Makati City, Philippines

Makati City Description

Makati City is referred to as the “Financial Capital” and “Wall Street” of the Philippines since Makati is the headquarters of various key companies and work offices. Makati is also a home of the Makati Business Club and the Philippine Stock Exchange.

The name Makati came from the Tagalog word “kati” which means “ebbing tide” referring to the flow of the Pasig River in the northern border of the city. During the Philippines colonization by the Spaniards, Makati City was known as San Pedro Makati in honor of its patron saint.

Makati City Attractions

Makati City has various historic spots to offer. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul dating from the early 17th Century and the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe calms the spirit with its delicately designed interior. Statues of Filipino patriots Ninoy Aquino, Gabriela Silang, and Pio del Pilar are silent sentinels on the intersections of three major thoroughfares, Paseo de Roxas, Ayala Avenue, and Makati Avenue.

The Ayala Museum houses a collection of 60 dioramas of significant events in Philippine history with ethnic and archaeological artifacts line up the museums gallery.
The Luz Gallery has collected modern masterpieces which contrast wonderfully with the gallery’s exhibits of cultural and ethnic works. The Philippine Army Museum and Library American Cemetery and Memorial is a testimony to members of the US Armed Forces who lost their lives in the Pacific Theater during World War II. reveals a graphic pageant of major battles combined with an eclectic assortment of Filipino firearms and artillery.The

Makati City also boasts of its first-class shopping malls such as Ayala Center and Rockwell Center, and its five-star hotels.

Makati City Location

Makati City is bounded on the north by the Pasig River facing the City of Mandaluyong, on the east by the Municipality of Pateros, on the northwest by the City of Manila, and on the south and southwest by the City of Pasay.