Pasig

Pasig is a highly urbanized city on the eastern edge of Metro Manila, in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, where it borders Rizal province. It takes its name from the Pasig River that runs through it, a Tagalog word meaning a river that flows into the sea, and the Marikina River forms its western border with Quezon City. Once a mainly rural settlement whose town was founded in 1573, it has grown into a major residential, industrial and commercial center, particularly after the development of Ortigas Center, which it shares with Mandaluyong and Quezon City. Pasig is the seat of the Diocese of Pasig. It was part of Rizal province until it passed to the new National Capital Region in 1975, and it stayed Rizal's official capital until Republic Act 11475 designated Antipolo in 2020. The 2024 census counted 853,050 residents.