The Peninsula Manila was built to coincide with the hosting of the International Monetary Fund conference in Manila. It was built on the corners of Ayala and Makati Avenues, after which they are named. In 1994 the hotel was renovated, with a new fountain and some of the hotels walls was painted new colors
The Pen consists of two wings, which host all 497 rooms and suites.
In 2000, the hotel's fountain area, fronting the corner of Ayala and Makati Avenues, was the scene of Filipino singer Regine Velasquez for her performance of the country's millennial theme Written In The Sand together with 2,000 children,[2] televised in 67 broadcast networks throughout the world to coincide with midnight in Manila for the BBC's millennium special 2000 Today.[2]
The Manila Peninsula rebellion occurred on November 29, 2007. Detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, General Danilo Lim and other Magdalo officials walked out of their trial and marched through the streets of Makati, called for the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and seized the second floor of The Peninsula Manila along Ayala Avenue. Former Vice-President Teofisto Guingona also joined the march to The Peninsula Manila Hotel as well as some of the soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The siege was ended after the military stormed the lobby and the second floor where Rizal function room was located and Trillanes was seized.
The lobby of the hotel sustained much damage because of gunfire that rattled through its walls, windows and the main glass door was obliterated by an armored personnel carrier on the assault to serve Trillanes et al. their arrest warrants.
On December 4, 2007, David Batchelor, general manager of the hotel, announced the filing of damage suit within 10 days, as some estimated the damage at US$1.2 million or P 50.766 million. Meanwhile, even before the reopening, it already received guests’ bookings or 51% room occupancy. The Peninsula Manila is 77% owned by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited.[3]
^Hotel in Manila: The Peninsula Manila Hotel Information February 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine manila.peninsula.com.
^ ab"Written In the Sand" September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Make A Wish Foundation, Christian Sing-a-Song
^"Inquirer.net, Manila Pen to file suit for Makati siege". from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
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peninsula, manila, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Peninsula Manila news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Peninsula Manila colloquially Manila Pen or simply Manila Peninsula is a 5 star luxury hotel in the Philippines It is located on the corner of Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue in the Makati Central Business District It is located also in Barangay Urdaneta This hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels chain based in Hong Kong and is the first hotel of that chain outside the Chinese territory citation needed The Peninsula ManilaThe Peninsula Manila in 2015General informationLocationCorners of Ayala amp Makati Avenues Makati PhilippinesCoordinates14 33 18 N 121 01 30 E 14 55500 N 121 02500 E 14 55500 121 02500 Coordinates 14 33 18 N 121 01 30 E 14 55500 N 121 02500 E 14 55500 121 02500OpeningSeptember 1976 1 OwnerHongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd ManagementThe Peninsula HotelsTechnical detailsFloor count50Other informationNumber of rooms469Number of suites46Number of restaurants7 including 2 bars Website 1 Contents 1 History 2 Manila Peninsula Siege 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Peninsula Manila was built to coincide with the hosting of the International Monetary Fund conference in Manila It was built on the corners of Ayala and Makati Avenues after which they are named In 1994 the hotel was renovated with a new fountain and some of the hotels walls was painted new colorsThe Pen consists of two wings which host all 497 rooms and suites In 2000 the hotel s fountain area fronting the corner of Ayala and Makati Avenues was the scene of Filipino singer Regine Velasquez for her performance of the country s millennial theme Written In The Sand together with 2 000 children 2 televised in 67 broadcast networks throughout the world to coincide with midnight in Manila for the BBC s millennium special 2000 Today 2 Manila Peninsula Siege EditMain article Manila Peninsula rebellion The Manila Peninsula rebellion occurred on November 29 2007 Detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV General Danilo Lim and other Magdalo officials walked out of their trial and marched through the streets of Makati called for the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and seized the second floor of The Peninsula Manila along Ayala Avenue Former Vice President Teofisto Guingona also joined the march to The Peninsula Manila Hotel as well as some of the soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines The siege was ended after the military stormed the lobby and the second floor where Rizal function room was located and Trillanes was seized The lobby of the hotel sustained much damage because of gunfire that rattled through its walls windows and the main glass door was obliterated by an armored personnel carrier on the assault to serve Trillanes et al their arrest warrants On December 4 2007 David Batchelor general manager of the hotel announced the filing of damage suit within 10 days as some estimated the damage at US 1 2 million or P 50 766 million Meanwhile even before the reopening it already received guests bookings or 51 room occupancy The Peninsula Manila is 77 owned by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited 3 See also EditThe Peninsula Hotels The Peninsula Hong Kong The Peninsula Tokyo The Peninsula BangkokReferences Edit Hotel in Manila The Peninsula Manila Hotel Information Archived February 9 2008 at the Wayback Machine manila peninsula com a b Written In the Sand Archived September 28 2007 at the Wayback Machine Make A Wish Foundation Christian Sing a Song Inquirer net Manila Pen to file suit for Makati siege Archived from the original on February 18 2011 Retrieved December 3 2007 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Peninsula Manila amp oldid 1152540920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
