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Taguig City, Metro Manila (2008–present) [ edit ] In June 2006, the British embassy announced that they would build their new chancery in Taguig after Megaworld Corporation agreed to sell the 1.2 hectares of their 50-hectare land to them, which was later approved by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs . [ 3 ]
Axa, which already owned 23 Avenue Matignon, acquired the former Hotel de La Vaupalière, an 18th-century building, in the late 1990s. Architect Ricardo Bofill integrated the facade of the hotel with a modern glass building that covers the courtyard that the hotel also occupies. The complex serves as Axa's head office. [30]
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Sugo ng Reyno Unido ng Dakilang Britanya at Hilagang Irlanda sa Republika ng Pilipinas) is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of the Philippines, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Philippines. The National Capital Region, more commonly known as Metro Manila , is host to 70 embassies. Several other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals.
The Sun Life Assurance Society was a life insurance offshoot, founded in 1810, of the Sun Fire Office. [2] The Head Office moved to Bristol in 1976. [3] UAP acquired 50% of the Sun Life Assurance Society in 1992. [4]
The United Kingdom is currently the largest European investor in the Philippines. Likewise, most European tourists who visit the Philippines come from the United Kingdom, with about 90,000 visitors yearly. [1] [9] The UK government spends in the region of £2 million per year of funding to facilitate scientific collaboration with the Philippines.
The AIA Tower, formerly the Philamlife Tower, is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. [10] It is owned and developed by Philam Properties Corporation, the real estate arm of the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (Philamlife, now AIA Philippines). [6]
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 .