MANILA: PAGCOR CITY

Entertainment City Manila (also known as Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City Manila and sometimes called Bagong Nayong Pilipino Manila Bay Tourism City) or simply Pagcor City is Asia's Las Vegas-like gaming and entertainment complex that PAGCOR proposed to offer on 8 km² of land on the reclamation area of Manila Bay, Philippines, lies the western side of Roxas Boulevard and south of SM Corporate District (SM Mall of Asia), part of Parañaque City (and soon to be independent from Parañaque as part of Metro Manila's newest city). it expected to open as soft opening in 2010 and official opening on 2011. Investments to the project can reach up to $15 billion , which is scaled down from the more recent $20 billion budget announcement that had been previously announced in 2007. All investments will come from private companies^[1]. The project is officially named as the "Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Entertainment City Manila", and has been called several other names by the press. The most common name being referenced is "Entertainment City Manila". The site has been declared a PEZA approved economic zone.
Four Integrated Resort projects have been qualified to date in accordance with the Terms of Reference and are set to begin construction by phases^[2].

Contents [hide] 1 Partnerships 2 Inside Pagcor City 2.1 Observatory and government facilities 2.2 Residential 2.3 Theaters, museums, cultural and convention centers 2.4 Sports and gaming facilities 2.5 Theme and entertainment parks 2.6 Hotels, casinos and resorts 2.7 Shopping complex 2.8 Commercial and financial buildings and business district (Bay City Center) 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Partnerships

Aruze Corporation
SM Investments Corporation
Genting Corporation (Genting Berhad Group) (Star Cruises)
Alliance Global Incorporated (Traveller's International)
Bloombury Investments, Ltd.

[edit] Inside Pagcor City

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Pagcor Tower

[edit] Observatory and government facilities

• Manila Observatory Tower, also known as PAGCOR Tower (soon to be the Philippine landmark, the tallest stand-alone observatory tower in Asia, and one of the tallest man-made free-standing towers in the world) →2014
• Manila Observatory Dome →2011
• Pagcor Headquarters and Central Offices →
• Pagcor-Manila Bay Wharf Terminal →2011
• Pagcor Medical Center
• Asia-Pacific Hub Hospital (one of the world's best hospital)
• Pagcor Hi-speed Monorail (connected to LRT Line)

[edit] Residential

• Mandara Waterfront Residences →2011
• SM Primera Residences →
• Marina Residences and Condominiums →2011
• Pearl Residences →
• Marina East and South Residences →rehabilitation
• Golden Bay Condominiums →
• Marina Manila Baytowns →

[edit] Theaters, museums, cultural and convention centers

• Pagcor Arena (soon to be the largest indoor stadium in Southeast Asia. Use for 2014 Miss Universe pageant, if Manila bid wins.) →2012
• Manila International Convention Center →
• Filipinas Museum and Cultural Center
• Manila Dome
• Filipiniana Cultura →
• Philippine Cultural Arts and Science Center →2012

[edit] Sports and gaming facilities

• Corazon Aquino National Stadium (soon to be the Southeast Asia's largest stadium) →2015
• Manila Olympic Park (olympic-theme sports park)
• Manila Aquatic Center (water-sports facility center) →2016
• Pagcor Sports Complex, now Pagcor Indoor Stadium (largest indoor sports facility center) →
• Asia World Open Field (largest open field in the Philippines) →rehabilitation
• Caltex Speedway

[edit] Theme and entertainment parks

• Asiana Lexus Park and Entertainment Complex →
• Manila Theme Park
• Bagong Nayong Pilipino→rehabilitation

• Philippine Zoological, Botanical and Aquatic Park →2012
• Avilon Metropolis
• Manila Eye (Southeast Asia's largest ferris wheel) →2016
• Pagcor Rotonda →2010
• Pagcor Riverways Park →2014
• Pagcor Boardwalk and Leisure Park

[edit] Hotels, casinos and resorts

• Mandalay Bay Asia Hotel and Casino
• Wynn Asia Hotel Resorts and Casino
• Manila Bay Hotel and Casino
• Gold Asia Hotel Tower
• Boracay Legency Hotel →
• Pacific Hotel Resort, Casino and Convention Center →
• Crown Casino →2014
• Casino Royale Dome Complex →2015
• Casino Filipino →rehabilitation
• Casino Filipino Leisure Park →rehabilitation
• Manila Floating Hotel →rehabilitation
• Star Cruise at Pagcor Wharf

[edit] Shopping complex

• SM The WorldCenter (soon to be the biggest shopping complex in the Philippines, and one of the top three biggest in the world) →
• SM Shop@Bay →2014
• SM Metropolitan Mall
• Pacific Mall
• Uniwide Coastal Mall →rehabilitation

[edit] Commercial and financial buildings and business district (Bay City Center)

• Manila Central Business District (Aseana Business Park) →rehabilitation
• Aseana Business Center and IT Park →2015
• Pagcor Financial Center
• SkyTower →
• SM Corporate Twin Tower →
• ABS-CBN Satellite Office →
• TV5 Main Studios (transferring from Quezon City studios) →

→ under construction with a year expected for completion