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File:San Pedro Macati HRMC historical marker.jpg bearing the city's former name, San Pedro Macati]]

The name of Makati originates from the Tagalog word kati, meaning "[of the] low tide" or "[of the] ebb tide", attributing to the tidal movements of the adjacent Pasig River. It originated from a misheard response in 1571 by locals to then-Governor-General Miguel López de Legazpi, who recorded the place's name as "Macati" after hearing them exclaim “Makati na! Kumakati na!” ({{translation|"It's low tide! The tide is ebbing!"}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/cms/visitors/must-see-sites/56?content=3941|title=Poblacion Heritage District|website=Makati Web Portal|accessdate=April 11, 2025}} Used during the colonial eras, "Macati" was the historical Hispanized spelling of "Makati;"{{cite map |author = |title = Official Road Map of the Philippine Islands: with Ports Indicated |trans-title = |map = |map-url = |date = |year = 1936 |url = https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/philippinesroads-publicworksph-1936 |scale = 1:930000 |series = |publisher = Bureau of Public Works, Philippines |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date = April 11, 2025 |archive-url = |archive-date =}}{{cite journal|volume=14|issue=3|journal=World History Connected|url=https://doi.org/10.13021/whc.v14i3.4017|title=Layers of Time and Place: San Pedro Macati, Metro Manila, the Philippines|first=James B.|last=Tueller|date=October 28, 2023|doi=10.13021/whc.v14i3.4017|accessdate=April 12, 2025}} it was also spelled as "Macali."{{cite map|url=https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/luzonphiliippines-olleros-1882|title=Carta Itineraria de la Isla de Luzon por el Teniente Coronel de E. M. del Ejercito de Filipinas|lang=es|date=1882|accessdate=April 12, 2025|scale=1:500000}} Alternatively, the word may also mean "itchy", attributed to the lipang kalabaw plant (Dendrocnide meyeniana) that once grew in the area.{{cite web|url=https://www.spot.ph/arts-culture/the-latest-arts-culture/108071/poblacion-makati-history-san-pedro-a4362-20240217|title=This Church Is a Marker of Poblacion's Centuries-Old Heritage|first=Mia|last=Rodriguez|date=February 17, 2024|accessdate=March 23, 2024|work=Spot.ph}}

Until 1914, it was named San Pedro [de] Macati, a name stylized in Spanish after its patron saint, Saint Peter. The name was chosen by his namesake, Spanish captain Pedro de Brito, for his encomienda named Hacienda Pedro (now part of the present-day city), and in honor of Rev. Fr. Pedro de los Montes, who built the namesake church now known as Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church.{{cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/metro-manila/06/11/15/makati-holds-sampiro-festival|title=Makati holds 'Sampiro' festival|first=Jerome|last=Lantin|date=June 11, 2015|accessdate=January 21, 2024|work=ABS-CBN News}}{{cite book |last1=Lesho |first1=Marivic |last2=Sippola |first2=Eeva |title=Vergleichende Kolonialtoponomastik Strukturen und Funktionen kolonialer Ortsbenennung |date=2018 |publisher=De Gruyter |chapter=Toponyms in Manila and Cavite, Philippines |isbn=9783110608618 |pages=317–332}} Alternatively, it was wholly spelled in its Filipinized or Tagalized form, "San Pedro [de] Makati."{{cite map |author = |title = Manila & Quezon City - Sheet 3263 IV |trans-title = |map = |map-url = |date = |year = 1964 |url = https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/luzon_50k/txu-pclmaps-oclc-10282124-manila-and-quezon-city.jpg |scale = 1:50,000 |series = |publisher =U.S. Army Map Service |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date = April 20, 2025 |archive-url = |archive-date =}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern-living/2016/11/12/1641655/makati-city-old-and-new|title=Makati City: The old and the new|first=Paulo|last=Alcazaren|date=November 12, 2016|publisher=The Philippine Star}} The name was colloquially shortened to “Sampiro” by residents, referring to both the then-town and the church.{{cite web|url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/barangay/poblacion/34?tab=682|title=Barangay Poblacion|accessdate=November 9, 2024|work=Makati Web Portal}}

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Parts of Makati were once subject to the pre-Hispanic Kingdom of Namayan, whose capital is now in the Santa Ana district of Manila.

File:Makati NHI historical marker.jpg installed at the old city hall building in 1991]]

Parts of Makati became a visita of the then-town of Santa Ana de Sapa in 1578, during the Spanish colonial era. In 1589, Captain Pedro de Brito, then an aide to the Spanish Army chief of staff, purchased a land encompassing the present-day Poblacion with a public bid of 1,400 pesos, and established his encomienda named "Hacienda Pedro". In 1608, he and his wife Ana de Herrera donated half of land to the Jesuits, with the condition of building a church in honor of his namesake, Saint Peter the Apostle, and endowed 14,000 pesos for its construction. The church, later known as San Pedro Macati Church, was completed in 1620.{{cite web|url=https://www.spot.ph/arts-culture/the-latest-arts-culture/108071/poblacion-makati-history-san-pedro-a4362-20240217?s=tjcsdo5dk4ep69qtnqh71fqgtc|title=This Church Is a Marker of Poblacion's Centuries-Old Heritage|first=Mia|last=Rodriguez|date=February 17, 2024|accessdate=November 9, 2024|work=Spot.ph}}

While under the jurisdiction of the Franciscan friars during the 17th century, it was established as a town on June 1, 1670, under the name San Pedro de Macati out of Santa Ana de Sapa.{{cite web |url=http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/ayala-memory/55-ayala-milestones/241-february-28-1914 |title=February 28, 1914 |work=Filipinas Heritage Library |accessdate=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121221060216/http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/ayala-memory/55-ayala-milestones/241-february-28-1914 |archive-date=December 21, 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/695114/did-you-know-makati-foundation-day|title=Did you know: Makati Foundation Day|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer| date=June 1, 2015|accessdate=May 10, 2023|first=Marielle|last=Medina|work=Inquirer Research}}{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1967/05/27/proclamation-no-205-s-1967/|title=Declaring Thursday, June 1, 1967, as Makati Day and a special public holiday in Makati, Rizal|chamber=PP|number=205, s. 1967|date=May 27, 1967|accessdate=May 10, 2023|publisher=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}} The nearby Nuestra Señora de Gracia Church, changed into the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" church, welcomed an image of the Virgin Mary and devotees from Mexico, and one person from a family in Makati, the Montes De Oca family,[https://pepealas.wordpress.com/tag/fr-juan-de-montes-de-oca/ Guadalupe Church: Macati City’s undying watcher (El Filipinismo)] which produced Isidoro Montes de Oca, who became pivotal in the Mexican War of Independence against Spain. This parish had a large spiritual jurisdiction in the province of Tondo (later known as Manila), extending up to Muntinlupa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.xeniaeditrice.it/zu%C3%B1igaIocrpdf.pdf |title=ESTADISMO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS TOMO PRIMERO By Joaquín Martínez de Zúñiga|lang=es |access-date=April 12, 2025 |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309030040/http://www.xeniaeditrice.it/zu%C3%B1igaIocrpdf.pdf |url-status=live }}

In 1851, Don José Bonifacio Roxas, an ancestor of the Zóbel de Ayala family, purchased the estate from the Jesuits for 52,800 pesos and named it "Hacienda San Pedro de Macati".{{cite web|title=This week in Ayala history|url=http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/news/55?start=5|work=Filipinas Library|publisher=www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph|access-date=September 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111161251/http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/news/55?start=5|archive-date=November 11, 2013|url-status=dead}} Since then, the development of Makati has remained linked with the Zóbel de Ayala family and their company, Ayala Corporation.{{cite web|title=History – Pioneers|url=http://www.ayala.com.ph/ayalaat175mag/pioneers.html|publisher=Ayala Group Official Website|access-date=September 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060056/http://www.ayala.com.ph/ayalaat175mag/pioneers.html|archive-date=September 21, 2013}} In 1890, San Pedro de Macati was proclaimed as a public town of Manila province.

File:California and Idaho troops in churchyard at San Pedro Macati LCCN2012648185.tif and Idaho troops at the San Pedro de Macati Cemetery (present-day Plaza Cristo Rey) during the 1899 Battle of Manila]]

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In 1901, San Pedro Macati was incorporated into the newly established province of Rizal.{{Cite PH act|url=https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l2485 |date=June 11, 1901 |title=An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Rizal |chamber=Act |number=137|access-date=March 23, 2024|publisher=Lawyerly}}{{cite PH act|chamber=Act|number=183|date=July 31, 1901|title=An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila|publisher=Lawyerly|url=https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l8b5e|accessdate=March 23, 2024}} On February 28, 1914, the name of the town was shortened to its present name of Makati, under Philippine Legislature Act No. 2390.{{cite PH act|url=https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l8afa|chamber=Act|number=2390|publisher=Lawyerly|title=An Act Changing the names of the municipalities of Santo Niño and Mawanan, Province of Cagayan; San Isidro Labrador and San Isidro de Potot, Province of Pangasinan; San Francisco de Malabon and Santa Cruz de Malabon, Province of Cavite; Nagpartian and San Miguel, Province of Ilocos Norte; Langaran, Province of Misamis; San Pedro Tunasan, Province of Laguna; Cabagan Nuevo, Province of Isabela; Nueva Caceres, Province of Ambos Camarines; San Pedro Macati, Province of Rizal; San Juan de Bocboc, Province of Batangas; San Juan, Province of Nueva Ecija; township of Barrit - Luluno, Province of Ilocos Sur, and of the Barrios of Tublijon and Gibigaan, Municipality of Sorsogon, Province of Sorsogon|date=February 28, 1914|accessdate=April 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/cms/the-city/city-profile/76?content=797|title=History|work=Makati Web Portal|accessdate=March 11, 2022}}

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As of 1934, Makati had 14 barangays according to the Rizal provincial directory, namely: Poblacion, Comandante Carmona, Culiculi (present-day Pio del Pilar), Guadalupe, Fort McKinley, Malapadnabato (present-day West Rembo), Masilang (present-day South Cembo), Kasilawan, Olimpia (Olympia), Palanan, Pinagkaisajan (Pinagkaisahan), Rural, Sampalukan, and Tejeros.{{Cite book |last=Salonga |first=Isayas |url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/aar6353.0001.001 |title=Rizal Province directory |publisher=University of Michigan Digital Collections |year=1934 |volume=1 |location=Manila|accessdate=April 16, 2024}}{{rp|page=[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/aar6353.0001.001/87?rgn=full+text&view=image 79]}} Fort McKinley, Malapadnabato, and Masilang were previously parts of Pateros.

File:City of Greater Manila map.jpg, showing Makati's territory aligned with its boundaries since 2023.]]

On January 1, 1942, Makati was one of the municipalities of Rizal merged alongside Manila and Quezon City to form the City of Greater Manila as an emergency measure by President Manuel L. Quezon.{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=400, s. 1942|title=Creating the City of Greater Manila|date=January 1, 1942|accessdate=August 24, 2022|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1942/01/01/executive-order-no-400-s-1942/|publisher=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}} It regained its pre-war status as a municipality of Rizal when the City of Greater Manila was dissolved by President Sergio Osmeña effective August 1, 1945.{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=58, s. 1945|title=Reducing the Territory of the City of Greater Manila|date=July 26, 1945|accessdate=August 24, 2022|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1945/07/26/executive-order-no-58-s-1945/|publisher=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}

After the destruction that the Second World War brought upon Manila, and the subsequent closure of Nielson Field, the town grew rapidly, and real estate values boomed. The first of the planned communities (in what are now the barangays Forbes Park, Urdaneta, San Lorenzo, and Bel-Air established during those times) were established in the 1950s with the efforts of its landowner, Ayala y Compañía. At the same time, Fort McKinley, then renamed Fort Bonifacio, and the then Philippine Army headquarters, became the starting point for the building up of seven more communities by military families who worked in the base area. New office buildings were built on what is now the Makati Central Business District (CBD). Since the late 1960s, Makati has transformed into the financial and commercial capital of the country.{{cite web |url=http://www.manilainfo.blogspot.com/2010/05/history-of-makati.html|title=History of Makati City |access-date=October 1, 2013 |publisher=Manila Info Blogspot}} In December 1972, two barrios (later barangay) of Makati were established at the Inner Fort Bonifacio area: Post Proper Northside and Post Proper Southside.{{cite web |url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/barangay/post-proper-north/18?tab=274|title=Barangay Post Proper Northside |access-date=January 8, 2024 |publisher=Makati Web Portal}}{{cite web |url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/barangay/post-proper-south/19?tab=295|title=Barangay Post Proper Southside |access-date=January 8, 2024 |publisher=Makati Web Portal}}

On November 7, 1975, Makati was separated from Rizal province to become part of the National Capital Region as a component municipality.{{cite PH act|chamber=PD|number=824|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1975/pd_824_1975.html|title=Creating the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission and for Other Purposes |date=November 7, 1975 |access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312121648/http://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1975/pd_824_1975.html|archive-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=live}}

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The beginning months of the 1970s marked a period of turmoil and change in the Philippines, particularly for the areas near the capital.{{Cite book |last=Robles |first=Raissa |title=Marcos Martial Law: Never Again |publisher=Filipinos for a Better Philippines, Inc. |year=2016 }} A sudden glut of debt driven public works projects in the late 1960s{{Cite journal |last=Balbosa |first=Joven Zamoras |date=1992 |title=IMF Stabilization Program and Economic Growth: The Case of the Philippines |journal=Journal of Philippine Development |volume=XIX |issue=35 |url=https://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidsjpd92-2imf.pdf |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921141056/https://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidsjpd92-2imf.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O_L9k58WM9UC&q=The+Philippine+economy+under+Marcos:+A+balance+sheet |title=The Philippine Economy: Development, Policies, and Challenges |last1=Balisacan |first1=A. M. |last2=Hill |first2=Hal |date=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195158984 |language=en}} led the Philippine economy to a sudden downward turn known as the 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis, which in turn led to a period of economic difficulty and social unrest.{{Cite journal |last=Cororaton |first=Cesar B. |title=Exchange Rate Movements in the Philippines |journal=DPIDS Discussion Paper Series 97-05 |pages=3, 19}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/rebellionrepress0000kess |title=Rebellion and repression in the Philippines |last=Kessler |first=Richard J. |date=1989 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=0300044062 |location=New Haven |oclc=19266663 |url-access=registration }} {{rp|page="43"}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sp3U1oCNKlgC|title=Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines: The Political Economy of Authoritarianism|last=Celoza|first=Albert F.|date=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780275941376|language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/philippinesreade00schi |title=The Philippines reader : a history of colonialism, neocolonialism, dictatorship, and resistance |last=Schirmer |first=Daniel B. |date=1987 |publisher=South End Press |isbn=0896082768 |edition=1st |location=Boston |oclc=14214735 }} With only a year left in his last constitutionally allowed term as president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law in September 1972 and thus retained the position for fourteen more years.{{Cite book |title=Kasaysayan, The Story of the Filipino People Volume 9:A Nation Reborn. |publisher=Asia Publishing Company Limited |year=1998 |editor-last=Magno |editor-first=Alexander R. |location=Hong Kong |chapter=Democracy at the Crossroads}} This period in Philippine history is remembered for the Marcos administration's record of human rights abuses,{{cite web|url=http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/54a/062.html|title=Alfred McCoy, Dark Legacy: Human rights under the Marcos regime|date=September 20, 1999|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University}}{{Cite book|title=State and society in the Philippines|last1=Abinales|first1=P.N.|last2=Amoroso|first2=Donna J.|date=2005|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-0742510234|location=Lanham, MD|oclc=57452454}} particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against the Marcos dictatorship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/182828-marcos-dictatorship-martial-law-youth-leaders-killed|title=Gone too soon: 7 youth leaders killed under Martial Law|work=Rappler|access-date=June 15, 2018}}

Makati was the setting of what is believed to be the single biggest case of involuntary disappearance during martial law{{Cite news|url=http://www.manilatoday.net/resonance-the-southern-tagalog-10/|title=Resonance: The Southern Tagalog 10|last=Ilagan|first=Bonifacio|date=December 6, 2016|work=Manila Today|access-date=March 31, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/931895/martial-law-victims-find-no-justice-in-moving-on|title=Martial law victims find no justice in 'moving on'|last=Enano|first=Jhesset O.|date=September 20, 2017|work=Inquirer|access-date=March 31, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tinigngplaridel.net/features/2016/ground-zero-remembering-truths-of-a-past-forgone/|title=Ground zero: Remembering truths of a past forgone|last=Boado|first=Krysten Mariann|date=November 11, 2016|work=Tinig ng Plaridel|language=en-US|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402163457/http://www.tinigngplaridel.net/features/2016/ground-zero-remembering-truths-of-a-past-forgone/|url-status=dead}} – the case of the "Southern Tagalog 10" – ten activists from the nearby Southern Tagalog region, mostly in their twenties,{{Cite news|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2002/12/10/the-presidents-day-december-10-2002/|title=The President's Day: December 10, 2002 |work=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|access-date=March 31, 2018|language=en-US}} who were abducted in late July 1977 at the Makati Medical Center.{{Cite news|url=http://bulatlat.com/main/2008/09/20/the-cruelty-of-enforced-disappearances-an-abhorrent-crime-against-humanity/|title=The Cruelty of Enforced Disappearances: An Abhorrent Crime Against Humanity – Bulatlat|date=September 20, 2008|work=Bulatlat|access-date=April 2, 2018|language=en-US}}

Following the assassination of opposition senator Benigno Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983, Makati became a nexus for protests against the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos. Known as the Confetti Revolution, the demonstrations held in the central business district were led partly by employees of major corporations based in the area, culminating in the 1986 People Power Revolution that toppled Marcos' 20-year authoritarian regime. His political rival and successor, Corazon Aquino–the wife of the deceased senator Aquino–became the eleventh and first female president of the Philippines. After Mayor Nemesio Yabut succumbed to an illness on February 25, 1986, coinciding with the last day of the People Power Revolution,{{cite news |title=Strongarm Philippine Mayor Dies |url=https://apnews.com/688b63955e3f8039423cfe96681bc7f6 |work=Associated Press |date=February 26, 1986 |access-date=July 6, 2020 }} Aquino appointed Jejomar Binay as acting mayor of Makati two days later; he was subsequently elected as mayor in 1988.{{cite news |author=Cayabyab, Mark Jayson |title=Candidates on Edsa 30 years ago: Binay |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/768498/candidates-on-edsa-30-years-ago-binay/ |work=INQUIRER.net |date=February 25, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2021 }}

In January 1986, by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 2475, s. 1986, the Fort Bonifacio Military Reservation, including the Embo barangays of Cembo, South Cembo, West Rembo, East Rembo, Comembo, Pembo and Pitogo were declared as part of Makati.{{cite PH act|chamber=PP|number=2475, s. 1986|title=Excluding from the operation of Proclamation No. 423, series of 1957 which established the Fort William Mckinley (now Fort Bonifacio) Military Reservation situated in the municipalities of Pasig, Taguig, Parañaque, Makati and Pasay City, Metro Manila, a certain portion of the land embraced therein situated in the municipality of Makati and declaring the same open to disposition under the provisions of Act No. 3038 and Republic Act No. 274 in relation the provisions of the Public Land Act, as amended.|date=January 7, 1986|accessdate=September 5, 2023|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1986/01/07/proclamation-no-2475-s-1986/|publisher=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}} The proclamation was contested by Taguig because it altered the municipality's boundaries unconstitutionally, which resulted in a three-decade long territorial dispute.

During the 1989 Philippine coup attempt, the Makati central business district was occupied by Reform the Armed Forces Movement forces seeking to overthrow President Corazon Aquino. The resulting standoff lasted from December 2 to 9 and contributed to massive financial losses incurred due to the paralysis in the economic hub.{{cite news |author=Davide Commission |title=The Final Report of the Fact-Finding Commission: V: The Failed December 1989 Coup: Pre-Coup Events and Battle Zone Narratives |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1990/10/03/the-final-report-of-the-fact-finding-commission-v-the-failed-december-1989-coup-pre-coup-events-and-battle-zone-narratives/ |work=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |date=October 3, 1990 |access-date=May 25, 2024}}

On January 2, 1995, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act No. 7854,{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=7854|url=https://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-7854.php|title=An Act Converting the Municipality of Makati into a Highly Urbanized City to be Known as the City of Makati |date=July 19, 1994 |access-date=August 29, 2022|publisher=The Corpus Juris}} making Makati the seventh city in Metro Manila. The law was approved by a plebiscite one month later, on February 2, 1995, by majority of voters.

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On May 17, 2000, at 5:02 p.m. PHT, the Glorietta mall located inside the Ayala Center was bombed, injuring 13 persons. According to local authorities, the homemade bomb originated from the restroom of a restaurant and affected an adjacent video arcade. The bombing was said to be the precursor of the May 21, 2000 SM Megamall bombing and the Rizal Day bombings.{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/65115/GMA-News-Research-A-record-of-mall-explosions-in-RP |work=GMA News|title=A record of mall explosions in RP |date=October 19, 2007 |access-date=May 23, 2014}}

On October 19, 2007, an explosion in Glorietta 2 left eleven people dead and injured more than a hundred. Initially, authorities said that it was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas explosion at a restaurant, but later began investigating the possibility that the explosion may have been a C-4 bomb.{{cite news |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=95665 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=October 20, 2008 |access-date=May 23, 2014 |publisher=Agence France-Presse |last=Gutierrez |first=Jason |title=Military explosives may have been used in bomb blast |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222054008/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=95665 |archive-date=February 22, 2008 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/65209/C-4-bomb-component-used-in-Glorietta-blast---PNP-chemist |work=GMA News|title=C-4 bomb component used in Glorietta blast – PNP chemist |date=October 20, 2007 |access-date=May 23, 2014}}

In April 2022, Makati lost in the three decades-long territorial dispute with Taguig, which was ruled with finality a year later in April 2023. The city was ordered to refrain from exercising jurisdiction over the ten Embo barangays, which were reintegrated to Taguig. Makati lost an estimated 300,000 people from its population following the lost of the Embo barangays. The city also lost its boundaries with Pasig and Pateros, while the city borders of Taguig were extended up to Mandaluyong. Makati's 2nd Congressional District was put it into limbo in the aftermath of losing the Embo barangays, as it does not meet the constitutional requirement of 250,000 people since 10 out of 13 barangays are now under Taguig. There is a possibility that Makati may be reduced back to a single congressional district but pending legislation, the status quo of its existence is expected to prevail. In May 2025, the court ordered Makati to cease obstructing Taguig's access to and exclusive full possession of public properties in the Embo barangays covered by Proclamation Nos. 518 and 1916. The order include health centers, multi-purpose buildings, covered courts, parks and other government properties.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/taguigcity/posts/pfbid0m6iGkBBqRhwGxxm9XQmgNwpNr7cuVvAjofsMNhTJDCotc6kG6VoFGARiPFPoDYYGl |title=Court Orders Makati to Turn Over to Taguig Possession of EMBO facilities |publisher=I Love Taguig (City Government of Taguig official Facebook profile) |date=May 6, 2025 |access-date=May 6, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/metro-manila/taguig-takes-over-government-facilities-embo-barangay/ |title=Taguig City takes over government facilities in EMBO barangays |publisher=Rappler |date=May 6, 2025 |access-date=May 6, 2025 }} Taguig reopened the facilities after their takeover and the court granted Taguig's prayer for preliminary injunction, which effectively retains Taguig's possession of the facilities for the continued public services for the Embo barangays.{{cite web |url=https://www.peoplestonightonline.com/news/court-grants-taguig-preliminary-injunction-to-continue-services-in-embo-facilities/ |title=Court Grants Taguig Preliminary Injunction to Continue Services in EMBO Facilities |work=People's Tonight Online |last1=Cabayan |first1=Itchie G. |date=May 23, 2025 |access-date=May 24, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2059748/taguig-court-extends-tro-vs-makati-over-embo-facilities |title=Taguig court extends TRO vs. Makati over Embo facilities |publisher=Inquirer.net |last1=Torres-Tupas |first1=Tetch |date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 10, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1249771 |title=Taguig RTC extends TRO vs. Makati over EMBO row |work=Philippine News Agency |last1=Pulta |first1=Benjamin |date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 10, 2025}}

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Makati is located within the circle of 14′40″ °N and 121′3″ °E right at the center of Metro Manila. The city is bounded on the north by the Pasig River, facing Mandaluyong, on the east by Taguig, on the southwest by Pasay, and on the northwest by the city of Manila. Creeks such as the Estero de Tripa de Gallina mostly on the west, Maricaban Creek on the south, and San Jose Creek on the east, form parts of Makati's city boundary. Makati has a total land area of {{convert|21.57|km2|2|abbr=out|sp=us}}. Its territory also surrounds the Manila South Cemetery, an exclave of San Andres district of Manila.{{cite PH act|chamber=GR|number=L-22201|title=Jacobo Zobel, et al. vs. the City of Manila |date=January 12, 1925 |url=http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1925/jan1925/gr_l-22201_1925.html |access-date=June 23, 2023 |publisher=The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.}}

{{Further|Makati–Taguig boundary dispute}}

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Makati is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. These barangays are group into two congressional districts, with each district being represented by a congressman in the House of Representatives. The 1st Congressional District is composed of the barangays straddling EDSA, the barangays to the north and west of them, while excluding Guadalupe Viejo, while the 2nd Congressional District is to the south and east of the 1st District, including the aforementioned barangay. The districts elect the sixteen members of the city council, eight from each of the two councilor districts that are coextensive with the congressional districts.

From 1986 to 2023, Cembo, South Cembo, West Rembo, East Rembo, Comembo, Pembo, Pitogo, Post Proper Northside, Post Proper Southside, and Rizal, which collectively known as the Embo barangays, were declared as part of Makati by virtue of Proclamation No. 2475 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. The Proclamation unconstitutionally placed Fort Bonifacio and the Embo barangays as part of Makati, where they were represented by Makati's 2nd Congressional District until 2023. They were reintegrated to Taguig by the 2022 Supreme Court ruling regarding the territorial dispute between Makati and Taguig that was ruled with finality in 2023, declaring that the entirety of Fort Bonifacio, including the Embo barangays, are part of Taguig.{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/3/taguig-lgu-lauds-sc-decision-over-fort-bonifacio-ownership|title=Taguig LGU lauds SC decision over Fort Bonifacio ownership|first=Jonathan|last=Hicap|date=April 3, 2023|work=Manila Bulletin}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/04/05/2256966/makati-raises-constitutional-issues-bgc-land-dispute|title=Makati raises 'constitutional' issues in BGC land dispute|first=Marc Jayson|last=Cayabyab|date=April 5, 2023|accessdate=April 6, 2023|work=The Philippine Star}}{{cite news |last1=Argosino |first1=Faith |title=DILG-Taguig to handle programs, projects in 10 former Makati barangays |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1856884/fwd-dilg-on-transfer-of-programs-projects-of-embo-barangays-from-makati-to-taguig |access-date=11 November 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=8 November 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Aurelio |first1=Julie |title=SC ruling opens issue on Taguig House seats |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1805272/sc-ruling-opens-issue-on-taguig-house-seats |access-date=July 23, 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 22, 2023 |language=en}}

Under the Köppen climate classification system, the city features a tropical monsoon climate. Together with the rest of the Philippines, Makati lies entirely within the tropics. Its proximity to the equator means that the temperature range is very small, rarely going lower than {{convert|20|°C|0|abbr=on}} or going higher than {{convert|38|°C|0|abbr=on}}. However, humidity levels are usually very high which makes it feel much warmer. It has a distinct, albeit relatively short dry season from January through May, and a relatively lengthy wet season from June through December.

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The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 lists the Philippines as one of countries most affected by catastrophes due to extreme weather events.{{Cite news |last=Mangaluz |first=Jean |date=2022-08-06 |title=Makati City declares 'climate emergency' |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1642053/makati-city-declares-climate-emergency |access-date=2022-08-08 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}} Makati is a low-lying, coastal city vulnerable to natural calamities intensified by climate change, such as typhoons, floods, and landslides.{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2009 |title=Climate Resilient Cities: A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Disasters: Makati City, Philippines |url=https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/677091468295520482/climate-resilient-cities-a-primer-on-reducing-vulnerabilities-to-disasters-makati-city-philippines |access-date=August 8, 2022 |work=World Bank}} The city's disaster risk reduction and management office noted a rise in rainfall experienced by the city over the years, particularly during the rainy season.{{Cite news |last=Bagaoisan |first=Anjo |date=August 7, 2022 |title='Need to act fast': Makati City declares 'climate emergency' |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/07/22/makati-city-declares-climate-emergency |access-date=August 8, 2022}}

In August 2022, the city government declared a climate emergency, amid rising sea levels and global temperature changes.

Makati undertakes climate adaptation programs to address vulnerabilities to climate change, which include health services to residents, emergency response, and environmental management and protection. It intends to increase projects to address climate change, including a planned purchase of more electric vehicles, installation of solar panels in public schools and government offices, and improvement of public transport to lessen greenhouse gas emissions.

{{wide image|Makati Skyline August 2020.jpg|1150px|align-cap=center|Makati Skyline, August 2020}}

{{wide image|Skyline of Makati at night.jpg|1150px|align-cap=center|Makati in 2011}}

As of the 2020 census, Makati had a population of 629,616. The count was later reduced to 292,743 in 2023 based on the same census when the Embo barangays were transferred to Taguig as a result of the cities' territorial dispute ruling.{{PH census|current}} Makati currently ranks 14th in population size within Metro Manila. A majority of Makati residents identified their religious affiliation as Roman Catholic.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} Other groups having large number of members in the city are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Members Church of God International, Evangelical Christians, Iglesia ni Cristo, Protestantism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.{{cite web |url=http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/main/index.jsp?main=15&content=0&menu=0#top|title=Household Population by Religious Affiliation |access-date=October 1, 2013 |publisher=City Government of Makati}}

Based on the city's Transport and Traffic Improvement Plan 2004–2014, the city's daytime population is estimated to be 3.7 million during weekdays, owing to the large number of people who come to work, do business, or shop.{{cite web |url=http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/main/index.jsp?main=15&content=0&menu=0#top|title=Daytime Population |access-date=October 1, 2013 |publisher=City Government of Makati}}

The daily influx of people into the city provides the skilled labor force that allows Makati to handle the service requirements of domestic as well as international transactions; it also serves as the base of a large consumer market that fuels the retail and service trade in the city. At the same time, however, the large tidal population flows exert pressure on Makati's environment, services, and utilities, most noticeably causing large traffic volumes along the major road corridors leading to the city as well as within and at the periphery of the central business district.

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{{See also|Makati Central Business District}}

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Makati has the highest per capita GDP of the country at {{Philippine peso|1,778,000|link=yes}} (US$32,000).{{Cite web |title=2023 Economic Performance of the Highly Urbanized Cities in the Philippines|url=https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/sead/SR_2023PPA_Top-HUCs.pdf |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority}} The economy of Makati is diverse and multifaceted. Makati is the home to the Ayala Triangle in the Makati Central Business District, which is home to many multinational companies, banks, and other major businesses. A few upscale boutiques, restaurants, and a park called Ayala Triangle Gardens are also located in the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.makeitmakati.com/ayala-triangle-gardens|title=Ayala Triangle Gardens|access-date=October 1, 2013|publisher=Make it Makati|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026053632/http://www.makeitmakati.com/ayala-triangle-gardens|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=dead}} The Makati Business Club has over 800 chief executive officers and senior executives, which represents 450 of the country's biggest corporations.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tEWhAHDVIsgC|title=Governance Reform Under Real-World Conditions: Citizens, Stakeholders, and Voice|last1=Odugbemi|first1=Sina|last2=Jacobson|first2=Thomas|date=June 13, 2008|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-7457-3|pages=293|language=en}} The biggest trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange used to be situated along the city's Ayala Avenue, before the stock exchange moved their headquarters to the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.{{cite web|url=http://www.mbc.com.ph/ |title=Makati Business Club |access-date=March 26, 2013}}{{Cite web|last=Francia|first=Arra B.|date=February 19, 2018|title=At new BGC office, PSE to finally open unified trading floor|url=https://www.bworldonline.com/new-bgc-office-pse-finally-open-unified-trading-floor/|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=BusinessWorld|language=en-US}} The city has an office space supply of {{convert|2.8|e6sqm|e6sqft|sp=us|abbr=off}} as of end-2021, making it a dominant office market in Metro Manila alongside Taguig and Pasig.{{cite news|url= https://business.inquirer.net/352348/occupancy-rate-in-mms-office-spaces-remain-strong-at-81 |title= Occupancy rate in MM's office spaces remain strong at 81% |date=July 7, 2022 |accessdate=March 21, 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} As of 2023, Taguig had the highest share of existing office supply in Metro Manila at 26 percent, followed by Makati at 20 percent.{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240265/office-space-supply-share-metro-manila-by-city-philippines/ | title=Share of existing office space supply in Metro Manila in the Philippines as of 4th quarter 2023, by city |accessdate=April 20, 2024 |work=Statista }}

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Makati is the second top revenue earner in the National Capital Region, following Quezon City at first place.{{cite news |url=https://business.inquirer.net/461584/qc-makati-top-ncr-revenue-earners-in-202 |title=QC, Makati, Taguig are top NCR revenue earners in 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=August 30, 2024 }} The city has not increased its tax rates since its new Revenue Code took effect in 2006, and has been free of deficit for about three decades.{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2015/09/07/1496698/makati-reports-growth-january-august-tax-collection|title=Makati reports growth in January-August tax collection|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=September 7, 2015|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}

Most of the tallest skyscrapers in Metro Manila and the Philippines are located in Makati. Among them are the PBCom Tower, Trump Tower Manila and Gramercy Residences in Century City, Discovery Primea, Shang Salcedo Place, and G.T. International Tower. PBCom Tower along Ayala Avenue was the country's tallest office building from 2001 to 2017, with a total ground-to-architectural-top height of {{convert|259|m|sp=us}}. It was surpassed in 2017 by the Metrobank Center in Taguig with a total architectural height of {{convert|318|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}.

In addition, Evangelista Street in Barangay Bangkal is known for being the site of automobile repair shops, replacement automobile parts stores, tire and wheel stores, car air-conditioning unit repair shops, and car tint stores, almost similar to Banawe Street in Quezon City.{{cite news|url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/features/feature-articles/evangelista-shopping-tip-sheet-a4354-20190604|title=Have you gone car-parts shopping on Evangelista St. already?|first=Leandre|last=Garcia|work=TopGear Philippines|date=June 4, 2019|accessdate=September 19, 2023}}

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Makati is one of the most well-known shopping hubs of Metro Manila. Various shopping centers, offering both international and local retail shops, high-end boutiques, dining outlets and entertainment facilities can be found around the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.makeitmakati.com/what-to-do/shopping|title=Makati Shopping|access-date=June 1, 2013|publisher=Make it Makati|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804104521/http://www.makeitmakati.com/what-to-do/shopping|archive-date=August 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}

The Ayala Center is a major commercial development operated by Ayala Land located in the Makati CBD. The center is known for its wide array of shopping, entertainment, and cultural offerings, making it a premier shopping and cultural district in the metropolis.{{cite web|url=http://www.makeitmakati.com/ayala-center|title=Ayala Center|access-date=October 29, 2013|publisher=Make it Makati|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208004916/http://www.makeitmakati.com/ayala-center|archive-date=December 8, 2014|url-status=dead}} It is a vast walkable complex with high-end malls that houses cinemas, local and international shops, homegrown restaurants and international food chains. The shopping malls that are located at the Ayala Center include Greenbelt, Glorietta, Park Square, The Link, and Ayala Malls One Ayala. The Ayala Center is also home to three department stores, namely: SM Makati, Rustan's, and The Landmark.

Other shopping centers in Makati include Power Plant Mall at Rockwell Center, Century City Mall at Century City, Ayala Malls Circuit at Circuit Makati, Cash & Carry Mall, Walter Mart Makati, Makati Central Square (formerly Makati Cinema Square), Guadalupe Commercial Center, Paseo de Magallanes, and pocket malls at various high-rise residential condominiums or office buildings in the city.{{cite news|url=https://www.century-properties.com/rise-of-the-pocket-malls/|title=Rise of the 'pocket' malls|date=March 25, 2014|accessdate=March 10, 2023|work=Century Properties}}

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Makati is classified as a highly urbanized city (HUC). The city government is based at the Makati City Hall complex in Poblacion, with the new Makati City Hall building serving as its main seat.{{cite news|url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/cms/the-city/city-government/78?content=2021|title=City Government Directory|work=Makati Web Portal|accessdate=May 28, 2024}} The mayor is the chief executive and is a member of the Metro Manila Council. The mayor is assisted by the vice mayor, who presides over a legislative council consisting of 18 members: 8 councilors from the 1st district, 8 councilors from the 2nd district, the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) Federation representing the youth sector, and the President of the Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC) as barangay sectoral representative. The council is in charge of creating the city's policies in the form of Ordinances and Resolutions.

The incumbent mayor is Abby Binay, the daughter of former mayor and former Vice President Jejomar Binay, of the Nationalist People's Coalition and the local party Makatizens United Party. Monique Lagdameo, also a member of the Makatizens United Party, is the incumbent vice mayor. Current district representatives of the city to the House of Representatives are Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr.,{{Cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/14/19/kid-pea-stuns-ex-vp-binay-in-makati-1st-district-congressional-race|title=Kid Peña stuns ex-VP Binay in Makati 1st district congressional race|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=June 30, 2019}} representing the 1st district, and Luis Jose Angel Campos Jr., husband of Abby Binay, for the 2nd district.

{{Main|Mayor of Makati}}

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The current seal of Makati, adopted in August 1995,{{cite news|title=Makati City council okays new seal|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mY0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2127%2C2233949|access-date=February 13, 2022|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=August 16, 1995|page=19}} composes of the old outline map of Makati containing 33 rays, green buildings, a church, and a river. Those were first used on Makati's final municipal seal from 1990 to 1995.

The map of Makati is in golden yellow color which represents wealth and prosperity. The rays represent the 33 barangays of Makati (including the 10 Embo barangays ceded to Taguig in 2023) which are described to be "surging forward to a brighter future". The color of the buildings symbolizes life which is described to reflect a "new progressive" Makati. The church represents the oldest church of Makati, the Nuestra Señora de Gracia, which was used by Filipino revolutionaries against the Spaniards in 1896 and the Americans in 1898. The waves represent the tide which came from the phrase "Makati na, Kumakati na" which means ebbing tide in Tagalog.{{cite web|title=Seals and Logos|url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/cms/the-city/quick-information/75?content=795|work=Makati Web Portal|publisher=City Government of Makati|access-date=July 2, 2015}}

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Makati is home to a number of fine art museums, colonial-era churches, and recreation areas. Along the south-eastern border of Makati in Forbes Park are the Manila Golf Club and the Manila Polo Club. The Manila Golf Club features an 18-hole golf course. The Manila Polo Club counts among its polo enthusiasts some of the country's wealthiest people. The Makati Sports Club in Salcedo Village is another popular place for sports. The Makati Coliseum is another famous sports landmark in the city, where some of the biggest sports gatherings are held.

The city's only professional sports team was the Makati OKBet Kings, which joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League in its second season.

In the northwest, the Blue Pitch at Circuit Makati is a multi-use stadium, used not just for football games but since 2017 serves as the primary hub of the Philippine-American Football League. The site of Circuit Makati was also previously occupied by the Santa Ana Park, a racetrack whose operations were transferred to Naic, Cavite, in 2009. The University of Makati Stadium, now part of Taguig, was the home venue of Philippines Football League club Kaya F.C.–Makati until the team's move to Iloilo City.

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The Ayala Museum is a private fine arts and history museum housing various exhibitions such as the "Gold of Ancestors," an exhibition of more than one thousand golden pre-Hispanic artifacts.{{cite web |url=http://www.ayalamuseum.org/index.php?option=com_ayala_content&task=staticcontent&category=113&id=11&Itemid=14|title=About the Museum |access-date=October 29, 2013 |publisher=The Ayala Museum}} Other popular museums also in Makati also include the Yuchengco Museum and the Museo ng Makati.

Makati has several Spanish-era churches, such as the Saints Peter and Paul Parish, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, and the Nuestra Señora de Gracia Church (Our Lady of Grace) in the old town. At the Greenbelt Park stands the modern domed Sto. Niño de Paz Greenbelt Chapel. Located in Forbes Park is the Santuario de San Antonio, a popular church for weddings in the Makati area. The National Shrine of the Sacred Heart is located in San Antonio Village. Makati also houses the country's only Jewish synagogue, Beth Yaacov.{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishphilippines.net/about.php|title=About Us|publisher=The Jewish Association of the Philippines |access-date=August 18, 2016}}

There is a red-light district around Padre Burgos Street in Barangay Poblacion.{{cite web |title=Starter Guide To Manila Red Light District |url=https://afarangabroad.com/manila-red-light-district/ |work=A Farang Abroad |access-date=January 31, 2019}}

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Major roads in Metro Manila surround Makati, such as Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), located in the southwestern part of the city, the Osmeña Highway and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), collectively known as South Superhighway (SSH), and the Skyway, which is built on top of both roads.

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Two of Metro Manila's main arteries pass through Makati. The Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) pass along the city's southeast part and connects it with the cities of Mandaluyong and Pasay. The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) starts in southwestern Makati and connects it with southern Metro Manila and Southern Luzon. The Skyway is an elevated expressway that connects with North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and SLEX, providing residents coming from Northern Luzon, Northern Metro Manila, Southern Luzon and other cities of Southern Metro Manila a fast way to reach Makati. SLEX and EDSA intersect at the Magallanes Interchange, which is the most complex system of elevated roadways in Metro Manila.

The areas of Guadalupe and of Ayala Center are considered as major transport hubs. Ayala Center hosts One Ayala, a complex with an intermodal transport hub, and various public transportation stops.{{cite web|url=https://www.visionarch-architects.com/one-ayala|title=One Ayala|work=Visionarch|accessdate=April 7, 2023}} The BGC Bus also connects the city to Bonifacio Global City, with a terminal at the McKinley Exchange Corporate Center near Ayala Center. Provincial and city buses, including Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service, ply the city through EDSA, Osmeña Highway, Kalayaan Avenue, or the central business/financial district towards other parts of Metro Manila and Southern Luzon. Jeepneys ply Makati's inner roads and connect the city to its surrounding towns and cities. Tricycles are also used for shorter distances except at most of the Central Business District, exclusive villages, and some major roads.

The country's first-ever e-jeepney and hybrid bus services were piloted in Makati. The buses are parallel electric hybrids, powered by an electric motor and a Euro 3 diesel motor. The hybrid buses ply the route from Gil Puyat Avenue (Tramo area) to Kalayaan Avenue (near C-5), which are considered among the busiest in the city's central business district, cutting through other major roads like Osmeña Highway; Chino Roces, Ayala and Makati Avenues; Paseo de Roxas and EDSA.{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/397543/1st-hybrid-buses-in-ph-to-roll-out-in-makati#ixzz2XEAbg7cB|title=Hybrid buses to roll out in Ph|access-date=June 25, 2013 }}

Other major roads in the city include Gil Puyat Avenue, which connects EDSA and SLEX in the north; Ayala Avenue, an important street that runs through the Makati CBD; McKinley Road, which connects the city to Bonifacio Global City; Arnaiz Avenue, which connects the city to Pasay; Osmeña Highway, which connects SLEX to the city of Manila; Makati Avenue, which connects the Makati CBD to Poblacion, also extending north to the Makati–Mandaluyong Bridge; and J. P. Rizal Avenue, the oldest main thoroughfare of Makati which connects it to the cities of Manila and Taguig. At the center of Makati is the Ayala Triangle, a park built on the former Nielson Air Base. As of 2023, Makati has {{convert|176.615|km|sp=us}} of concrete roads, and {{convert|105.264|km|sp=us}} of asphalt roads.{{cite web|url=https://www.makati.gov.ph/cms/basic-facts-and-figures/basic-facts-and-figures/69?content=6522 |title=Basic Facts and Figures 2023 |work=Makati City Government |accessdate=June 6, 2025}}

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The MRT Line 3 on EDSA has four stations located in Makati: Guadalupe, Buendia, Ayala and Magallanes. The city was formerly served by the PNR Metro Commuter Line, whose operations were discontinued and it will be superseded by the North–South Commuter Railway, which will have two stations in the city: Buendia and EDSA.

In 2013, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) worked on a feasibility study for a $1.75 billion monorail project which will be {{convert|12.56|km|adj=on|sp=us}} long. It plans to connect Makati, Bonifacio Global City and Pasay through MRT Line 3, as well as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The present alignment being considered starts from the Guadalupe MRT station, enters Bonifacio Global City through the north gate and ends at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://business.inquirer.net/108015/japan-funding-eyed-for-feasibility-study-of-p70b-bgc-monorail|title=Makati BGC NAIA monorail project|access-date=June 25, 2013 }}

In 2015, NEDA approved the Public-Private Partnership project for the Makati-Pasay-Taguig Mass Transit System Loop which will have stations at key points in Makati, namely: Buendia MRT station, Ayala-EDSA, Ayala Triangle, Makati Post Office and PNR-Buendia. The project was later shelved and partially revived in 2018 as the Makati Intra-City Subway which inherits most of the stations in Makati. Instead of a national government project, it became a project of the Makati City Government and the line now only traverses within the city limits.{{Cite news|title = Philippines' first subway gets OK from NEDA-ICC|url = http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/01/15/15/philippines-first-subway-gets-ok-neda-icc|access-date = May 23, 2015 |date = January 15, 2015 |work=ABS-CBN News|publisher = ABS-CBN Corporation}} Later on, the Intra-City Subway project was later stalled in 2023 due to the transfer of the Embo barangays to Taguig, which won the territorial dispute with Makati. The EMBO area was planned to contain its depot and two stations.{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/metro-manila/makati-subway-project-needs-rework-after-supreme-court-ruling-on-land-dispute/|title=$3.5-billion Makati subway project needs rework after Supreme Court ruling on land dispute|first=James Patrick|last=Cruz|date=September 6, 2023|accessdate=March 15, 2024|work=Rappler}}

The Pasig River Ferry Service has one station in Makati located in Valenzuela.

{{Main|Category:Schools in Makati}}

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The University of Makati, a public, non-profit university, is the city's flagship university located in West Rembo, its former barangay that is now part of Taguig. Other institutions of higher education located in the city include the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), iAcademy, Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries (ASCM), Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati, Assumption College San Lorenzo, Saint Paul College of Makati, Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary, and Asia Pacific College.

Several higher education institutions headquartered outside the city have established branch or satellite campuses in Makati. These include the Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo Professional Schools), De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, Mapúa University, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Centro Escolar University, and AMA Computer College Colleges, among others.

Australian Catholic University, a foreign institution, maintains an extension program in Makati.

As of 2024, the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Makati City oversees 23 public schools: 16 elementary schools and 7 high schools.{{cite web|url=https://depedmakati.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PUBLIC-SCHOOL-DIRECTORY-UPDATED-AS-OF-SEPTEMBER-15-2021.pdf|title=SDO-Makati - Public Schools and Division Office Directory |date=October 2021|accessdate=January 16, 2024|publisher=DepEd Makati}} In 2023, as a result of the Makati–Taguig boundary dispute ruling, 14 public elementary and high schools, including the Makati Science High School, were transferred from the SDO of Makati City to the SDO of Taguig City and Pateros.{{cite news |title=Taguig LGU all systems go in opening of classes in schools formerly under Makati|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1815341/taguig-lgu-all-systems-go-in-opening-of-classes-in-schools-formerly-under-makati |access-date=September 9, 2023 |work=Inquirer.net |date=August 11, 2023|first=Zacarian|last=Sarao}}{{cite news |title=DepEd takes supervision of EMBO schools in Makati-Taguig row|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/879169/deped-takes-over-embo-schools-in-makati-taguig-row/story/ |access-date=August 19, 2023 |publisher=GMA Integrated News |date=August 17, 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/15/Taguig-now-operates-embo-schools.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115235032/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/15/Taguig-now-operates-embo-schools.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2024|title=DepEd: Taguig, Makati conclude 'orderly' transition of EMBO schools|publisher=CNN Philippines|date=January 15, 2024|accessdate=January 16, 2024}} Makati later appealed to the national Department of Education to retain the management of Makati Science High School, Fort Bonifacio Elementary School, and Fort Bonifacio High School, but the city's appeal was denied, leaving the city without a science high school.{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1904935/abby-binay-asks-sara-duterte-to-resolve-issues-in-3-public-schools|title=Abby Binay asks Sara Duterte to resolve issues in 3 public schools|first=Zacarian|last=Sarao|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 15, 2024|accessdate=February 15, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1219000|title=DepEd fast-tracks review of Makati's request to keep 3 EMBO schools|first=Stephanie|last=Sevillano|date=February 16, 2024|accessdate=February 17, 2024|work=Philippine News Agency}}{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1966863/deped-denies-makatis-request-to-manage-3-embo-schools |title=DepEd nixes Makati's request to manage 3 'embo' schools |first=Daphnie |last=Galvez |date=July 29, 2024 |accessdate=July 29, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer }}{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1966863/deped-denies-makatis-request-to-manage-3-embo-schools |title=DepEd denies Makati's request to manage 3 Embo schools |first=Faith |last=Argosino |date=July 28, 2024 |accessdate=July 29, 2024 |work=Inquirer.net }}

Rafael Palma Elementary School, which is under the jurisdiction of the neighboring city of Manila's Division of City Schools, is located in Barangay La Paz, near the Makati–Manila boundary.

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• Pío del Pilar, Filipino revolutionary general
• Jejomar Binay, former Vice President of the Philippines
• Nancy Binay, incumbent senator and mayor-elect
• Abigail Binay, lawyer and incumbent city mayor
• Michelle Dee, actress
• Vhong Navarro, TV host, actor and dancer
• Ciara Sotto, actress
• Julia Clarete, actress
• China Roces, actress
• Jhong Hilario, actor, dancer, TV host and incumbent 1st district councilor
• Teodoro Locsin Jr., journalist, lawyer, diplomat and former 1st district representative
• Monsour del Rosario, actor, athlete and former 1st district representative
• Joker Arroyo, lawyer, former 1st district representative and former Senator
• Agapito Aquino, former senator and former 2nd district representative
• Rico J. Puno, singer and former 1st district councilor
• Chiquito, actor and former vice mayor
• Sandro Reyes, Philippines national football team player
• Rhian Ramos, actress
• Mike Arroyo, former First Gentleman
• Bela Padilla, actress
• Heaven Peralejo, actress
• Albie Casiño, actor
• CJ Tañedo, painter

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Most of the diplomatic missions to Manila by foreign countries in the Philippines have their chanceries located in Makati:{{cite web |title=Foreign Consulates |url=https://dfa.gov.ph/office-of-protocol/foreign-consulates |work=Department of Foreign Affairs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811022537/https://dfa.gov.ph/office-of-protocol/foreign-consulates |archive-date=August 11, 2022}}

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Makati's sister city is Los Angeles, California. Makati is also twinned with Ramapo, New York and Vladivostok, Russia.

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