List of tallest buildings in the Philippines
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The list of tallest buildings in the Philippines, which ranks
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Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks the highest completed skyscrapers and buildings in the Philippines as of July 2022. Buildings and skyscrapers included here stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement according to
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(unless otherwise stated, the two sources agree on the height of a building). This has been shortened because there is a very high number of highrise buildings between and within the country. (See also the more updated ''
List of tallest buildings in Metro Manila Metro Manila, the most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines, the seat of government and also the National Capital Region, is home to the tallest skyscrapers in the country. Prominent areas where skyscrapers stand are the Makati Central ...
''.) Existing partially habitable structures are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked. Was the tallest building in the Philippines upon completion Not in Metro Manila (four entries) Non-building structures / partially habitable structures Not included in the list are buildings which have heights that are only ''estimated based on floor counts''. There are over 70 completed buildings falling under this category, some of which include ''One Eastwood Avenue Towers 1 and 2'' (≈160 m and ≈188 m), ''West Tower at One Serendra'' (≈170-191 m), ''The BeauFort East and West Towers'' (≈161 m and ≈164 m), ''Acqua Private Residences Iguazu'' (≈207 m), ''Livingstone'' (≈196 m), ''Dettifoss'' (≈170 m), ''Sutherland'' (≈163 m), and ''Niagara'' (≈155 m) ''Towers'', and ''The Infinity Fort Bonifacio'' (≈183-187 m). Buildings which almost qualify are ''
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, ''Mandarin Square'' (149 m)in
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Tallest unbuilt structures

The list includes proposed buildings and structures projected to be at least 250 meters in height.


List by geographical division

The following table shows the tallest buildings by the three main geographical divisions of the country:
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Cities with the most high-rise and skyscrapers

Philippine cities with the most number of buildings of at least and 150 meters (480 ft) as of July 2022.


Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in the Philippines. Other buildings such as churches with tall spires may be taller but are not listed because there are no data available for these buildings.


See also

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List of tallest buildings in the world This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Nonbuilding structure, Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (for these, see ''List of tallest ...
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List of tallest twin buildings and structures in the world The term twin towers in architecture refers to two tall structures with nearly identical characteristics and similar height, usually constructed close to each other and part of a single complex. The charts below lists most twin and other multi-col ...
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List of tallest buildings in Metro Manila Metro Manila, the most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines, the seat of government and also the National Capital Region, is home to the tallest skyscrapers in the country. Prominent areas where skyscrapers stand are the Makati Central ...
* List of tallest buildings in Baguio *
List of tallest buildings in Cebu Metro Cebu is the second-largest metropolitan areas in the Philippines, and hosts a large number of high-rise buildings. As a result of the economic boom that Cebu experienced in the 1990s and 2000s (known as Ceboom), many highrise buildings ha ...
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List of tallest buildings in Iloilo This article lists the tallest buildings in Metro Iloilo in Panay Island, in the Western Visayas in the Philippines. Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas (Region VI) in the Philippines, has many projects by the major players i ...
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List of tallest buildings in Cagayan de Oro This article lists the tallest buildings in Cagayan de Oro in the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Tallest completed buildings This list ranks the high rise buildings in Cagayan de Oro that stand at least tall. This includes spi ...
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List of tallest buildings in Davao City Metro Davao, one of the three metropolitan areas in the Philippines, is home to numerous high-rise buildings. Most of these are located in Davao City, which has seen a lot of high-rises sprout throughout the years. Surrounding cities, howeve ...


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