If you look at the business districts of Makati, Taguig, Ortigas, and Cubao and see all these tall skyscrapers, you wouldn't think that the Philippines is a third world country. I've been to New York and although the buildings here can't compete with the grandeur of Midtown and Downtown Manhattan, it's pretty darn close. Okay, not really. What I'm saying is we've got some tall buildings here in the Philippines.
One pinoy urban day, while walking along Dela Rosa Street in the Makati CBD, I chanced upon the Banco Filipino headquarters. A mini flashback happened of me, fresh from college, submitting a resume to this bank. I did not get a call-back and I eventually got a job with another bank a little ways down this road. Now here I am, 8 years later, taking a picture of this abandoned building that used to house a bank that rejected me.
Here are some derelict buildings you can find in the business districts that are either eye-sores or iconic, depending on your outlook in life.
Banco Filipino Headquarters
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| 101, Banco Filipino Building, Pase De Roxas Corner Dela Rosa Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, 1229 Metro Manila |
The Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank was closed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP or Central Bank of the Philippines) in March 17, 2011 due to its liabilities exceeding its assets by Php 8.4 Billion (Wikipedia).
