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Ortigas Center

Ortigas Center
Central Business District
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Ortigas Center is located in Metro Manila
Ortigas Center
Ortigas Center
Coordinates: 14°35′0″N 121°3′40″E / 14.58333°N 121.06111°E / 14.58333; 121.06111Coordinates: 14°35′0″N 121°3′40″E / 14.58333°N 121.06111°E / 14.58333; 121.06111
Country Philippines
Region National Capital Region
City Mandaluyong
Pasig
Quezon City
Established July 10, 1931
Area
 • Land 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation 43.87 m (143.93 ft)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 2

Ortigas Center is a financial and central business district located at the boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong, and Quezon City in the Philippines. With an area of more than 100 hectares (250 acres), it is Metro Manila's second most important business district after the Makati CBD. It is governed by Ortigas Center Association, Inc.

Ortigas Center is home to many shopping malls, office and condominium skyscrapers, other building complexes, 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. 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 taipan Henry Sy, Sr. SM Megamall, the third largest mall in the world and the largest in the country, is also in the Center along EDSA, as is The Medical City, one of the three hospitals in the country accredited by the Joint Commission on International Accreditation.


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