Pasay | |
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| Nickname: The Travel City | |
| Motto: Aim High Pasay! | |
| Anthem: Pasay, Mabuhay Ka! (English: "Long live Pasay!") | |
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| Coordinates:14°32′38″N120°59′42″E / 14.5439°N 120.995°E /14.5439; 120.995 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Province | none |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | December 2, 1863 |
| Renamed | September 6, 1901 June 7, 1950 |
| Cityhood and renamed | June 21, 1947 (as Rizal City) |
| Highly urbanized city | December 22, 1979 |
| Barangays | 201 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Emi Calixto Rubiano (PFP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Mark Anthony A. Calixto (Lakas) |
| • Representative | Antonino G. Calixto (Lakas) |
| • Councilors | 1st District
2nd District
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| • Electorate | 292,695 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 453,186 |
| • Density | 32,440/km2 (84,020/sq mi) |
| • Households | 127,629 |
| Demonym | Pasayeño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 2.3 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 7,848 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 17,306 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 7,081 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 8,098 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 |
| Native languages | Filipino |
| Website | www |
Pasay, officially theCity of Pasay (Filipino:Lungsod ng Pasay;IPA:[ˈpaː.saɪ̯]), is ahighly urbanized city in theNational Capital Region of thePhilippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 453,186 people.[5]
Due to its location just south ofManila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during theAmerican colonial period. It is now best known for being the site of most ofNinoy Aquino International Airport and of complexes such asNewport City and theSM Central Business Park.
There are possible explanations on the origins of the city's name:
In local folk history about the period before the arrival of Spanish colonizers, Pasay is said to have been part ofNamayan (sometimes also called Sapa), aconfederation ofbarangays which supposedly controlled territory stretching fromManila Bay toLaguna de Bay, and which, upon the arrival of the Spanish, eventually became known as Santa Ana de Sapa (modern daySanta Ana, Manila).[9][11]
On May 19, 1571,Miguel López de Legazpi took formal possession of theRajahnate of Maynila and its surrounding polities in the name of the Spanish crown.[citation needed]
Of the many religious orders that came, it was theAugustinian Order who would figure predominantly in the evangelisation of Pasay. Having control over Pasay, they converted the area into an extensive agricultural estate known as the Hacienda de Meysapan.[12] The parish of Pasay was governed from the old Namayan capital, since renamed Santa Ana de Sapa, which was under the jurisdiction of theFranciscans. The promise of space inHeaven prompted early native converts to donate their possessions to the Church, with folklore recounting how a baptized Pasay on her deathbed donated her vast estate to the Augustinians. Most of Pasay went to friar's hands either via donation or by purchase; many natives were also forced to divest of their properties to cope with stringent colonial impositions.
In 1727, the Augustinians formally took over Pasay and transferred it fromSanta Ana de Sapa toMalate, particularly under the jurisdiction of theParish of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios.[7] In 1815, it was separated from Malate.[8]
In 1862, notable residents of Pasay submitted a petition to handle their political and religious matters independently, proposing to rename the town"Pineda", in honor ofDon Cornelio Pineda, a Spanishhorticulturist who was their benefactor. On December 2, 1863, with the recommendation ofManila Archbishop Gregorio Melitón Martínez Santa Cruz, Pineda was granted its own municipal charter, and this date is celebrated yearly as the city's official foundation day.
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Pasay produced numerous heroes during thePhilippine Revolution. TheKatipunan, the organization founded byAndrés Bonifacio that spearheaded the revolution, had a chapter in Pineda organized by Pascual Villanueva, Jacinto Ignacio, and Valentin Ignacio. Several women also fought for the cause of theKatipunan includingMarcela Marcelo. The execution ofJosé Rizal, who authored the novelsNoli Me Tangere andEl Filibusterismo (considered seditious by the colonial government) on December 30, 1896, fanned the flames of the Revolution.
GeneralEmilio Aguinaldo meanwhile declared the independence of theFirst Philippine Republic on June 12, 1898, and issued decrees providing political reorganization in the country. With this,Don Catalino became Pasay's firstPresidente municipal (equivalent to present-day Mayor).[citation needed]
Pineda was made the command outpost of thePrimera Zona de Manila under Gen.Mariano Noriel, but Gen.Wesley Merritt appealed that the Pineda outpost turned over to the Americans so that they could be closer to the Spanish lines. Thinking Americans were allies, Noriel left Pineda on July 29, allowing American General Greene to transfer. When Intramuros was finally captured, the Filipinos were denied entry to the walled city.[citation needed] Since then, tension simmered between Filipino and American troops, with both sides assigned respective zones but neither observed boundary lines. On the night of February 4, 1899, four Filipinos crossed the American line inSanta Mesa, Manila, and shots were exchanged, triggering thePhilippine–American War.[citation needed]
On May 19, 1899, General Noriel was given command again of Pineda. In June, Noriel together with General Ricarte almost defeated the American forces had they exploited the exhaustion of the enemy in the Battle of Las Piñas. Instead, their forces were attacked by American reinforcements and bombarded by warships. The assault forced them to abandon Pineda to occupation by American forces.[citation needed]
On June 11, 1901, Pineda was incorporated into theProvince of Rizal. Pascual Villanueva was appointed as municipal president. On August 4, 1901, the Pineda municipal council passed a resolution petitioning that the original name of Pasay be returned. On September 6, 1901, thePhilippine Commission, acting on the request of the townsfolk, passed Act No. 227 renaming Pineda back to Pasay.[15] Two years later, on October 12, 1903, Act No. 942 merged Pasay with the southern municipality of Malibay, expanding its territory.[16] With a population of 8,100 in 1903, Pasay was placed under the fourth-class category together with 9 other municipalities.
Friar lands, then nationalized, were turned into subdivisions. Soon, the Pasay Real Estate Company offered friar lands as residential lots for sale or for lease to foreign investors. Postal, telegraph, and telephone lines were installed, and branches of Philippine Savings Bank were established. In 1907, a first-class road from Pasay to Camp Nichols was completed. Others were repaired including the old Avenida Mexico, now called theTaft Avenue extension. Transportation services improved. Among the first buses plying routes to Pasay were Pasay Transportation, Raymundo Transportation, Try-tran, and Halili Transit.
By 1908,Meralcotranvia (electrictram car) lines linked Pasay toIntramuros,Escolta,San Miguel, San Sebastian, andSan Juan. Automobiles took to the streets, testing their maximum 20 km/h (12 mph) speed on Taft Avenue.[citation needed] On April 11, 1914, Cora Wong, a nurse at the Chinese General Hospital, became the first woman in the Philippines to fly as a passenger on a flight withTom Gunn in a Curtiss seaplane off Pasay Beach.[citation needed]
Pasay eventually became a suburban area of Manila during the American occupation period. From a population of 6,542 residents, the town had a population of 18,697 by 1918, where 163 of them were Americans. Pasay was developed to be a residential area for prominent Filipino families and Americans, including future presidentManuel L. Quezon. By the 1930s, the former rural town had become a suburb of the capital city.[17]
From the 1900s up to the mid-1930s,Philippine National Railway services reached Pasay thru its Cavite Line.[citation needed]
World War II came and on December 26, 1941, GeneralDouglas MacArthur issued a proclamation declaring Manila and its suburbs (Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay) anopen city. On New Year's Day 1942, Quezon, while inCorregidor, established theCity of Greater Manila, wherein Pasay, along with other nearby towns of Rizal, was merged with Manila andQuezon City.[18][19] He called his secretaryJorge B. Vargas and appointed him by executive order "the Mayor of Greater Manila". The mayor of Pasay was then Rufino Mateo, who was concurrently the district chief of Pasay under the City of Greater Manila, governing a town of more than 55,161. During the WWII, many Pasayeños joined in the fight against the Japanese. Jose P. Maibag, born and bred in Pasay, laid out underground networking. Carlos Mendoza, a resident of Barrio San Roque, together with 14 others, formed a mobile broadcasting station called "The Voice of Juan dela Cruz." On July 11, 1942, Japanese military police captured the group. Carling Mendoza, alias Juan de la Cruz" and other members of the group were brought to theold Bilibid Prison and were tortured.
Pasay had to redo the signs all over town, with Filipino was ordered to prevail over English. The national language became a core subject in the secondary school curriculum, while Japanese was taught as well at all levels of education. On October 14, 1943, Japan proclaimed theSecond Philippine Republic. In the meantime, food had become so scarce that prices soared. Pasay residents began to move away from the city to the provinces outside. TheJapanese occupation forces dissolved the City of Greater Manila in 1944 with the establishment of thePhilippine Executive Commission to govern occupied regions in the country,[18] thus separating the consolidated cities and towns, with Pasay returning to the province of Rizal. In the middle of February up to early March 1945, as the combined Allied forces began to converge on the way to the Manila area northwards from the south, Pasay suffered enormous damage during the month-longBattle of Manila, and many residents perished either by the Japanese or friendly fire from the combined Filipino and American forces.
On February 27, 1945, General MacArthur turned over the government to PresidentSergio Osmeña. One of Osmeña's first acts was to dissolve the City of Greater Manila. He then appointedJuan Salcedo Jr., born in Pasay in 1904, as Director of Philippine Health, and then as executive officer of the Philippine Rehabilitation Administration in charge of national recovery from the devastation wrought by the Japanese occupation. Osmeña appointed Adolfo Santos as prewar vice mayor of Pasay, in place of incumbent Moises San Juan who died during the war. He also issued an executive order that would dissolve the City of Greater Manila effective August 1, 1945, thus reinstating Pasay's pre-war status as a municipality of Rizal.[20]
Ignacio Santos-Diaz, a congressman from thefirst district of Rizal, pushed for the conversion of the town into a city and it to be named after Rizal. Republic Act No. 183 was signed into law by PresidentManuel Roxas on June 21, 1947, officially establishingRizal City,[21] named afterJosé Rizal, with Mateo Rufino as mayor and a population of 88,738. As of June 1948, the city had revenues of₱472,835 (equivalent to ₱58,504,230 in 2021). But the residents could not get themselves to call their city by its new name. After two years, eight months, and twelve days of trying, the force of habit prevailed and Eulogio Rodriguez Jr., Santos-Diaz's successor, filed a bill returning the city to its original name. On June 7, 1950, PresidentElpidio Quirino, once a resident of Pasay himself, signed into law Republic Act No. 437, which changed the name of Rizal City toPasay City.[22]
It was also in the 1940s when houses of faith were constructed in different parts of Pasay. Among them was the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Libreria de San Pablo Catholic Women's League, Caritas, the nutrition center, and the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. In 1951, two parishes were established: the Parish of San Isidro Labrador and the Parish of San Rafael. By that time, the city was once more the aviation center of the country when what is nowNinoy Aquino International Airport opened its doors in 1948.
On June 14, 1955, Pasay regained its power to choose its leader.Pablo Cuneta ran against one-time Mayor Adolfo Santos and became the city's first elected mayor. In 1959, he campaigned again and won against his former vice mayor, Ruperto Galvez. On December 30, 1965, Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as President of the Philippines, withFernando Lopez, a resident of Pasay, as vice president. From that moment,Imelda Romualdez Marcos, the then First Lady, became involved in national affairs. On the northern boundary of Pasay, she started filling the waterfront on Manila Bay to build theCultural Center of the Philippines. In the later decades she would add three more architectural showpieces on reclaimed land in Pasay: theFolk Arts Theater,Manila Film Center, and thePhilippine International Convention Center, and later on the PhilCite Exhibition Hall, the basis of what is nowStar City. The city, though, was also being groomed as a television center for the country, for in 1958,ABS-CBN had opened its brand new television studios on what is nowRoxas Boulevard, later handing it over in 1969 to theRadio Philippines Network, which used them until a 1973 fire which ruined the studios, as ABS-CBN had moved northward into Quezon City with the opening of itscurrent studios and offices.
In 1967, Jovito Claudio won the city elections as chief executive against Pablo Cuneta. In the following year, anassassination attempt occurred in Pasay when a Bolivian surrealist painter lunged atPope Paul VI, with a knife grazing his chest. In 1971, Cuneta was re-elected as city mayor of a growing city of almost 90 thousand people.
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On December 7, 1972, almost two months after martial law was declared, an assassin tried to kill Imelda Marcos in Pasay, on live television, while Mrs. Marcos was distributing prizes to the winners of the National Beautification and Cleanliness contest. She suffered some wounds and broken nails but on the whole, she emerged unscathed from that close encounter. On the second anniversary of martial law, Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 557, declaring every barrio in the country as barangays.[23] Not long after the decree had been put into effect, the Metropolitan Manila Commission and the Department of Local Government instructed Pasay to create its own barangays. Mayor Cuneta, in response, ordered the creation of 487 barangays. Upon the firm suggestion ofLocal Government and Community Development Secretary Jose Roño, the number of barangays was cut down to two hundred, organized into several zones.
On November 7, 1975, Marcos appointed the First Lady, Imelda, asgovernor of Metro Manila. The federation consolidated 13 towns and 4 cities including Pasay, which was removed from Rizal province, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824.[24]
Pasay was the host city ofMiss Universe 1974, the first time this event had been held in the morning and in the Asia Pacific, and thus was in the international spotlight in the leadup to the pageant day.[25] Half a decade later, the city's first family would become famous nationally in the music scene:Sharon, the then young daughter of the mayor, broke out into the spotlight as a singer with the release of the LPDJ's Pet.
On December 22, 1979, along withManila,Quezon City,Caloocan, and other cities in the country, Pasay became a highly urbanized city.
In 1981, LRT Line 1 opened its Pasay stations, including itsBaclaran terminal on the Parañaque border, marking a return to rapid urban rail.
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The situation changed in the city in the immediate aftermath of thePeople Power Revolution. Cuneta left his post to be replaced by two acting mayors, Eduardo Calixto and Norman Urbina, only to be reelected in 1988 and serving for three more terms, before handing over toJovito Claudio in 1998. Upon the end of his term, he was the city's longest ever city mayor. Claudio, himself replaced by the then vice mayorWenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad in2000, saw the building of theMRT Line 3's southern terminus in the city, linked to the LRT Line 1 along Taft Avenue, and the Pasay City General Hospital andNinoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 were both opened to the public. All these and other projects spurred a new era of growth in the city that continues to this day. The EDSA Entertainment Complex, located just to the city's west alongEDSA, just miles from theBaclaran,Parañaque, for many years now is very well known for adult entertainment, includingprostitution.[26][27]
In 2006, theSM Mall of Asia, the largest shopping center overall in the country, was opened, and the area around this mall began to grow into the city's business center in subsequent years that followed, followed by the opening of the city's biggest sports venue, theMall of Asia Arena. Two years later, the NAIA Terminal 3 opened its doors in July 2008, and within two years, progress blossomed in the vicinity with the opening of yet another residential and entertainment hub,Newport City, strengthened by the construction of the NAIA Expressway in 2016.
In 2007, then-Acting Mayor Allan Panaligan carried a plan to construct a new city hall located at the Central Business Park-I Island A along Macapagal Avenue.[28] However, the plan has not come into fruition until now.[clarification needed]
In 2021, MayorImelda Calixto-Rubiano announced that the city government was planning to build a new hospital facility in the city.[29] An appropriate location for the new hospital is still to be determined given the city's geographically small area and dense population.[30]
Pasay covers a total land area of 18.64 square kilometers (7.20 sq mi),[31][32] making it the third smallest political subdivision in the National Capital Region and fourth in the whole country. It borders the capital city ofManila to the north,Parañaque to the south,Makati to the northeast,Taguig to the east, andManila Bay to the west. The city can be divided into three distinct areas: the city's urban area with an area of 5.505 square kilometers (2.125 sq mi); the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) complex, which includesNinoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and theVillamor Airbase, with an area of 9.5 square kilometers (3.7 sq mi); and the existingreclaimed land from Manila Bay with an area of 4.00 square kilometers (1.54 sq mi).[33] The under-constructionPasay Harbor City and newSM Prime land reclamation projects are expected to add 6.25 square kilometers (2.41 sq mi) to the city's total land area.[34]
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Pasay is composed of two districts, subdivided into 20 zones, with a total of 201barangays.[35] The barangays do not have names but are only designated with sequential numbers. The largest zone, with an area of 5.10 square kilometers (1.97 sq mi), is Zone 19, which covers barangays 178 and 191. The smallest zone with an area of 10 hectares (25 acres) is Zone 1, covering Barangays 1 to 3 and 14 to 17.[33]
Table of Barangays
| Barangay | Zone | District | Other known names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Department of Foreign Affairs |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | 4 | 1 | |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | |
| 27 | 4 | 1 | |
| 28 | 4 | 1 | |
| 29 | 5 | 1 | |
| 30 | 5 | 1 | |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | |
| 32 | 5 | 1 | |
| 33 | 3 | 1 | |
| 34 | 3 | 1 | |
| 35 | 3 | 1 | |
| 36 | 3 | 1 | |
| 37 | 3 | 1 | |
| 38 | 5 | 1 | |
| 39 | 5 | 1 | |
| 40 | 5 | 1 | |
| 41 | 6 | 2 | |
| 42 | 6 | 2 | |
| 43 | 6 | 2 | Tramo |
| 44 | 6 | 2 | |
| 45 | 6 | 2 | |
| 46 | 6 | 2 | |
| 47 | 6 | 2 | |
| 48 | 6 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 2 | |
| 50 | 7 | 2 | |
| 51 | 8 | 2 | |
| 52 | 7 | 2 | |
| 53 | 7 | 2 | |
| 54 | 8 | 2 | |
| 55 | 7 | 2 | |
| 56 | 7 | 2 | |
| 57 | 8 | 2 | |
| 58 | 7 | 2 | |
| 59 | 7 | 2 | |
| 60 | 7 | 2 | |
| 61 | 8 | 2 | |
| 62 | 8 | 2 | |
| 63 | 8 | 2 | |
| 64 | 8 | 2 | |
| 65 | 8 | 2 | |
| 66 | 8 | 2 | |
| 67 | 8 | 2 | |
| 68 | 9 | 1 | |
| 69 | 9 | 1 | |
| 70 | 9 | 1 | |
| 71 | 9 | 1 | |
| 72 | 9 | 1 | |
| 73 | 10 | 1 | |
| 74 | 10 | 1 | |
| 75 | 10 | 1 | |
| 76 | 10 | 1 | Bay City |
| 77 | 10 | 1 | |
| 78 | 10 | 1 | Baclaran |
| 79 | 10 | 1 | |
| 80 | 10 | 1 | |
| 81 | 10 | 1 | |
| 82 | 10 | 1 | |
| 83 | 10 | 1 | |
| 84 | 10 | 1 | |
| 85 | 9 | 1 | |
| 86 | 9 | 1 | |
| 87 | 9 | 1 | |
| 88 | 9 | 1 | |
| 89 | 9 | 1 | |
| 90 | 9 | 1 | |
| 91 | 9 | 1 | |
| 92 | 9 | 1 | Victory Pasay Mall |
| 93 | 11 | 2 | Libertad |
| 94 | 11 | 2 | |
| 95 | 11 | 2 | |
| 96 | 11 | 2 | |
| 97 | 14 | 2 | |
| 98 | 14 | 2 | |
| 99 | 14 | 2 | |
| 100 | 14 | 2 | |
| 101 | 11 | 2 | |
| 102 | 11 | 2 | |
| 103 | 11 | 2 | |
| 104 | 11 | 2 | |
| 105 | 11 | 2 | |
| 106 | 11 | 2 | |
| 107 | 11 | 2 | |
| 108 | 12 | 2 | |
| 109 | 12 | 2 | |
| 110 | 12 | 2 | |
| 111 | 12 | 2 | |
| 112 | 12 | 2 | |
| 113 | 14 | 2 | |
| 114 | 14 | 2 | |
| 115 | 14 | 2 | |
| 116 | 14 | 2 | |
| 117 | 14 | 2 | |
| 118 | 14 | 2 | |
| 119 | 14 | 2 | |
| 120 | 12 | 2 | |
| 121 | 12 | 2 | |
| 122 | 12 | 2 | |
| 123 | 12 | 2 | |
| 124 | 12 | 2 | |
| 125 | 12 | 2 | Ventanilla |
| 126 | 12 | 2 | |
| 127 | 13 | 2 | |
| 128 | 13 | 2 | |
| 129 | 13 | 2 | |
| 130 | 13 | 2 | |
| 131 | 13 | 2 | Magtibay |
| 132 | 13 | 2 | |
| 133 | 13 | 2 | |
| 134 | 13 | 2 | |
| 135 | 13 | 2 | |
| 136 | 13 | 2 | |
| 137 | 15 | 2 | |
| 138 | 15 | 2 | |
| 139 | 15 | 2 | |
| 140 | 15 | 2 | |
| 141 | 15 | 2 | |
| 142 | 15 | 2 | |
| 143 | 15 | 2 | |
| 144 | 17 | 2 | |
| 145 | 16 | 1 | Santo Niño |
| 146 | 16 | 1 | |
| 147 | 16 | 1 | |
| 148 | 16 | 1 | |
| 149 | 16 | 1 | |
| 150 | 16 | 1 | |
| 151 | 16 | 1 | |
| 152 | 16 | 1 | |
| 153 | 16 | 1 | |
| 154 | 16 | 1 | |
| 155 | 16 | 1 | |
| 156 | 16 | 1 | |
| 157 | 16 | 1 | |
| 158 | 17 | 2 | |
| 159 | 17 | 2 | |
| 160 | 17 | 2 | |
| 161 | 17 | 2 | |
| 162 | 18 | 2 | |
| 163 | 18 | 2 | |
| 164 | 18 | 2 | |
| 165 | 18 | 2 | |
| 166 | 17 | 2 | |
| 167 | 18 | 2 | |
| 168 | 18 | 2 | |
| 169 | 17 | 2 | |
| 170 | 17 | 2 | |
| 171 | 17 | 2 | |
| 172 | 17 | 2 | |
| 173 | 17 | 2 | |
| 174 | 17 | 2 | |
| 175 | 18 | 2 | |
| 176 | 18 | 2 | |
| 177 | 18 | 2 | Malibay |
| 178 | 19 | 2 | Aurora Boulevard |
| 179 | 19 | 2 | Maricaban |
| 180 | 19 | 2 | Maricaban |
| 181 | 19 | 2 | Bayanihan |
| 182 | 19 | 2 | Villamor |
| 183 | 20 | 1 | Villamor |
| 184 | 19 | 2 | Maricaban |
| 185 | 19 | 2 | Maricaban |
| 186 | 19 | 2 | Maricaban |
| 187 | 20 | 1 | Don Carlos Village |
| 188 | 20 | 1 | Don Carlos Village |
| 189 | 20 | 1 | Don Carlos Village |
| 190 | 20 | 1 | Don Carlos Village |
| 191 | 20 | 1 | Domestic Airport |
| 192 | 20 | 1 | Pildera Uno |
| 193 | 20 | 1 | Pildera Dos |
| 194 | 20 | 1 | Pildera Dos |
| 195 | 20 | 1 | Sun Valley |
| 196 | 20 | 1 | Sun Valley |
| 197 | 20 | 1 | Baltao |
| 198 | 20 | 1 | Rivera Village |
| 199 | 20 | 1 | Rivera Village |
| 200 | 20 | 1 | Kalayaan Village |
| 201 | 20 | 1 | Kalayaan Village/Merville |
Under theKöppen climate classification system, Pasay features atropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).
| Climate data for Pasay (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1947–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.2 (100.8) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.3 (82.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.7 (76.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.5 (0.45) | 9.5 (0.37) | 10.3 (0.41) | 9.0 (0.35) | 57.1 (2.25) | 100.5 (3.96) | 158.7 (6.25) | 208.0 (8.19) | 159.2 (6.27) | 93.5 (3.68) | 76.2 (3.00) | 54.1 (2.13) | 947.6 (37.31) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 105 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 77 |
| Source:PAGASA[36][37] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 8,201 | — |
| 1918 | 18,697 | +5.65% |
| 1939 | 55,161 | +5.29% |
| 1948 | 88,728 | +5.42% |
| 1960 | 132,673 | +3.41% |
| 1970 | 206,283 | +4.51% |
| 1975 | 254,999 | +4.34% |
| 1980 | 287,770 | +2.45% |
| 1990 | 368,366 | +2.50% |
| 1995 | 408,610 | +1.96% |
| 2000 | 354,908 | −2.98% |
| 2007 | 403,064 | +1.77% |
| 2010 | 392,869 | −0.93% |
| 2015 | 416,522 | +1.12% |
| 2020 | 440,656 | +1.19% |
| 2024 | 453,186 | +0.68% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[38][39][40][41][42] | ||
As of the 2020 census, Pasay had a population of 440,656. It currently ranks 11th in population size withinMetro Manila. It also has 127,629 households. The population density is 32,000 inhabitants per square kilometer or 83,000 inhabitants per square mile.[43] Most residents speakFilipino (Tagalog) andEnglish, with considerable numbers speaking otherlanguages and dialects of the Philippines.
Like many other places in the country, Pasay is predominantlyRoman Catholic. There is also a significant presence ofIglesia ni Cristo and otherProtestant churches in the city, as well asIslam.[44]
Philippine Airlines is headquartered in thePhilippine National Bank Financial Center beside the World Trade Center Manila in Pasay.[53]Cebu Pacific,Cebgo,PAL Express,Philippines AirAsia have their headquarters on the grounds ofNinoy Aquino International Airport and in Pasay.[54][55]Oishi (Liwayway), a snack company, also has its headquarters in Pasay.[56]
National government offices found in Pasay include:Senate of the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines,Civil Aeronautics Board,Manila International Airport Authority, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry's export promotions agency – the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) – located in the International Trade Complex's Golden Shell Pavilion, and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA),Office for Transportation Security (OTS). The main office of thePhilippine National Bank is located in the city.
LBC Express headquarters is located at theStar Cruises Centre in the Newport Cybertourism Zone of Pasay.
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Pasay is governed primarily by the city mayor, the vice mayor, and the city councilors. The mayor acts as the chief executive of the city while the city councilors act as its legislative body. The vice mayor, besides taking on mayoral responsibilities in case of a temporary vacancy, acts as the presiding officer of the city legislature. The legislative body is composed of 12 regular members (6 per district) and representatives from the barangay and the youth council.
| Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Representatives | |||
| Antonino G. Calixto | Lakas | ||
| City Mayor | |||
| Imelda G. Calixto-Rubiano | PFP | ||
| City Vice Mayor | |||
| Mark Anthony A. Calixto | Lakas | ||
| 1st District | |||
| Miguel Antonio "Tonyo" Cuneta | Lakas | ||
| Marlon A. Pesebre | Lakas | ||
| Mary Grace Santos | Lakas | ||
| Waldetrudes "Ding" Del Rosario | Lakas | ||
| Albert Abraham Q. Alvina | Lakas | ||
| Justine Jane "Jhaz" Advincula | PFP | ||
| 2nd District | |||
| King Marlon "Khen" Magat | PFP | ||
| Graciano Noel "Yuyu" Del Rosario | TAPAT | ||
| Angelo Nicol "Allo" Arceo | PFP | ||
| Ian Vendivel | PFP | ||
| Allan Panaligan | PFP | ||
| Luigi Rubiano | TAPAT | ||
| Ex officio City Council members | |||
| ABC President | Enrique Calixto | ||
| SK President | Benedict Angeles | ||
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Pasay is also home to sports venues such as theCuneta Astrodome,SM Mall of Asia Arena, and Pasay Sports Complex. The SM Mall of Asia Arena also hosted some matches in the2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The city has also been one of the venues of the1981,2005 and2019Southeast Asian Games.
Some barangays in Pasay have a basketball court (including gymnasiums). Badminton courts and billiard halls are also built in the city.
Pasay was once home to theManila Polo Club until it was moved toForbes Park,Makati in 1949.
The city's only professional sports team is thePasay Voyagers, which competes in theMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League since itssecond season.
On thelist of largest running events in the world, based on the number of participants a record 209,000 registered running enthusiasts participated in 2012 Kahit Isang Araw Lang: Unity Run which started and ended at the SM Mall of Asia grounds.
The second edition of the race surpassed the Guinness World record of 116,086 participants posted in the Run for the Pasig River on October 10, 2010.[57]
The majority ofNinoy Aquino International Airport complex, also known asNichols Field, is situated in Pasay, with the airport's terminals2,3, and 4, falling under the city's jurisdiction;Terminal 1, the international cargo terminal, and the offices of airport ground servicing companies, are under the jurisdiction of neighboringParañaque. The city is also the home of the Philippine Air Force's headquarters,Villamor Airbase.
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Pasay is served by several highways and major thoroughfares.Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA/C-4 Road),Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia Avenue)Roxas Boulevard, andTaft Avenue (R-2 Road) are the city's main thoroughfares. Secondary thoroughfares includeAndrews Avenue,Antonio Arnaiz Avenue (formerly known as Libertad Street),Aurora Boulevard,Macapagal Boulevard,Domestic Road,Harrison Street,Jose W. Diokno Boulevard,Ninoy Aquino Avenue, andNAIA Road (MIA Road).
Four expressways serve Pasay and other parts of Metro Manila andCalabarzon:Skyway, an elevated expressway passing along the Pasay–Taguig boundary;South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), commonly called as SLEX and a component ofAsian Highway 26, follows a similar route with Skyway, but runs directly below it, on the ground;NAIA Expressway, an elevated tolled expressway, serves Terminals 1, 2, and 3 ofNinoy Aquino International Airport; and theCAVITEX–C-5 Link, which connectsCircumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Taguig to its extension across SLEX and eventually to theManila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX).[citation needed]
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Jeepneys ply the city's arterial roads, and serve the city's populated areas and nearby cities.
Buses provide city (commuter) and provincial (intercity) operation on Pasay. Provincial bus terminals are mostly found near theGil Puyat Station, with other located alongEDSA.
This city is served by two railway lines, theLRT Line 1 andMRT Line 3. LRT Line 1 has four stations in Pasay, namelyGil Puyat,Libertad,EDSA, andBaclaran, and has a depot located alongAndrews Avenue. MRT Line 3 has only one station, namedTaft Avenue, which serves as an interchange with LRT Line 1.
Tricycles andpedicabs serve the barangays. Multicab services connectSM Mall of Asia withBaclaran in Parañaque, Gil Puyat Avenue, and Pasay Rotonda. Vans, especiallyUV Express, also provide service throughout the city and to other destinations in and around Metro Manila.
The Schools Division Office (SDO) of Pasay City operates 18 public elementary schools and 8 high schools. Its operations are divided into four districts: Pasay North, Pasay East, Pasay South, and Pasay West. Special education is provided by the Philippine School for the Deaf and Philippine National School for the Blind, Pasay SPED Center, and one Alternative Learning System (ALS) center. Numerous private schools, including Catholic and parochial schools, also operate in the city, like theSt. Mary's Academy, operated by nuns of theReligious of the Virgin Mary.
High schools in the city.[58]
Countries that have set up permanent diplomatic offices or embassies in the city include:
Union City,California, United StatesSacramento,California, United States
Jecheon,Chungcheongbuk-do,South Korea
Tainan,Taiwan
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