History
The Philippine Center was created under Philippine Presidential Decree No. 188 on May 10, 1973. It was purchased by the Philippine Government from the Knights of Columbus on October 29, 1973, at the cost of $2,250,000.00 with an additional $1,500,000.00 to buy-out an existing lease on the building. The present ownership of the Philippine Center is in the name of the Republic of the Philippines. In 1993, the Philippine Government offices that are housed within the facility started paying rentals to the Philippine Center on a regular basis, in addition to nominal fees charged for the use of function rooms. Since its early operations, the Philippine Center has become the venue for community and business meetings, forums, receptions and weekly art exhibits featuring Filipino artists and groups.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made a historic first official visit to the Philippine Center on September 15, 2005.
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