Pasay City
City region in Metropolitan Manila area on central Luzon Island in the
Philippines. Pasay is a southern suburb of Manila, and a major
commercial district, with hotels and shopping centres. Pasay has a
university and two airports. The City has a total land area of
18.50 square kilometers of which 5.5050 square kilometer is the
City proper, 9.5 square kilometers is being occupied by the Civil
Aeronautics Administration (CAA) complex, which include
the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and the
Villamor Air Base and the rest of the reclamation area with 4.00
square kilometers. Thus, among the local government in the region,
Pasay has the greater area devoted to utilities covering 51.35% of
its total land area or 9.50 square kilometers. The City is known
for its entertainment - business-restaurants, coffee shops, and
clubs, particularly those located along Roxas Boulevard,
facing Manila Bay. A large part of Metro Manila's "tourist belt" is
located in the City.
Pasay City is home to the headquarters of the SM Group of
Companies and the SM Mall of Asia, touted as the biggest mall
in Asia which opened on May 21, 2006. Also interesting is a budding
strip of restaurants at the corner of EDSA Extension and Diosdado
Macapagal Ave. Pasay will also be the house of booming call center
business industry in the Philippines due to vast land space
available located in the reclamation area.
