
San Lorenzo Village, Urdaneta Village, Bel-Air, and
Magallanes Village; others live in condominium and apartment units in the Central Business District in
Salcedo and
Legaspi Villages. These villages are not
Rural Settlements , but
Gated Communities . The usage probably arose because most villages correspond to
Barangay s. Most of the poor residents of the city live in the city's periphery specially in the eastern portions of Rizal, East and West Rembo, Pembo, Comembo, Cembo, South Cembo, and Pitogo.
Housing, especially for the poor residents of the city, remains an acute problem. Many people in the provinces migrate to
Metro Manila looking for better living. Subsequently, many of them end up ''squatting'' in many areas of the metropolis. In Makati, the squatters live in poor shanties along
Pasig River and in the eastern areas.
- AMA Computer College
- Asia Pacific College
- Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
- Assumption College
- Ateneo Professional Schools
- Benigno Ninoy Aquino High School
- Centro Escolar University Makati
- Colegio San Agustin
- Colegio de Sta. Rosa
- Don Bosco Technical Institute
- Fort Bonifacio High School
- Gen. Pio Del Pilar National High School
- Lyceum of the Philippines College of Law
- Makati High School
- Makati Science High School
- Mapúa Institute of Technology
- Saint Paul College
- San Antonio National High School
- San Isidro National High School
- STI Makati
- University of Makati
Makati City is home to the
Asian Institute Of Management (AIM), which is the country's top graduate school for
MBA students. AIM, located along Paseo de Roxas across Greenbelt began as a collaborative project of the
Ateneo De Manila University and
De La Salle University . The
Ateneo Professional Schools , a unit of the
Ateneo De Manila University has facilities in Rockwell Center and Salcedo Village. The Rockwell campus houses the
Ateneo School Of Law the
Ateneo Graduate School Of Business , and the
Ateneo School Of Government . The Salcedo campus houses the
Ateneo Information Technology Institute .
Other notable colleges and Universities in Makati are the
Assumption College ,
Colegio San Agustin ,
Centro Escolar University 's Makati campus, the
University Of Makati . Assumption College, in San Lorenzo Village, is an all-female college. The University of Makati (officially, ''Pamantasan ng Makati'') is a university run by the city government. Also in the city is the Makati Science High School, a city-run high school.
The
Sta. Ana Racetrack , which actually part of the City of Manila, beside Pasig River in the northern part of the city, is one of the two centers of
Horseracing in the country. The other is in the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite. Along the south-eastern border of Makati beyond Forbes Park is the
Manila Golf Club and the
Manila Polo Club . The Manila Golf Club features an 18-hole
Golf course amidst the lush greenery of the city. The Manila Polo Club counts among its
Polo enthusiasts some of the country's wealthiest people. The Makati Sports Club in Salcedo Village is another popular place for sports people. The Makati Coliseum is another famous sports landmark in the city, where some of the biggest sports gatherings are held.
The Ayala Center also features aside from its shopping malls the
Ayala Museum . This museum is most noted for its series of dioramas depicting major events in Philippine history, from the
Battle Of Mactan , to the
EDSA Revolution .
Makati has many Spanish-era churches, such as the
Our Lady Of Guadalupe Parish and the Nuestra Señora de Gracia (Our Lady of Grace) Parish in the old town. At the Greenbelt park stands the modern-style domed chapel of the Sto. Niño de la Paz. Beteen Forbes Park and Dasmariñas Village is the Santuario de San Antonio.
At the northern part of the city is the 25-hectare Manila South Cemetery. Every
All Saints Day , thousands of people flock to the cemetery to pay their respects to their deceased loved ones.
Makati is a short drive from the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA) and the
Manila Domestic Airport . Buses plying the
Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) route from Baclaran in Paranaque to
Quezon City and
Caloocan City pass through the Central Business District daily.
Jeepney s ply Makati's inner roads, and connect the city to its surrounding towns and cities. The
Mass Rail Transit (MRT-3) on EDSA has three stations located in Makati: Guadalupe, Buendia and Ayala Avenue.
Like other
Cities In The Philippines , Makati City is governed by a Mayor and Vice mayor elected to three-year terms. The Mayor is the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing the city ordinances and improving public services. The Vice mayor heads a legislative council consisting of 18 members: 8 Councilors from the First District, 8 Councilors from the Second District, the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) Federation representing the youth sector and the President of the Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC) as barangay sectoral representative. The council is in charge of creating the city's policies in the form of Ordinances and Resolutions.
Makati City, being a part of the
Metro Manila region, has its mayor in the Metro Manila Council headed by the
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). This council formulates development plans that seeks to solve the problems and improve the conditions in the metropolis.
Makati city is divided into 33
Barangay s. These barangays are grouped into two congressional districts, with each district represented by a congressman in the Philippine
House Of Representatives . Congressional District I occupies the western and modern half of the city, while District II covers the poorer half.
Barangay |
Population
(year 2004) |
Area
(km²) |
District |
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Bangkal |
22,433 |
0.74 |
(1st) |
Bel-Air |
9,330 |
1.71 |
(1st) |
Carmona |
3,699 |
0.34 |
(1st) |
Cembo |
25,815 |
0.22 |
(2nd) |
Comembo |
14,174 |
0.27 |
(2nd) |
Dasmariñas |
5,757 |
1.90 |
(1st) |
East Rembo |
23,902 |
0.44 |
(2nd) |
Forbes Park |
3,420 |
2.53 |
(1st) |
Guadalupe Nuevo |
22,493 |
0.57 |
(2nd) |
Guadalupe Viejo |
13,632 |
0.62 |
(2nd) |
Kasilawan |
6,224 |
0.09 |
(1st) |
La Paz |
8,843 |
0.32 |
(1st) |
Magallanes |
7,509 |
1.20 |
(1st) |
Olympia |
20,172 |
0.44 |
(1st) |
Palanan |
16,614 |
0.65 |
(1st) |
Pembo |
35,035 |
1.23 |
(2nd) |
Pinagkaisahan |
6,186 |
0.16 |
(2nd) |
Pio del Pilar |
22,495 |
1.20 |
(1st) |
Pitogo |
13,367 |
0.14 |
(2nd) |
Poblacion |
16,697 |
1.04 |
(1st) |
Post Proper Northside |
1,475 |
0.45 |
(2nd) |
Post Proper Southside |
25,037 |
0.60 |
(2nd) |
Rizal |
37,022 |
|
(2nd) |
San Antonio |
12,226 |
0.89 |
(1st) |
San Isidro |
8,686 |
0.50 |
(1st) |
San Lorenzo |
6,487 |
2.09 |
(1st) |
Santa Cruz |
7,419 |
0.47 |
(1st) |
Singkamas |
6,226 |
0.13 |
(1st) |
South Cembo |
13,570 |
0.20 |
(2nd) |
Tejeros |
16,820 |
0.29 |
(1st) |
Urdaneta |
3,817 |
0.74 |
(1st) |
Valenzuela |
5,908 |
0.24 |
(1st) |
West Rembo |
28,889 |
0.55 |
(2nd) |
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