For people who are looking for outstanding schools in the Philippines, there are numerous educational institutions available in the City of Makati. These colleges and universities offer students wonderful opportunities to learn and develop their full potentials. Although the quality of education that they provide is highly outstanding, they charge highly affordable tuition fees in exchange for their efficient services and world-class facilities.
For those who wish to experience what high quality Makati education is all about, they can enroll at Mapua Institute of Technology-Makati. Just like its campuses in Laguna and Intramuros, this educational facility offers superior quality education at highly reasonable rates. It is situated right at the corners of Nicanor Garcia Street and Senator Gil Puyat Avenue. The courses available here are classified into various academic fields including the School of Business and Management, the School of Health Sciences and the School of Information Technology. Its major facilities include lecture rooms, audiovisual rooms and a simulated hospital among others.
This highly impressive university has two campuses in the area. The first one is located along Senator Gil Puyat Sr. Avenue, just right inside the Philtrust Bank Building. The students of science courses usually go here to experience superior quality Makati education. This place is highly convenient for students complete with a parking lot, state-of-the-art audiovisual facilities and air-conditioned classrooms. It also has lecture halls, a library and several laboratories. Its second campus is found right along Esteban-Bolanos Street within Legaspi Village. Students of non-science courses go here to study. Its major facilities include state-of-the-art computer laboratories, audiovisual facilities and centralized air-conditioned classrooms.
This particular college is a high quality educational facility especially designed for Catholic women. It is found along San Lorenzo Drive just within San Lorenzo Village. It offers an impressive lineup of degree programs such as Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Human Resources Management, Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship and Bachelor in Management Major in Corporate Business. Other available choices include Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management and Bachelor in Management Major in International Business.
This educational facility is one of the most notable and award-winning business schools in Asia. Founded in 1968, this institution is proud to present world-class centers like TeaM Energy Center for Bridging Societal Divides, Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Center for Corporate Responsibility and AIM Policy Center. Meanwhile, its Washington SyCip Graduate School of Business offers topnotch degree programs, namely Master in Management and Master in Business Administration. In 1995, this school was honored with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding.
The bustling city of Makati is home to towering skyscrapers and considered the busiest CBD in Manila. If one is in Makati for business, then it’s a good idea to stay at a Makati hotel that is nearby, and if one is in this city to shop, there are many places to stay at that bring one to a walking distance to Glorietta or Greenbelt.
Jupiter Suites, also known as the Jupiter Arms Hotel, has recently upgraded to better serve their guests with bigger rooms and provided Internet access to all their guests. Thankfully though, what has stayed the same despite the many changes that this Makati hotel has undergone is its location. Jupiter Suites can be found along Jupiter Street and is walking distance to Ayala Avenue and Gil Puyat Street which is where all the businesses are found. Jupiter Suites is also a 20 minute walk to the biggest malls in Makati, Glorietta and Greenbelt or if one is not up to it, a cab can be hailed or an air conditioned jeepney can be flagged down. The standard suite at this Makati hotel is only Php 2,400 while the family suite costs Php 3,700. Inclusive of this amount that one pays per night at Jupiter Suites is set breakfast. The facilities of this Makati hotel include a bar, a coffee shop and a business center.
Now if a 5-star hotel is what one is looking for or a lodging that has complete facilities and closer to Ayala Avenue than Jupiter Suites, then why not go for Mandarin Oriental? The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has developed several hotels around the world and they have made sure that each one conforms to the highest standards in hospitality. The Mandarin Oriental Makati can be found in the corner of Ayala and Paseo de Roxas and though right in the center of the business district, one will find comfort in the fact that it is a respectable distance from the rush hour traffic. Room rates start at Php 7,300 per night at this Makati hotel and as many will attest, one will not regret a penny that one spends when staying at the Mandarin Oriental.
Regardless of whether one opts to stay at the 3-star lodging Jupiter Suites or have a luxurious vacation at the 5-star Mandarin Oriental, one will find that either one of these two Makati hotels can offer more just a peaceful night’s sleep. In fact these Makati hotels are more than adequately equipped to cater to one’s every need.
Makati City is the National Capital Region’s and the Philippines’ business center since it is the home of the headquarters of the many of the country’s largest businesses. It is for this reason that the number of Makati transportation options has also increased to meet the needs of the public.
When traveling between nearby cities in the Metro Manila and in the Philippines, the jeepney (or jeep) is the fastest mode of transportation. Jeepneys come in different colors and in sizes ranging from 3-4 meters in length, 1.5-2.5 meters in width and approximately 2 meters in height. When the jeepneys were introduced after the World War II, they were made from the leftover US military jeeps. At present, several local manufacturing companies build the jeepneys mostly according to the preference of their client.
In Makati, in addition to the ordinary (open-air) jeepneys, there are also specialized jeeps that have an air-conditioning system and decorative designs. Most of these special jeeps just take passengers to different stops within the city of Makati. Finding a jeep in the Philippines on ordinary days is not difficult since jeeps ply their route almost anytime of the day. While riding a jeep, if you would like to ask the driver to drop you off, just say “para po” (please halt). However, if you are in the Makati Central Business District, jeepneys can only halt at the designated jeepney stops.
For long-range travel within the National Capital Region, buses are the most appropriate mode of transportation. In Makati, buses may be found on Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), on Ayala Avenue, on Buendia Avenue and on Makati Avenue. Buses in Makati can take to the northern cities (going to Novaliches and Quezon City), southern cities (going to Baclaran and Alabang) and western cities (going to downtown Manila).
Because buses can sometimes get caught in the heavy rush hour traffic, the Light Rail Transit and Manila Metro Rail Transit are convenient alternatives to the buses on EDSA and on Taft Avenue. The LRT on Taft Avenue runs from Monumento (in the north) to Baclaran (in the south). Its closest station to Makati is found on Buendia, which is a major road going to the Makati Central Business District.
On the other hand, the MRT found on EDSA travels from North Station (in Quezon City) to Taft Avenue, where there is a footbridge link to the LRT.
A portion of Makati is bordered by the Pasig River, which runs through several cities in the Metro Manila. The Pasig River Ferry is an air-conditioned boat with a capacity of up to 150 passengers. Makati has two Pasig River Ferry stations namely the Valenzuela station and the Guadalupe station.
In addition to the mentioned modes of public transport, Makati also has tricycles (motorcycle with a side car) that can take their passengers into the villages and right in front of their homes. Taxis are also found on most of the roads in Makati.
I am certainly not from Makati City. I reside at one of the highly-developed cities around the Metropolitan Manila and it has been always that way for the past twenty-one (21) years with my family. However, I could easily say and express that my conscious being or my awareness has been formed by the city of Makati. If by chance, I would be a tour guide and I would be given options whether to tour visitors in my city or to guide tourists to Makati City, without a doubt, I would pick the latter. I maybe exaggerating to say this, but I would easily find my way back home anywhere from Makati City than to give directions how to roam around the city where I live.
With great pride and honor, I could definitely say that I am a 'Makateño' (a local resident of Makati)! I had stayed at Makati for always eight (8) formative years of my life. After finishing my primary education, I decided to take my secondary education in an all-boys institution at Guadalupe, Makati City. As the saying goes, high school life is the most memorable part of being a student. I do strongly agree with whoever asserted that phrase.
As a student, I am a bit sentimental about the places I have been in a way or the other. It started during high school. We were trained to look up or use a dictionary whenever we were unsure of the meaning of the words we encountered through our readings. The beauty of this discipline is that, students would be given a chance to encounter other 'words', enriching their vocabulary in the process. Using a 'bigger' dictionary than thesaurus may give students an edge regarding etymologies and from what place these words originated. A bit of a history could be sense because of the 'circas' indicated on the note. Since then I was given a sense of sentimentality about almost everything.
Makati City is far from what it was the time it was discovered by the Spaniards. It was a useless swampy area and due to language barrier it was baptized as 'Makati'-'ebbing tide'. The tides of progress started to favor Makati when Catholic Churches were built and since then, it was visited by devotees all over the country. Flocking people in certain place; even today 'spells' a possible good business venue. Since then, Makati has been evolved as the Philippines' premium city in terms of business and economy
Makati City, through the years has become the capital of commerce in the Philippines. It has become a 'symbol' of economic, financial and commercial status of the Philippines. It is said to be the 'Pinoy' (Filipino) version of the Wall Street because it has been the home of the prominent Makati Business Club and the venue of Philippine Stock Exchange. It is also because of the offices of multinational companies situated at Makati City made it a financial capital. As for me, Makati is a city that never sleeps because of the malls where my friends and I have fun to ease some tension from school demands.
Makati City is also defined by malls trying to allure you all kinds of materiality the corporate world could give. The definition my sound sarcastic but, nonetheless, strolling in the mall has been a favorite past time. Philippines is a tropical country and you do not expect people walking around the park most often than not because of the weather (with exemption to Philippines' Summer Capital-Baguio, which is one of the places I also love). I remember when we were still students; we made sure that we 'save' some from our allowance to spend on our gathering at one of Makati's famous mall, Glorietta. Though we have save a little, the point of 'being there' with your friends was a priceless moment. Makati will always be remembered because of those times.
After we graduated, since school was over, we stayed on our own hometowns to rest a bit. Nonetheless, after few months of unwinding, we found ourselves again at Makati City not as students, but rather as aspiring 'young professionals' trying to survive the corporate tide. We should be still spending more time at malls because of our salaries, but certainly, things have changed. Everything is in a constant flux and what is only constant in this world is change. Yes, we do have our own money to spend but time for ourselves has become an essence. Money can buy us whatever food we want to eat but it cannot definitely buy time. We tried other venues other than the malls of Makati to accommodate our other classmates but still, we would end up at Hard Rock Café boozing all the way.
Since graduating at one of the prestigious institution at Makati, we see to it that every Monday, my fellow alumni and I would be playing basketball at our school. Cherished memories will always be there to make us smile as we remember how we developed our own personalities.
Makati started out as a piece of 'worthless swamp'. Nonetheless, that imagery has become just a mere shadow of the past. Dubbed as the Philippines' 'Wall Street', Makati City is the representation of economic struggle on the way to financial progress and stability. Makati City's development throughout the history has been a representation of my own corporate career path. I started at Makati as a student; a nobody trying to learn the 'ways of life' and surprisingly, I went back to Makati to prove what I have learnt and right now I am still at Makati making ends meet as a 'young professional'. I am aware that after some time, I would be somewhere outside this great city, but definitely; Makati would always be a cherished part of my life.
Makati City is known as the most progressive city in the Philippines. Towering skyscrapers and the most successful businesses have their office in Makati but this is not to say that the city has forgotten its residents and the spirit of being a community. The community celebrates festivals annually and among those are Bailes Delos Arcos and the Xong Di Festival.
Bailes Delos Arcos has been dubbed as one the most exciting festivals that the city celebrates every 29th of June. Its literal translation is “Dancers of the Arch” and this festival both the older and the younger generations participate. Bailes Delos Arcos is no small time festival since the dancers that perform have to practice for a whole year for this one day event. Being a devout Christian country and in honor of Makati’s patron saints Virgen Dela Rosa, St. Peter and St. Paul, the female dances put on a spectacular performance dedicated to them. Only certain families in Makati perform this and the tradition as well as the method of dancing Bailes Delos Arcos have been passed on from generation to generation. Bailes Delos Arcos is performed annually in Barangay Poblacion.
Xong Di Festival on the other hand is considered the most educational of all the festivals celebrated by this high class city. Xong Di Festival, is highlighted by colorful costumes and accessories similar to those worn by the ethnic tribes in China. This festival is more for the Chinese community and its aim is to show that there is so much similarity between the Filipinos and the Chinese. Xong Di Festival, shows the brotherhood between the Chinese and Filipinos and how the two Asian cultures have embraced each other through the centuries and continue to do so today. A street parade is held during the Xong Di Festival, and this is celebrated right after the Chinese New Year so there is no ficed date for this.
If the Xong Di Festival is festival that celebrates the brotherhood between the Chinese and Filipino communities and the Bailes Delos Arcos commemorates the patron saints, Ganito Kami Noon is a tribute to the past. Ganito Kami Noon is held every June 1 at the city hall and all participants can wear either native clothing or what they used to wear and what was considered stylish during their time. Ganito Kami Noon is a festival celebrated only by Makati and its purpose is to make sure that no one particularly the youth forget about the past, the Filipino culture and the lessons that can be derived from years back. Ganito Kami Noon is a ball open to all residents of Makati at the end of which, the Mayor gives out awards to outstanding government officials. Ganito Kami Noon closes with a spectacular fireworks display.
The City of Makati has always been known to be a booming commercial district. Almost all the good malls are here in Makati but aside from the convenience of modern living, this city has something else to offer. This city has excellent hospitals and health care providers.
This Makati hospital is located right where it all happens on Ayala Avenue. Makati Medical Center was recently renovated and the creation of a new wing expanded the services that this Makati hospital offers. Makati Medical Center is not a new hospital, in fact it’s almost 4 decades old and the architecture of the former main building will attest to that. However this should not be a reason to dismiss the kind of health care this Makati hospital provides because aside from the state of the art medical equipment that it uses, Makati Medical Center has distinguished doctors and dedicated medical attendants. This Makati hospital offers two different kinds of services: medical and support. Among the medical services offered by the Makati Medical Center are pulmonary diseases, orthopedics, radiology, surgery, dermatology, emergency medicine and the list goes on. Under support services on the other hand, this Makati hospital is committed to making sure their patients come first with nursing services, medical records, pharmacy, dietary, finance and medical education. For a detailed list of the services offered by the Makati Medical Center and the directory of doctors that hold clinic here, simply visit their website www.makatimed.net.ph
Conveniently located at the Glorietta Mall, Patient’s First provides efficient and effective health care by making sure that their patients are attended to promptly and diagnosed using state of the art technology and modern equipment. Patient’s First is a really an outpatient clinic that is right on top of a drug store so this is really a one-stop medical center. The professionals of Patient’s First regardless of whether they are nurses, doctors, or part of the admin, are highly trained. This Makati hospital also has ambulatory health care and offer a very wide range of diagnostic services, medical and dental to name a few. Patient’s First is open everyday of the week from 9am to 8pm and the doctors that hold clinic at this Makati hospital have various specialties so one is assured that one is getting more than just the basic primary health care. Although Patient’s First does not have its own website, their contact number is (02) 451-8888.
Progress nowadays is defined by how fast information would be made known for all. In all fields information dissemination is very vital. Talking about business, advertising is all about giving information to possible clients. Advertising has been a key part of expanding commercial investment.
Makati City is known to be one of the Philippines' main economic hubs. The city of Makati has been the home of various local and multinational companies and has become a symbol of economic and commercial stability in the Philippines. Many of the newly graduates (after finishing a college course) and yuppies (young professionals) seek jobs at the Makati City District because of high salary offers and great work compensations. Famous Makati City malls and shopping centers are always flocked by individuals looking for stable jobs during 'job fairs'. Moreover, one reason why they are trying their best to seek and find a way of living or a job at Makati City vicinity is because working at Makati City is a sort of a 'status symbol'. Having a job at the city of Makati has a notable impression.
Having a chance getting back through the time of Makati City's discovery, telling Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (the one who discovered the place) how progressive and advance Makati City is nowadays, he most likely very skeptical about it and would assert, 'What? Makati, a progressive city? That worthless swamp-that is ridiculous!' Nonetheless, convincing Miguel Lopez de Legazpi is less a priority right now. Moving forward, Makati City's history had been so dramatic that it was a 'rags to riches' version of a place.
The District of Makati City is very strategic. The city itself is situated along the Philippines’ most renowned main highway or road the Epifanio de Los Santos Avenue or EDSA. This main road has been the main access or route connecting almost all cities within the Metropolitan Manila area. EDSA has been a historical landmark and at the same time the main artery of commerce in terms of transportation and access. Ayala Avenue has been the known commercial center in Makati City. It has a direct access to EDSA. Along Ayala Avenue are various commercial and business companies, offices buildings and big shopping centers. Familiar shopping centers or malls are SM (shoemart), Glorietta, Rustan's and Landmark. There are other malls around Makati City vicinity that are usually crowded such as Greenbelt and Rockwell Center which features the Power Plant Mall.
Since business and commerce thrive in this once worthless swamp, Makati City is keeping its progressive phase through the use of the World Wide Web or the internet. There are a lot of web sites dedicated or created for Makati City, but the city's official web site (http://www.makati.gov.ph) provides locals and potential business investors a quick and helpful glance what this great city is all about. It gives an online tour of the city, showcasing the best Makati City could offer. With just a few clicks away, vital information regarding Makati City is always available.
<h3>Overview</h3>
Makati is home to a thriving commercial district and towering skyscrapers. Makati, a progressive and highly urbanized city has several tourist attractions that one can visit to get a feel of what living in Metro Manila is like. Several Makati destinations await and one will find that these tourist sites preserve Philippine history despite the fact that Makati is all about what’s modern.
<h3>Fort Bonifacio</h3>
Formerly a military base, Fort Bonifacio has become a vast commercial area and can be considered a city within a city. Although there are still remnants of its military history in that there are still fully functioning military facilities here, Fort Bonifacio has towering condominiums, several club houses and golf courses, business establishments, restaurants and bars. What’s good about this Makati destination is despite having all the modern conveniences that we are accustomed to, fresh air is not some pricy commodity here. This Makati destination has several training camps in forested areas where one can visit, and parks where one can just sit on a bench and relax or jog. The
Fort Bonifacio was a vast tract of land acquired by the US Government and turned over to the Philippine government pursuant to a bases conversion plan done in 1949. The suburbs of this Makati destination is the home of many affluent people, and one will notice that aside from being clean and well maintained, Fort Bonifacio has everything one could possibly need within its confines. Someone living in Fort Bonifacio for instance need not leave the area to go to the mall, grab coffee with friends or have the car tuned up. Equipped with all modern conveniences, this Makati destination is a good place to stay at aside from visit when in Manila.
<h3>Guadalupe Ruins</h3>
Now something that is purely historic is the Guadalupe Ruins found on Bernardino Street in Guadalupe Viejo. This Makati destination is really a church that is several centuries old called the Nuestra Senora de Gracia Church. The architecture of the Guadalupe Ruins is something straight out of the history books with its Doric style that was immensely popular during the late 17th century. The way that this Makati destination was built several centuries ago is also something that’s amazing. The original stones that make up the foundation of the Guadalupe Ruins were specifically cut to that size at a quarry and it was buttressed to ensure that it could withstand the test of time. This Makati destination despite being a church is visited by tourists no matter what religion they may belong to because the Guadalupe Ruins emanates tranquility. The Guadalupe Ruins is also very accessible via public modes of transportation.