Pasig

This article is for the city, for the river see Pasig River.

City of Pasig Lungsod ng Pasig
Ortigas Center at night.
Official seal of City of Pasig Seal
Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Pasig.
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital Region
District	Lone District of Pasig City
Barangays	30
Cityhood	January 21, 1995
Government
• Mayor	Robert "Bobby" Eusebio (Kampi)
Area
• Total	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	505,058
• Density	16,292/km2 (42,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	1530 for PAsig City Post Office
Area code	02
Website	www.pasigcity.gov.ph

The City of Pasig (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasig) is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It used to be the capital of the province of Rizal before Metro Manila was formed. Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Pasig is bordered on the west by Quezon City and Mandaluyong City; to the north by Marikina City; to the south by Makati City, Pateros, and Taguig City; and to the east by Antipolo City, the municipality of Cainta and Taytay in the province of Rizal.

Pasig is a primarily residential and industrial city but increasingly becoming a growing commercial area. Being the former capital of Rizal, the provincial capitol is still located in Pasig, in the outskirt of Shaw Boulevard.

On its city proper lies the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral, one of the oldest church in Metro Manila. Pasig is one of the three municipalities appointed by the diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines (as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig).

On the western border of Pasig, and arguably more significant eastern part of Mandaluyong, lies the Ortigas Center. As one of the top business districts in the metropolis, numerous high-rise office buildings, residential condominiums, commercial establishments, schools and malls are located here. The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), one of the most exclusive universities in the country, is located here, as well as the head office of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Northwest of Ortigas Center is the Meralco Compound, home and head office of Meralco (Manila Electric Company), which is the largest electrical distribution company in the Philippines. The headquarters of the Philippine Stock Exchange, which is also home to one of its trading floors of the country, is located here. The headquarters of San Miguel Corporation, owner of the largest producer of beer in the Philippines, is also located here. Call centers flocked businesses in Ortigas Center since late 90's, a hub for job-seekers and opportunities. Prominent FM radio stations are located here and has been airing since late 80's. Due to the businesses and investments Ortigas Center relatively absorbs, the barangay of San Antonio has the largest income for a single local government unit in the country.

Notable along Ortigas Avenue and E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue (C-5) lies Frontera Verde, a newly privately-owned development area which boasts restaurants, pet shops, mall, park, village, office buildings and a small zoo. A proposed Ayala-owned mall will be built in the crossing of Ortigas Avenue which will be followed by other commercial establishments. El-Pueblo, a Colonial-themed commercial complex in Ortigas Center provides new concept of cafes, restaurants and bars. Metrowalk (formerly Payanig), a commercial spot along Ortigas Avenue and Meralco Avenue, was established in 2005 near Ortigas Center which comprises of shops, depot warehouses, stalls, restaurants and bars.

The Medical City (TMC), a private hospital located near Meralco compound along Ortigas Avenue, offers years of experience operation and administration that serves not only the Pasig citizens but also other municipalities.

Rizal High School, one of the biggest secondary schools in the world in terms of student population, is located in Pasig. Formerly hailed in Guinness Book of World Record as the largest school of student population, it is surpassed by the City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow, India.

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig, a state university located in Kapasigan, Pasig, offers degree courses for poor but bright and deserving Pasig residents. It is established and conceived under the mayoralty of Vicente C. Eusebio in 1999.

PCSHS or Pasig City Science High School is the only science high school built in Pasig. It is located near the Rainforest Park.

PhilSports Complex or the Philippine Institute of Sports Complex (former ULTRA) is a notable national sports complex of the Philippines. Located in Meralco Avenue, it is where the offices of the Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee and some National Sports Associations are located.

The City Seal

• The woman represents the Mutya ng Pasig, the idealism of perfection in all aspects that epitomizes loyalty, goodwill and splendor of the City of Pasig.

• The body of water on both sides of the woman is a suggestion of the Pasig River connecting two bodies of water, Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay both suggested by waves. Pasig is derived from a Hindu word meaning a body of water connecting two bodies of water.

• On the lower left portion is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, one of the oldest edifices in the city. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig.

• On the lower right portion, it manifests prosperity and progress of the city.

On June 11, 1901 the province of Rizal was created through Act No. 137 of Philippine Commission. Pasig was incorporated into the province of Rizal, and was designated as the capital of the new province.

In 1975, Pasig was carved out of Rizal province and became part of Metro Manila when the Metro Manila Commission (pre-cursor of Metro Manila Authority and later Metropolitan Manila Development Authority) was created by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree 824.

In July 1994, Pasig was converted into a highly urbanized city through Republic Act 7829. And in December 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed it into law, which was ratified through a plebiscite on January 21, 1995.

Districts and Barangays

File:C5-highway.jpg

C-5 (E. Rodriguez) near the boundary of Makati City and Pasig City which is the C5 Bridge, which crosses Pasig River.

Pasig City is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. It has two geographical or city districts. The first district comprises the southern and western part of the city, while the second district comprises the northern and eastern part of the city.

District 1 Barangays Bagong Ilog Bagong Katipunan Bambang Buting Caniogan Kalawaan Kapasigan Kapitolyo Malinao Oranbo Palatiw Pineda Sagad San Antonio San Joaquin San Jose San Nicolas (Poblacion) San Miguel Santa Cruz Santa Rosa Santo Tomas Sumilang Ugong

District 2 Barangays Dela Paz Manggahan Maybunga Pinagbuhatan Rosario Santa Lucia Santolan

Pasig City Zip Codes

• Caniogan 1606
• Green Park 1612
• Kapasigan 1600
• Kapitolyo 1603
• Manggahan 1611
• Maybunga 1607
• Pinagbuhatan 1602
• Rosario 1609
• San Antonio 1605
• San Joaquin 1601
• Santolan 1610
• Santa Lucia 1608
• Ugong 1604

Population

http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2002/pr02174tx.html

Office information

Mayor

• Aldrin Gersalia, (1780's) (Gobernadorcillo)
• Don Rafael Umali, (1852-1853, 1869-1870)
• Don Apolonio Santiago, (1873-1884)
• Don Sixto J. Antonio, (1924-1935)
• Francisco B. Legaspi, (1945-1951)
• Cipriano A. Raymundo, (1936-1942, 1942-1945, 1952-1955)
• Emiliano R. Caruncho Jr. , (1956-1986)
• Mario Raymundo (1986-1992)
• Vicente Eusebio, (1992-2001)
• Soledad Eusebio, (2001-2004)
• Vicente Eusebio, (2004-2007)
• Robert Eusebio,(2007-present)

Vice Mayor

• Emiliano Santos (1956 - 1986)
• Lorna Bernardo, (1992-2004)
• Rosalio "Yoyong" Martirez, (2004-Present)

Congressman

• Representative to the 1935 Constitution - Don Mariano Melendres
• 8th Congress 1987–1992 - Rufino S. Javier
• 9th Congress 1992–1995 - Rufino S. Javier
• 10th Congress 1995–1998 - Rufino S. Javier
• 11th Congress 1998–2001 - Henry P. Lanot
• 12th Congress 2001–2004 - Henry P. Lanot
• 12th Congress 2004 (1 day)- Noel Cariño (1)
• 13th Congress 2004–2007 - Robert B. Jaworski, Jr.
• 14th Congress 2007–2010 - Roman T. Romulo

(1) Won election protest over Henry P. Lanot

Sister Cities

• Marikina City, Philippines

External links

• Pasig City official website
• abs-cbnnews.com, Pasig builds bridges to Makati, Marikina
• The Medical City http://www.themedicalcity.com/

Largest cities in the Philippines 2020 Philippine census of population and housing
	Rank	Name	Region	Pop.	Rank	Name	Region	Pop.
Quezon City Manila	1	Quezon City	National Capital Region	2,960,048	11	Valenzuela	National Capital Region	714,978	Davao City Caloocan
	2	Manila	National Capital Region	1,846,513	12	Dasmariñas	Calabarzon	703,141
	3	Davao City	Davao Region	1,776,949	13	General Santos	Soccsksargen	697,315
	4	Caloocan	National Capital Region	1,661,584	14	Parañaque	National Capital Region	689,992
	5	Taguig	National Capital Region	1,261,738	15	Bacoor	Calabarzon	664,625
	6	Zamboanga City	Zamboanga Peninsula	977,234	16	San Jose del Monte	Central Luzon	651,813
	7	Cebu City	Central Visayas	964,169	17	Las Piñas	National Capital Region	606,293
	8	Antipolo	Calabarzon	887,399	18	Bacolod	Negros Island Region	600,783
	9	Pasig	National Capital Region	803,159	19	Muntinlupa	National Capital Region	543,445
	10	Cagayan de Oro	Northern Mindanao	728,402	20	Calamba	Calabarzon	539,671