List of tallest buildings in the Philippines

The lists of tallest buildings in the Philippines, which ranks skyscrapers throughout the country.

Tallest completed buildings


This list ranks the highest completed skyscrapers and buildings in the Philippines. Buildings and skyscrapers listed here stand at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. The list has been shortened because there is a very high number of highrise buildings, counting at least between 100 metres (328 ft) and 150 metres (492 ft) within the country.

     Was the tallest building in the Philippines upon completion

Rank Building Region Height Floors Year (est.) Image Notes
1 PBCom Tower Metro Manila 259 m
(850 ft)		 53 2000 The tallest building in the Philippines
2 The Gramercy Residences Metro Manila 250 m
(820 ft)[1]		 73 2012 Tallest residential building in the Philippines
3 Discovery Primea Metro Manila 238.8 m
(783 ft)[2]		 68 2014
4 One Shangri‑La Place Metro Manila 227 m
(745 ft)		 64 2014
5 The Knightsbridge Residences Metro Manila 220 m
(720 ft)		 64 2013
6 GT International Tower Metro Manila 217 m
(712 ft)		 47 2001
7 BSA Twin Towers Metro Manila 215 m
(705 ft)		 55 2000
8 The St. Francis Shangri‑La Place Metro Manila 213 m
(699 ft)		 60 2009
9= One Rockwell West Tower Metro Manila 210 m
(690 ft)		 55 2010
9= Petron Megaplaza Metro Manila 210 m
(690 ft)		 45 1998 The tallest building in the Philippines from 1998—2000
10 UnionBank Plaza Metro Manila 206 m
(676 ft)		 49 2004 Tallest building in Pasig
11 Greenbelt Lorenzo Tower Metro Manila 205 m
(673 ft)		 57 2009
12 1322 Golden Empire Tower Metro Manila 203 m
(666 ft)		 57 2002 Tallest building in the City of Manila
13 One Corporate Centre Metro Manila 202 m
(663 ft)		 45 2009
14= Philamlife Tower Metro Manila 200 m
(660 ft)		 48 2000
14= Summit One Tower Metro Manila 200 m
(660 ft)		 49 1998
15 One Central Metro Manila 195 m
(640 ft)		 50 2013
16 8 Forbestown Road Metro Manila 194 m
(636 ft)		 53 2013 Tallest building in Taguig
17 Anchor Skysuites Metro Manila 193 m
(633 ft)		 56 2013 Tallest building in Binondo and all of Chinatown all over the world[3]
18 RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower Metro Manila 192 m
(630 ft)		 46 2001
19 The Infinity Fort Bonifacio Metro Manila 190 m
(620 ft)		 53 2011
20 Alphaland Makati Tower Metro Manila 185 m
(607 ft)		 34 2013
21 One San Miguel Avenue Metro Manila 183 m
(600 ft)		 54 2001
22= LKG Tower Metro Manila 180 m
(590 ft)		 38 2000
22= The Shang Grand Tower Metro Manila 180 m
(590 ft)		 46 2006
23= Pacific Plaza Towers Metro Manila 179 m
(587 ft)		 52 2001
23= Atlanta Centre Metro Manila 179 m
(587 ft)		 37 1998
24 Birch Tower Metro Manila 178 m
(584 ft)[4]		 52 2012
25= Aspire Tower Metro Manila 175 m
(574 ft)		 48 2012
25= Robinsons Equitable Tower Metro Manila 175 m
(574 ft)		 45 1997 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1997—1998
26= One Roxas Triangle Metro Manila 174 m
(571 ft)		 40 2000
26= Robinsons Summit Center Metro Manila 174 m
(571 ft)		 38 2001
26= Paragon Plaza Metro Manila 174 m
(571 ft)		 43 1998
27 Enterprise Center Tower One Metro Manila 172 m
(564 ft)		 45 1999
28= The Residences at Greenbelt‑Laguna Tower Metro Manila 171 m
(561 ft)		 48 2008
28= The Residences at Greenbelt‑Manila Tower Metro Manila 171 m
(561 ft)		 48 2010
29= RCBC Plaza Tower 2 Metro Manila 170 m
(560 ft)		 41 2001
29= The BeauFort Metro Manila 170 m
(560 ft)		 43 2013
30 Pearl of the Orient Tower Metro Manila 168 m
(551 ft)		 42 2004
31 Discovery Suites Metro Manila 167 m
(548 ft)		 40 1999 Tallest hotel building in the Philippines
32 GA Twin Towers Metro Manila 165 m
(541 ft)		 40 2005
33= Crown Regency Hotel and Towers Cebu City 165 m
(541 ft)		 45 2005 Tallest building outside of Metro Manila
33= One Rockwell East Tower Metro Manila 165 m
(541 ft)		 45 2011
34 Rufino Pacific Tower Metro Manila 161 m
(528 ft)		 41 1994 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1994—1997
35= Ayala Tower One Metro Manila 160 m
(520 ft)		 35 1996 First building in the Philippines to be known as a "skyscraper"
35= Orient Square Metro Manila 160 m
(520 ft)		 38 1999
36 Lancaster Suites One Metro Manila 158 m
(518 ft)		 42 2007
37 Bellagio Golfview Three Metro Manila 156 m
(512 ft)		 40 2010
38= Exportbank Plaza Metro Manila 155 m
(509 ft)		 36 1998
38= Rizal Tower Metro Manila 155 m
(509 ft)		 47 2000
39 Wharton Parksuites Metro Manila 154.6 m
(507 ft)[5]		 39 2012
40 BSA Grand Tower Metro Manila 154 m
(505 ft)		 37 1998
41 The World Centre Metro Manila 152 m
(499 ft)		 30 1995
42 Salcedo Park Twin Towers Metro Manila 151 m
(495 ft)		 45 1996
43 Pacific Plaza Condominium Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 44 1992 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1992—1994
44 Light Residences Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 40 2014
45= One Legazpi Park Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 45 2006
45= Wynsum Corporate Plaza Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 35 2000
45= Joy‑Nostalg Center Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 40 2009
45= West Forbes Tower Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 42
45= One McKinley Place Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 43 2004
45= Zuellig Building Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 42 2012
45= The Columns at Legazpi Village Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 41 2009
45= Bellagio Golfview Two Metro Manila 150 m
(490 ft)		 38 2009

List by geographical division

The following table shows the tallest buildings of the three geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Region Building Image Height Floors Year (est.) Location
Luzon PBCom Tower 259 m
(850 ft)		 52 2000 Metro Manila
Visayas Crown Regency Hotel and Towers 165 m
(541 ft)		 45 2005 Cebu City
Mindanao Abreeza Residences 129 m
(423 ft)		 27 2014 Davao City

Cities with the most high-rise buildings

Philippine cities with the most number of buildings of at least 115 feet (35 m) or 12 stories tall (as of July 2015).

Rank City/Metro area Number of High-rises Population
1 Metro Manila[i] 800 11,855,975[6]
2 Cebu City[ii] 63 866,171
3 Davao City 37 [7] 1,449,296
4= Cagayan de Oro 9 [8] 602,088
4= Cainta 9 [9] 311,845
5 Iloilo City 8 [10] 424,619
6 Bacolod City 6 [11] 511,820
7 Zamboanga City 1 [12] 807,129
Table notes
  1. ^ Combined total of all 17 Metro Manila local government units[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
  2. ^ Combined total of Cebu City, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu[30][31][32]

The skyline of the Makati Central Business District in Metro Manila (2013)
The skyline of Cebu City (2012)

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in the Philippines. Other buildings such as churches with tall spires may be taller but are not listed because there are no data available for these buildings.

Name Location Years as tallest Height Floors Image Notes
Manila Hotel Metro Manila 1912—1967 18
Ramon Magsaysay Center Metro Manila 1967—1968 70 m
(230 ft)		 18
Manila Pavilion Hotel Metro Manila 1968—1989 90 m
(300 ft)		 22
Pacific Star Building Metro Manila 1989—1991 112.5 m
(369 ft)		 29
The Peak Tower Metro Manila 1991—1992 138 m
(453 ft)		 38
Pacific Plaza Condominium Metro Manila 1992—1994 150 m
(490 ft)		 44
Rufino Pacific Tower Metro Manila 1994—1997 162 m
(531 ft)		 41
Robinsons Equitable Tower Metro Manila 1997—1998 175 m
(574 ft)		 45
Petron Megaplaza Metro Manila 1998—2000 210 m
(690 ft)		 45
PBCom Tower Metro Manila 2000—present 259 m
(850 ft)		 52

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/buildings/359762/gramercy-residences-makati-philippines
  2. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/city/makati-philippines/all-buildings
  3. ↑ "Anchor Skysuites". Anchor Land. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Birch Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Wharton Parksuites". Anchor Land Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Population of 11.9 million was recorded for National Capital Region". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2013-07-26.
  7. ↑ "Davao". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  8. ↑ "Cagayan de Oro". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  9. ↑ "Cainta". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  10. ↑ "Iloilo City". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  11. ↑ "Bacolod". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  12. ↑ "Zamboanga City". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  13. ↑ "Caloocan". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  14. ↑ "Las Piñas". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  15. ↑ "Makati". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  16. ↑ "Malabon". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  17. ↑ "Mandaluyong". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  18. ↑ "Manila". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  19. ↑ "Marikina". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  20. ↑ "Muntinlupa". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  21. ↑ "Navotas". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  22. ↑ "Parañaque". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  23. ↑ "Pasay". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  24. ↑ "Pasig". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  25. ↑ "Pateros". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  26. ↑ "Quezon City". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  27. ↑ "San Juan". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  28. ↑ "Taguig". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  29. ↑ "Valenzuela". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  30. ↑ "Cebu City". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  31. ↑ "Mandaue". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  32. ↑ "Lapu-Lapu". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
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