Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)
As seen on my youtube series "Isla Ivatan (ep25)"
PICC is a convention center located in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay, Metro Manila.
In 1974, then President Ferdinand Marcos signed the Presidential Decree which authorized the Central Bank of the Philippines (now Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) to construct an international conference building.
This was a part of Marcos’ efforts to make Metro Manila as one of Southeast Asia’s financial centers.
The construction of the PICC Complex was undertaken in a short span of 23 months, from November 1974 to September 1976..
On September 5, 1976, the PICC, Asia’s first international convention center was officially inaugurated when it hosted the 1976 IMF-World Bank Meeting.
The facility has been the host of numerous local and foreign conventions, meetings, fairs, and social events.
PICC was used to house a legislative body from 1976 to 1978.
It also served as the office of the Vice President of the Philippines until 2005.
Nowadays during the pandemic, it’s being used as a quarantine facility for medical frontliners.
