Did you know that Pasay City was once officially named “Rizal City”? When it was chartered as a city on June 21, 1947, it carried the name of the national hero, and it only regained its original name in 1950. These days the city goes by a different nickname, “The Travel City,” and it earns it: Pasay City hosts the country’s main airport, the giant SM Mall of Asia, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and a string of seaside hotels. This friendly guide covers where to go, what to eat, where to shop, how to get around and what to do in an emergency.