Makati City“from Grass to Class”

Prepared by:Kate S. MagpocNikki LopenaAngelina M. BalatbatMajella Marie MiguelAngela Chalice Santuyo

Introduction

The purpose of this unit of study is to give students a basic understanding of the study of hospitality as an emerging discipline worthy of rigorous study and to orient the students to the hospitality industry and the issues which confront it. This will include introducing students to the depth and scope of hospitality as a social concept, with an emphasis on developing a sensitivity to and understanding of the forces that shape the industry, and with reference to their own skills and characteristics.

City ProfileMakati City is one of the most important cities in the Philippines in terms of finance and commerce. Situated east of the capital, Manila, Makati is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila - The National Capital Region. Makati is often referred to as the Financial Capital of the Philippines since many companies have their offices and headquarters in the city. Makati is also home to the influential Makati Business Club and the Philippine Stock Exchange. Ayala Avenue, running through the heart of the Central Business District is often called the Wall Street of the Philippines. 

Makati is noted for its highly cosmopolitan culture. Many expatriates live and work in the city. Makati is also home to many first-class shopping malls such as Ayala Center and Rockwell Center. The city also has many of the country's five-star hotels like The Peninsula Manila, the Mandarin Oriental, the Shangri-la Makati Hotel, New World Rennaisance Hotel, Intercontinental Hotel Manila, and Dusit Hotel Nikko. 

Makati came from the Tagalog word kati, which means tide. This primarily refers to the rise and ebb of the tide of the Pasig River on the city's northern border. The river drains into Manila Bay to the west. and it was also known as San Pedro Macati during the Spanish era. Today the city is one of the most modern cities in the country. However, it faces challenges due to the disparate gap between the new city in the west, which contains the Central Business District, and the old city in the east, which is largely poor and where most of the city's slums are located. 

Seal of Makati City 

The official seal of Makati City depicts a silhouette of the territory of Makati. At the bottom is the Pasig River, located on the northern border of the city. The Guadalupe Church stands on the river and is the oldest church in Makati—a reference to Spanish influence. Behind the church rises the skyscrapers for which Makati City is well-known. Behind the skyscrapers are 33 rays representing the barangays of Makati. 

Around the northern and eastern borders of Makati City curl the serpentine length of the Pasig River, which separates the premier urbanscape from the adjacent cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong and the municipality of Pateros. Fort Bonifacio and its crowded barangays sprawl along the eastern fringes. Due west is Pasay City, joined at various points to Makati's major arteries via the South Superhighway, Gil Puyat and Taft Avenues. Across Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) from the Ayala Center are the posh villages of Forbes Park and Dasmariñas. The trend spills over Makati's boundaries all the way down the South Superhighway towards the newer subdivisions of Magallanes and Merville Park in Parañaque, and Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa. Villamor Air Base, skirting the highway due southwest, is the headquarters of the Philippine Air Force. The city occupies a total land area of 29.9 sq. kilometers. 

Geography 

History

The city started out as part of the wide municipality of Santa Ana de Sapa (part of Manila today) and in the 1600’sbegan to be developed as a pilgrimage center around the churches of Our Lady of Guadalupe (now Our Lady of Grace) and of Saints Peter and Paul in what is today the city proper, built by the friar orders to attract the faithful, and also as a farming community. It became independent in 1670 as a full-time municipality, then named San Pedro de Macati in honor of Saint Peter, its patron. The town was also from the 18th century onward famous for its pottery industry, with skilled potters trained by the Jesuit priests making the best pots for everyday use.In 1851, Don Jose Bonifacio Roxas (a member of the Ayala Roxas family) purchased the Jesuit estate of Hacienda de San Pedro de Macati for 52,800 pesos.then, Makati and it's development remain close to the Zobel de Ayala family.

Comparative Presentation

Lodging Properties Location

DOT Standards Comparisons

Customers review

Peninsula Hotel Manila

1226 Makati City - Old fashion elegance with Asian service culture

-Old world charm with a contemporary edge

- Simply pleasurably

Makati Shangri-La Hotel

Ayala Avenue corner,Makati Avenue,Makati City 1200,Metro Manila

- Excellent location

- Great facilities

- Charming people

- Great meeting space

Lodging Properties Location

DOT Standards Comparisons

Customers review

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

1 Raffles Drive, Makati Avenue Makati City Philippines 

- Excellent customer service- Room size average- Decent food- Complementary lounge amazing

Dusit Thani Makati

Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Makati City 1223

  -standard of excellent- professional service- modern and clean hotel amenities- pleasant treat- Extremely helpful and cheerful staff- proximity to shopping area- Security is tight

New World Makati Hotel

A. Arnaiz Ave, Makati City

-Amazing breakfast buffet- Very comfortable 5 star hotel with affordable price- Great location and service- Good clean hotel- Excellent and friendly service

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