Talk:Manila Poblacion

There is NO such thing as Downtown Manila
There is really no such thing as Downtown Manila. And if there was, it was The Walled City of Intramuros. The districts of Quiapo, Binondo and Santa Cruz had been looked at as Downtown Manila but that was in the late 20th century. These districts served as the main financial and business hub for the whole of Metro Manila and Philippines during that time. But today, Makati, followed by Ortigas serves as the main central business districts for the whole of Metro Manila.

It also mentioned that Ermita, Malate and Paco forms the financial district of Manila. Ermita and Malate are more tourist and entertainment districts. Other than Landbank and a few office buildings, the area is mostly hotels, apartments, bars and restaurants. In fact Ermita is not even considered downtown but midtown. Why would Robinsons call their Ermita mall Midtown? Paco is primarily a residential district though a few office buildings can be found.

Asia World / Pagcor City on the other hand is not part of Manila but more of Pasay and Paranaque.

Honestly I look at Makati as more of Downtown Manila rather than the districts of Ermita, Quiapo or Binondo. It may be a separate city in Metro Manila but its position is the major economic powerhouse not just for the metro but the whole of Philippines. Themanilaxperience (talk) 15:33, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree, downtown Manila as a concept is far too fuzzy to have a separate article on. --seav (talk) 08:19, 17 April 2009 (UTC)


 * At least tourism is a triving industry and it contribute to the economy (Favourite tourist spots:Ermita, Malate WHAT THE HELL! SOUTHERN MANILA!). Pagcor City will be constructed at Manila and what Fighter 10 means about Asia World is an ENCOMPASSING borders through cities.

--124.106.123.124 (talk) 11:44, 26 April 2009 (UTC)


 * As we all know, terms such as Downtown, Midtown, and Uptown are commonly observed in the United States. Here in the Philippines, such terms are just observed in the City of Cebu (as what i've seen when i went there). In Manila, such terms are not used but the alternate terms of downtown, such as CBD or Central Business District and Center, are commonly used. So why make an article of downtown Manila?

-- Fighter 10 (talk) 8:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC +8)
 * No, why invent the term "Downtown Manila" if very little people use it? Even the CBD term in not often used in Manila. In my experience, people use the actual district's name: Malate, Ermita, Intramuros, Paco, etc. No need for "downtown Manila" or even "Manila Central Business District". --seav (talk) 09:35, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Does Manila even have a Central Business District? There's Binondo but its not even the main central business district of the city. And most recognize Makati and to some extent, Ortigas as the central business district because of its role in the Philippine economy especially banking and finance. Anyway, true that most people don't use the term "downtown". They just refer to the names Themanilaxperience (talk) 08:10, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Merger proposal
As mentioned in the section above, the concept of a "Downtown Manila" is very dubious and have conflicting information. The concepts mentioned in this article right now is best merged into Manila and any unsourced info deleted. --seav (talk) 03:14, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose. The article Manila is too long, which is very difficult for some browsers to load. Perhaps it would be better if Manila will split into separate articles.-- JL 09 Talk to me! msg 4 u! 07:12, 29 August 2009 (UTC)