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The old BDO Corporate Center Makati, formerly the PCI Bank Towers, was a two-skyscraper complex in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. [1] History.
The building will be occupied by the banking firm Banco de Oro (BDO), the namesake of the building. The BDO Corporate Center was not meant to become the new headquarters of Banco de Oro. The bank's management & many major offices still remained in Makati (former Equitable-PCI Headquarters) until their demolition starting 2022. [7]
BDO Unibank was established on January 2, 1968 as Acme Savings Bank, a thrift bank with just two branches in the area before Metro Manila was formed. In November 1976, Acme was acquired by the SM Group, the group of companies owned by retail magnate Henry Sy, and renamed Banco de Oro Savings and Mortgage Bank.
G.T. Tower International is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. [7] The "G.T." in the name stands for George Ty, the building's owner and chairman of the Metrobank Group. Standing at 217 meters (712 ft), it is currently the 16th-tallest building in the country and Metro Manila as well.
The constructions of high-rise buildings also shifted from the City of Manila to its surrounding area, including the transformation of Makati into the country's financial and business center in the 1960s. The first skyscraper (150 meters and above) in the metropolis is the 44-storey Pacific Plaza Condominium, which was completed in 1992.
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Jeffrey A. Honickman joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 104.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
From January 2008 to May 2009, if you bought shares in companies when W.V. Shipley joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -27.5 percent return on your investment, compared to a -39.2 percent return from the S&P 500.
The Park Central South Tower is a 69-storey residential skyscraper with a height of 248 metres (814 ft). Its exterior design was designed by Singaporean firm SCDA Design by Soo Chan, in collaboration with Philippine firm Leandro V. Locsin Partners. [2]