Ortigas Center | |
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Ortigas Skyline Emerald Avenue Ortigas Avenue Ortigas Park Julia Vargas Elevated Plaza Mandaluyong side | |
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  Ortigas Center Location within Metro Manila. | |
| Coordinates: 14°35′0″N 121°3′40″E / 14.58333°N 121.06111°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Cities | Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City |
| Established | July 10, 1931 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43.87 m (143.93 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| Area code | 2 |
| Website | ortigas.com.ph  |
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Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than 100 hectares (250 acres), it is Metro Manila's second most important business district after Makati Central Business District.[1] It is governed by Ortigas Center Association, Inc.
Ortigas Center is home to many shopping malls, office and condominium skyscrapers, nightlife bars, restaurants and other building complexes. These include the St. Francis Square, the Asian Development Bank compound, the Oakwood Premier serviced apartments and a Shangri-La hotel. It is also home to the headquarters of San Miguel Corporation, Jollibee Foods Corporation, Viva Communications, Century Pacific Food, and Rebisco. Also present in the area are Philippine offices of prominent engineering firms such as Parsons Brinckerhoff, Sinclair Knight Merz, and WSP Group.
It is 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.[2] Ortigas Center is surrounded by Ortigas Avenue to the north, EDSA to the west, Meralco Avenue to the east, and Shaw Boulevard to the south.[3]
- ^ "DTI Nationwide". Department of Trade and Industry. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "JCI Accredited Organizations - Joint Commission International". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ "Ortigas Center" (PDF). Pronto Marketing. Asian Development Bank cartography unit. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.