Pasig This article is about the city. For the river, see Pasig River.

The City of Pasig (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasig) is one of the city-municipalities ofMetro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region. Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Pasig is bordered on the west byQuezon City and Mandaluyong City; to the north by Marikina City; to the south byMakati 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 primarily residential and industrial but has been becoming increasingly commercial in recent years. Pasig is one of the three municipalities appointed by thediocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines (as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig), making the Pasig Cathedral (formerly The Immaculate Conception Cathedral) the landmark coincide to its township in 1573. The name Pasig is believed to come from the Sanskrit word passis or sand which refers to the community on the sandy river bank. Some historians trace the name of Pasig to the Tagalog word mabagsik which means violent action which can describe the river which currents brought logs from Montalban to Manila It was also called mapaksik by Chinese in Binondo, Manila. Mapaksik later became "Pasik" and then "Pasig". It may also come from "pasigan" which means riverbank. According to Jose Villa Panganiban, former director of The Institute of National Language, "Pasig" is old Sanskrit meaning river flowing from one body of water to another, which briefly describes the river because the river flows from Laguna de Bayto Manila Bay History Old center of Pasig at the Pasig City Museum and near the Immaculate Conception Cathedral On June 11, 1901 the province ofRizal 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 ofMetro Manila when the Metro Manila Commission (pre-cursor of Metro Manila Authority and laterMetropolitan 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.

On February 4, 2006, the ULTRA Stampede happened due to First Anniversary Celebration of ABS-CBN's Noontime Show: Wowowee because of the prizes that will be given away where 71 people died. The anniversary of the show will be held onPhilSports Arena but the event has been already canceled due to the tragedy. Pasig was one of the areas strucked by high flood created by Typhoon Ondoy on September 26, 2009 which affected the Ortigas Avenue and the east city side of the Manggahan Floodway. It is the most destructive flood in Philippine history. Pasig is accessed by the Pasig River, wherein the waters ofMarikina River channeled and the Manggahan Floodway routed to Laguna de Bay. On the first week of August 2012, an intense rain by a monsoon created the 2012 Philippines flooding which affected again Pasig and particularly the National Capital Region (NCR), CALABARZON and southwest part of Luzon. The eight-day, nonstop monsoon rain strengthened by Typhoon Saola (2012) caused the Marikina River to overflow and destroyed the same places that were ruined byTyphoon Ondoy in 2009. Barangays

Political map of Pasig City Pasig is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Its barangays are grouped into two districts for city council representation purposes. The first district encompasses the southern and western sections of the city, while the second district encompasses the northern and eastern sections. Barangays Bagong Ilog District 1st Population 15,454 1,185 19,258 9,073 21,769 13,047 23,442 6,569 10,451 5,957 74,244 35,627 4,395 16,929 105,435 15,013 Area (ha) 124.95 4.78 38.41 20.33 167.94 199.79 209.91 21.15 95.24 28.02 327.03 177.37 43.61 24.24 152.35 79.85 Density (/km) 12,368.1 24,790.8 50,138.0 44,628.6 12,962.4 6,530.4 11,167.6 31,059.1 10,973.3 21,259.8 22,702.5 20,086.3 10,078.0 69,839.1 69,205.8 18,801.5

Bagong Katipunan 1st Bambang Buting Caniogan Dela Paza Kalawaan Kapasigan Kapitolyo Malinao Manggahanb Maybunga Oranbo Palatiw Pinagbuhatan Pineda 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st

Barangays Rosario Sagad San Antonio San Joaquin San Jose San Miguel San Nicolas Santa Cruz Santa Lucia Santa Rosa Santo Tomas Santolan Sumilang Ugong Notes:

District 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st

Population 50,690 6,887 11,666 12,498 2,347 30,069 1,542 4,367 40,553 1,515 6,375 43,286 5,392 22,266

Area (ha) 414.54 12.00 82.07 45.07 9.33 80.05 30.38 7.28 178.31 12.06 10.43 199.25 17.18 375.38

Density (/km) 12,228.0 57,391.7 14,214.7 27,730.2 25,155.4 37,562.8 5,075.7 59,986.3 22,743.0 12,562.2 61,121.8 21,724.5 31,385.3 5,931.6

Excludes 7,296 persons residing in the area disputed by Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal. Includes population separately enumerated in the 2007 Census as Barangay Napico. Its creation was annulled by the Supreme Court on September 10, 1999. Excludes 3,784 persons in the area disputed by Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal.

Demographics Population census of Pasig Year 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 Pop. 397,679 471,075 505,058 617,301 669,773 % p.a. 3.39% 1.39% 2.87% 2.72%

Source: National Statistics Office [3]

Economy

Ortigas Center The western part of the city is where most of Pasig's financial resources are primarily concentrated. It includes numerous factories, warehouses, establishments and commercial facilities. Primarily they situated in the Ortigas Center, Pasig proper and along E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5) and Ortigas Avenue. Real estate and commercial developments along Mercedes Avenue and other areas near the city center are developing. The eastern part was mostly dominated with residential areas but numerous commercial establishment are now developing along Marcos Highway. Per capita income (GDP) of Pasig is $12,032 per year. The barangay of

San Antonio has the largest income in Pasig, second only to San Lorenzo of Makati as the largest single income-generated government unit in the Philippines.

The Garden village at Tiendesitas Arguably more significant western part of Pasig, east of the city of Mandaluyong and as part of the barangay of San Antonio, lies the Ortigas Center. One of the top business districts in the country, numerous high-rise office buildings, residential condominiums, commercial establishments, schools and malls are situated here. The University of Asia and the Pacific(UA&P), one of the most exclusive universities in the country is located here. The head office of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines was also established here. The headquarters of thePhilippine Stock Exchange, which is also home to one of trading floors of the country, is located here along ADB Avenue. The headquarters of San Miguel Corporation, owner of one of the largest producer of beer in Asia, is located along San Miguel Avenue. Situated along Ortigas Avenue lies the Crowne Plaza, a prestigious five-star hotel near Robinsons Galleria. The planned tallest building in the Philippines, the One Galleon Place, will soon rise in this area as the flagship of Ortigas Center's developer Ortigas & Co. Ltd. Partnership (OCLP). It will surpass New York City's iconic Empire State Building if completed. Notable along Ortigas Avenue and E. Rodriguez Jr. 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. The shopping complex Tiendesitas was located here, a one spot hub that can rival the world-renowned Chatuchak market of Bangkok, Thailand. El-Pueblo, a colonial-themed commercial complex in Ortigas Center, provides new concept of cafes, restaurants and bars. Metrowalk (formerly Payanig), a commercial hub along Ortigas Avenue and Meralco Avenue, was established in 2005 near Ortigas Center which comprises shops, depot warehouses, stalls, restaurants and bars. Northwest of Ortigas Center lies the Meralco complex where numerous buildings, training center and hospital are located. Notable are the head office of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest electrical distribution company in the Philippines. Located here along Ortigas Avenue is the privately-owned hospital The Medical City, the business hub Rockwell Business Center, ADMU School of Medicine and Public Health and the MFI Foundation Inc. The Mutya ng Pasig Market (Pasig Mega Market) are renovated and installed with 3,000 stalls in the two-hectare lot near the municipal hall of Pasig, a new attraction for shoppers with a malllike ambience. The Pasig City Revolving Tower (Caruncho Tower) are now the seat of the market's administration office.