Philippine International Convention Center
| Philippine International Convention Center | |
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| Sentrong Pangkumbensyong Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Convention center |
| Architectural style | Brutalist |
| Location | Vicente Sotto Street, CCP Complex, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°33′15″N 120°58′57″E / 14.554257°N 120.982618°ECoordinates: 14°33′15″N 120°58′57″E / 14.554257°N 120.982618°E |
| Construction started | 1974 |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Inaugurated | September 5, 1976 |
| Renovated | 1996 |
| Owner | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | More than 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Leandro Locsin |
| Architecture firm | Leandro V. Locsin & Associates |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | Raul Locsin (1996) |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 400 slots(2014) |
| Website | |
| http://www.picc.gov.ph/ | |
The Philippine International Convention Center (Filipino: Sentrong Pangkumbensyong Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas, or PICC) is a convention center located in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The facility has been the host of numerous local and foreign conventions, meetings, fairs, and social events.
The PICC served as the office of the Vice President of the Philippines until 2005. It also previously housed the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
In 1974, then President Ferdinand Marcos signed the Presidential Decree No. 520 which authorized the Central Bank of the Philippines (now Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) to construct an international conference building, acquire a suitable area for that purpose, and organize a corporation to manage a conference center. Thus, the PICC was organized under the Corporation Code. 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, with Leandro Locsin as architect, who was subsequently named a National Artist.
On September 5, 1976, the PICC, Asia's first international convention center was officially inaugurated when it hosted the 1976 IMF-World Bank Meeting.
From its inception to the present, the PICC has also hosted the annual Awards Night of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), the Philippine-equivalent of the Academy Awards, mostly at its Plenary Hall.
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