World Trade Center Metro Manila

World Trade Center Metro Manila sits at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Macapagal Boulevard in the Financial Center Area of Bay City, Pasay, within Metro Manila's reclaimed Manila Bay frontage. The first phase was inaugurated by President Fidel Ramos on 28 October 1996, and the venue is a pioneer of the Philippine exhibition industry: it was the first exhibition venue in the country to be listed, recognised and admitted as a member of UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, and it is an accredited member of the World Trade Centers Association. It is owned by Manila Exposition Complex, Inc. and managed by World Trade Center Management, Inc. The building offers more than 24,000 sqm of gross floor area, made up of 11,300 sqm of contiguous indoor space at ground level and 11,500 sqm of outdoor space, with an event hall seating 9,697; Gensler and Associates produced the masterplan for the original 30,760 sqm hall. That contiguous single-level format is what exhibition organisers value for large builds. WTCMM has hosted APEC in 1996 and 2015, served as the ASEAN Summit International Media Center, and runs Manila FAME, IFEX, WorldBex, WOFEX and ProPak Philippines. It lies roughly 6 km from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, with LRT-1 Gil Puyat station the nearest rail stop and Macapagal Boulevard linking north to Roxas Boulevard and south to the Cavite expressways.