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109-590: Laura Sandoval and Carmela Gaston are half sisters who grew up with Carmela's mom (Doña Virginia Gaston) not treating Laura right. When they grew older Carmela doesn't marry while Laura marries Badong. After their second child, she found out he had been cheating on her. As a single mother she was struggling to support her two daughters Melody and Bernadette. When her eldest Melody becomes sick, Laura goes to Carmela asking for help, who says that she will help if she hands over Bernadette so she may raise her as her own. With no one left to turn to Laura does it. Carmela left for

218-762: A 20-year redevelopment project, known as the Araneta Center Master Plan, was formulated in 1999 and was unveiled in 2000, with an estimated budget of over ₱80 billion ($ 1.62 billion), and began its implementation in 1999 with the renovation of the Araneta Coliseum and the Farmers Plaza , which was completed in 2001. The redevelopment master plan is envisioned to turn the complex into an inter-connected, transit oriented " Garden City " concept, promoting connectivity, green architecture and open spaces within its buildings. Araneta also hired

327-469: A 9-storey building in 1982, designed by Rogelio Garcia Villarosa. The bookstore branch also serves as one of the primary warehouses of books within Metro Manila, and for the company's online shopping operations. The SM Araneta City, formerly named SM Cubao, is a mall located along P. Tuazon Boulevard and serves as one of the first shopping centers by SM Retail . Groundbreaking for the construction of

436-716: A bus terminal, the Araneta City Busport , servicing local and long-distance passengers going to provinces in both Central Luzon and Southern Luzon . The area around the complex also serves as a transport terminal for other jeepneys and provincial buses serving nearby cities and provincial areas around the country. Buses also connect the area to selected rationalized bus routes under bus route numbers 51 (bound for Valenzuela Gateway Complex ), and 55 (bound for San Pedro Pacita Complex ). Buses bound to Antipolo , Bulakan, Bulacan and under bus route 61 bound for Dasmariñas -Robinsons Dasmariñas are also located along

545-659: A concert DVD dubbed as U-KISS 1st Kiss Tour in Manila DVD . It was the first time that an international artist released a concert DVD featuring the coliseum. GOT7 's first fan meeting in Manila was also held in the Coliseum last November 14, 2015. On April 14, 2018, Sarah Geronimo held her 15th showbiz anniversary concert called " This Is Me " stylized as "This 15 Me" at the Araneta Coliseum. The sold-out concert

654-454: A concert in the Coliseum between the ages of 12 and 14 with their Listen: The Big Shot Concert held on November 30, 2018. Nation's Girl Group BINI was also performed their pop concert performance in the host venue last November 16, 18 & 19, 2024 (originally held on November 17 but it was rescheduled and move to November 19 due to Typhoon Pepito) became the first filipino OPM P Pop Group performers for 3 day sold out concert and also awarded as

763-495: A few years later. Among the notable events to take place at the arena were the 11th and 34th FAMAS Awards , the 1975 " Thrilla in Manila " boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier , in which the arena was renamed into the "Philippine Coliseum", and the annual Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant. During the Thrilla in Manila, all of the 36,000 seats to watch the event live were sold out. Aside from boxing marches,

872-484: A finalist at the 2008 Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence. In September 2023, the Gateway Mall unveiled its expansion project known as the Gateway Mall 2, and has 200,000 m (2,200,000 sq ft) of total floor area. The expansion also features roughly 400 retail shops, 100 restaurants, a modernized Shopwise Supermarket, an activity area atrium, a "Tropical themed" Lagoon Restaurant Collection,

981-679: A free E-shuttle services from Ali Mall , up to the LRT 2-Gateway Mall Concourse, as well as to Gateway Mall 2 and vice versa. The free E-shuttle services began operations on June 20, 2009, and were temporarily suspended in March 2020 in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines . The E-shuttle service were returned to service in November 2022. In the afternoon of February 9, 2023,

1090-479: A large span dome with a diameter of 108 meters (354 ft) as its roof. The dome is 37 meters (121 ft) high at its highest point. The structure is supported by 48 concrete columns and 48 metal ribs. It has a floor area of 2,300 square meters (25,000 sq ft). Richard de Leon of Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific did the steel framework of the venue – 4,965 aluminum sheets of gauge measuring 7.3 by 1.2 by 2.4 metres (24 ft × 4 ft × 8 ft)

1199-891: A member of the Araneta family , purchased from Radio Corporation of America (RCA) 35 hectares (86 acres) of land in Cubao which includes the Araneta family home and is bounded by Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue or EDSA, Aurora Boulevard, P. Tuazon and 15th Avenue. During this time, Araneta envisioned a multi-events venue inspired by the Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Roman Colosseum in Rome , Italy , which drew criticisms from his business advisers and even Amado's personal friends. This vision led to

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1308-545: A move that was almost shelved due to objections from other PBA teams because Shell owned the then-PBA team, the Shell Turbo Chargers . In 1999, the Araneta Group initially planned to demolish the coliseum due to high amusement taxes and rising costs, which gave the company little revenue despite being subsidized by the company since its opening in 1960. The planned demolition was one of the proposals to

1417-678: A new Patron section (100 and 200 level seats). A pathway between the former Patron and Lower Box sections was also made. The former Upper Box A section (300 level seats) was renamed as Box section and the former Upper Box B section (400 level seats) is now referred to as the "Upper Box" section. The renovation project of the coliseum was completed in June 2014. On January 7, 2015, the Hydra-Rib basketball backboards first used in 1995 were replaced with Spalding ones. The backboards were first used in Game 1 of

1526-655: A portion of the property to the Philippine National Bank which proceeded to set up a branch in the area. On the same year, the first Aguinaldo Department Store, a well-known retailer established its first branch beyond Manila . Araneta's Progressive Development Corporation (PDC) relocated its offices from Plaza Cervantes in Binondo , Manila to the Araneta Enterprise Building along Aurora Avenue. PDC would be later tasked to develop

1635-563: A slightly larger one, as well as the refurbishment of seating areas and renovation of team dugouts. New entrances were opened on the upper box, lower box and general admission levels, with direct connections to the Gateway Mall 2 , which is also connected to the mall's "Coliseum Plaza" area, a food hall located along the Red Gate entrance. The Araneta Coliseum is an indoor arena designed by Dominador Lacson Lugtu. The sports venue has

1744-464: Is a 22-storey, mixed-use tower comprising retail, office, penthouse spaces and a rooftop helipad, with Isetann Department Store and Supermarket occupying its first seven floors. The tower has 19,800 m (213,000 sq ft) of total space and was completed in 1984. The tower also serves as the former headquarters of the Araneta Group and currently houses local companies, which includes

1853-509: Is a 31-storey mixed-use tower directly connected to the Gateway Mall . Completed in 2014, the tower serves as the headquarters of the Araneta Group and other Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. The tower also comprises retail spaces, more commonly known as the Gateway Tower Mall, corporate office spaces, which are currently occupied by the Araneta Group , 3 penthouse levels, and a helipad. The Araneta City Cyberpark

1962-452: Is a 8-hectare (20-acre) office development complex located within the city's southern cluster and serves as the office and information technology (IT) Hub components of the area, and houses both international and local companies, primarily Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. The complex currently comprises two towers, namely Cyberpark Tower 1 and Tower 2, which are completed in 2016 and 2019, respectively. One tower, Cyberpark Tower 3,

2071-409: Is a budget hotel located adjacent to the Gateway Mall 2 , along General Roxas Avenue. The new hotel opened its doors in a soft opening in March 2024, and features 286 rooms and features six function rooms, a lobby lounge, an all-day dining restaurant and patisserie, and a rooftop pool bar with a cantilevered pool, and is expected to be fully completed within the second half of 2024. The Aurora Tower

2180-562: Is also set to open its second hotel in the area in 2023, with the opening of the Ibis Styles Araneta City . Meanwhile, three hotels in the area are owned by different companies, such as Cheers Hotel, located along EDSA , Hotel Dreamworld, which is formerly occupied by Eurotel, and Eurotel, which occupies the first seven floors of the Vivaldi Residences Cubao , serve as the budget hotel component within

2289-620: Is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City , Philippines. Nicknamed as " the Big Dome ", it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia, and one of the largest clear span domes in the world. The dome measures approximately 108.0 meters (354.3 ft) making it the largest dome in Asia from its opening in 1960 until 2001 when it

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2398-491: Is being held at the coliseum. The Big Dome is also the venue of religious gatherings like the anniversary celebration of Ang Dating Daan (English: The Old Path , the flagship program of the Members Church of God International ), Christ's Commission Fellowship , Iglesia ni Cristo , International Convention of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in

2507-545: Is currently being constructed, and will be similarly designed to its predecessor, the Cyberpark Tower 2. The upcoming tower is aimed to be completed in the 1st quarter of 2025. The Araneta City is also home to other commercial buildings within the area, wherein some of the buildings served as movie theaters repurposed into various purposes, or newly built buildings within the 2000s. These buildings are presently occupied by Puregold , Rex Bookstore , Savemore Market ,

2616-528: Is directly connected to the Cyberpark Tower One , located along General Aguinaldo Avenue. On 3 October 2022, the building was renamed as SM Araneta City, after an agreement was made between the Araneta Group and SM Retail to rename the building. The Fiesta Carnival is an indoor amusement park located along General Aguinaldo and General McArthur Avenues. Following the closure of the original Fiesta Carnival, an indoor amusement park which occupied

2725-525: Is the "Manhattan Tower" project, a mixed-use, high-rise development with retail and residential facilities. The problem also caused the Araneta Group to strengthen its key subsidiaries to finance the company's future projects. During the construction of the MRT Line 3 along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in 1996, the Araneta Group saw the potential opportunity to revamp the complex and proposed plans to once again begin its redevelopment plans and push

2834-784: Is the renovations of Ali Mall and SM Cubao in 2010, Shopwise in 2012, and the Farmers Plaza in 2014, as well as the construction of the first 12 towers of the Manhattan Gardens complex, the Gateway Tower , the Novotel Manila Araneta City , and the Araneta City Cyberpark Towers 1 and 2. The completion of the first phase is set within 2024, with the completion of the Manhattan Plaza Tower 2 and opening of

2943-563: The 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals . On June 9, 2017, the OES SHOTS-14G7 shot clocks were replaced. The newer clocks were first used in Game 3 of the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup Quarterfinals match between the TNT Katropa and Meralco Bolts . Ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup , the Araneta Coliseum underwent another renovation. Renovation works included the replacement of the previous "Big Cube" LED video board with

3052-548: The American Idols LIVE! Tour 2011 (on September 21 and 22, 2011), and the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2012 (on September 21, 2012). Following her performance with the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2012 five months prior, Filipino-American American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez had her first sold out solo concert at the coliseum on February 14, 2013. American singer-songwriter Lauv performed at

3161-409: The Araneta Coliseum . In the following years after the opening of the Araneta Coliseum in 1960, rapid development took place in the area. From the 1960s until the 1980s, there was a construction boom around the complex, and the area became a bustling entertainment and leisure hub, with the creation of the first strip mall in the country composed of 147 stores, located along Aurora Boulevard , and

3270-480: The Avril Lavigne On Tour on February 17, 2014, Kylie Minogue as part of her Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour on July 5, 2011, Bruno Mars as part of his The Doo-Wops and Hooligans Tour on April 8, 2011, The Script (in 2011 and 2013), Snow Patrol (on August 9, 2012), Taylor Swift as part of her Speak Now Tour on February 19, 2011, and Westlife in 2001, 2006, 2011, 2019, and 2023. as well as

3379-557: The Battle of Manila in 1945. The land stood on bedrock, and has an elevation level of 43 meters, which is the highest point of the Metro Manila , located between Highway 54 (now Epifanio de los Santos Avenue ), Aurora Boulevard , and P. Tuazon Boulevard; and along Gen. Romulo Avenue. As of 1959, the area was remote and located in an area designated for suburban mass housing and frequented by Hukbalahap rebels. The original owner of

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3488-411: The Manhattan Gardens currently has eleven towers in completion, and is now set to construct several additional condominium towers on the pipeline within the former Rustan's Superstore and the present Araneta City Bus Station. Another residential project located within the complex is the Vivaldi Residences Cubao , a 40-storey mixed-use tower, located along the northwestern side of the complex, and along

3597-610: The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company , and other local firms. The Manhattan Gardens is a four-phase (Parkway, Parkview, Heights, Plaza) condominium complex, serving as the first transit-oriented residential development in the country, and occupies 5.7-hectare (14-acre) hectares of the Araneta City. The development project will have a total condominium units of 9,000 units spread out through 18 residential towers upon completion. At present,

3706-498: The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has played most of their games at the Araneta Coliseum since its creation in 1975. Other basketball events hosted by the arena were the 1978 FIBA World Championship , a game between the 1978 NBA champions Washington Bullets and a PBA selection in 1979, and the 1982 Asian Youth Basketball Championship where the Philippines defeated China in the final. In

3815-644: The civic center , located in the middle of the complex. The upcoming complex will also be influenced from the Rockefeller Center in New York City . The Araneta Mansion, which is commonly known as the White House, and is often translated as the Bahay Na Puti, is also located within the Araneta City, occupying the southwest corner of the complex located along the corner of P. Tuazon Boulevard and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue , and serves as

3924-484: The "Palenque" food alley, a 18-cinema cineplex , the "Asian Village" food hall, a K-Pop and P-Pop themed Cafe, a bowling center, a sensory and culinary garden, and a " Mitre " inspired 1,000-seater Sagrada Familia Church. The new expansion of the mall was completed in September 2023. The Ali Mall is a four-storey mall located within the corner lot of P. Tuazon Boulevard, and General Romulo Avenue, Ali Mall served as

4033-430: The 1975 World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier . It was the third and final match of the three-bout rivalry between the two boxers and was held on October 1, 1975. Ali won by corner retirement (RTD) after Frazier's chief second asked the referee to stop the fight after the 14th round. The bout is universally regarded as one of the best and most brutal fights in boxing history. It

4142-592: The Araneta Center was renamed as Araneta City after a brand relaunch. The Araneta City hosts over 2,100 shopping, dining and leisure establishments throughout the complex, notably included in its tenants are located in malls such as Ali Mall , Farmers Plaza , and the Gateway Mall , as well as in SM Araneta City and Farmer's Market, which has a combined retail space of 438,900 m (4,724,000 sq ft). Other tenants are apparently located on

4251-652: The Araneta City Parking Garage South, a green parking building completed in August 2012, which is equipped with systems that decreases carbon emissions in the atmosphere, located at the southern part of the Smart Araneta Coliseum . The parking building is capable of storing over 1,500 vehicles. Often known as the "Big Dome", the Smart Araneta Coliseum is an indoor arena located along General Aguinaldo Avenue. Construction for

4360-810: The Araneta Coliseum Golden Dome Award by the Araneta Family. The arena has been the venue of the Binibining Pilipinas pageants annually since its inception in 1964. Mister World 2019 was also held on August 23, 2019, at the arena, the first time the Philippines hosted the pageant. The Big Dome also hosted a praise and worship concerts like Israel Houghton , Parachute Band , Don Moen , Bethel Music , Hillsong Worship , Sonicflood , Planetshakers , Planetboom , Hillsong Young & Free and Hillsong UNITED . Starting 2017, The Annual Planetshakers Conference

4469-475: The Aranetas entered into a naming rights deal with mobile network operator Smart Communications, Inc. (a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ), renaming the arena into "Smart Araneta Coliseum". The 5-year naming rights deal includes improvements and renovations to the arena such as the installation of curved escalators to improve access in the upper box and general admission areas, which

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4578-522: The City Plaza is a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) mixed-use development consisting of five towers with approximately 60 storeys skyward or higher for each tower. The City Plaza will also feature a four-star hotel, premium grade offices, luxury residential towers, leisure and retail spaces, and green amenities such as the "Spanish Steps", which were inspired from the Spanish Steps in Rome , Italy , and

4687-473: The Farmer's Garden area; and a planned expansion of Ali Mall, which includes a 4-tower mixed-use development located along the northern area of the mall. The overall redevelopment master-plan covers 3,000,000 m (32,000,000 sq ft) square meters of gross floor area and are set within the target completion date of 2030, as part of the company's Vision 2030 plan within the area. On September 24, 2019,

4796-755: The Farmers Plaza Bus Stop, located along EDSA while plans are also being laid out to construct a bus stop to cater buses from the EDSA Busway . Aside from provincial destinations, the Araneta City Busport also offers local routes within Metro Manila and Bulacan , as well as the UBE Express Premium Point-to-Point Airport Bus Service, which connects Araneta City to Manila International Airport . The complex also offers

4905-550: The Icon Tower, a planned 40+ storey tower, connected from the Manhattan Plaza. The master plan will also include a multi-billion dollar 8 hectares (20 acres) Integrated resort consisting hotels, dining, entertainment, gaming, conventions and conferences, luxurious retail shops, a modernised Farmer's Market, and a heritage area located along EDSA, spanning from the Farmer's Market and its surrounding buildings, up to

5014-494: The Philippines , Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide , Jesus Miracle Crusade , Kingdom of Jesus Christ: The Name Above Every Name (during early years), Shalom CCFI (Every Holy Week), the Special Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses and Victory Christian Fellowship . During its opening on March 16, 1960, the boxing match between Gabriel "Flash" Elorde and Harold Gomes garnered a full capacity of 36,000 people who viewed

5123-494: The United States to raise Bernadette and soon returns as a singer. In a concert, Laura knew their whereabouts. The kids grow up not knowing they are sisters. Melody notices that Laura is much closer to Bernadette, such as Laura teaching Bernadette to sing when she forbids Melody to do so. Bernadette becomes a star by recording Melody's voice and claiming it as her own. Both soon become singers. Melody finds her father and wins

5232-406: The amusement park was set within November 2023, yet was eventually moved to December 2023. On December 9, 2023, the Araneta Group and REKS Amusement launched the soft opening of the revived Fiesta Carnival, which offers a variety of indoor activities, arcade video games, food kiosks, and a carnival themed activity area. Full operations of the amusement park began on December 16, 2023, a week after

5341-533: The area into a "garden city" and consists of additional buildings, shopping malls, and other high-rise facilities within the complex, set to be completed within 2030. The 35 hectares (86 acres) property where the Araneta City, formerly named Araneta Center, is located in Quezon City , and was purchased by J. Amado Araneta in 1952, after the family's mansion in Taft Avenue , Manila was destroyed during

5450-412: The area's revival and redevelopment, which is expected to be worth ₱140 billion ($ 5.32 billion). After a series of negotiations, and along the uncertainties caused by the 1997 Asian financial crisis , the Araneta Group decided to drop the proposal in order to push their own redevelopment plan using the company's own finances assisted by various bank loans. With the ambition of regaining its former glory,

5559-476: The area, a capital slump within the Araneta Group 's finances, and neglect on their buildings, causing rising crime rates and low business opportunities, prompting the Araneta group to temporarily use their capital to maintain the properties within the area, and halt their future plans and proposals to upgrade the area's potential and other big-scale redevelopment plans within the area. One noted planned development

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5668-596: The basement area of the Farmers Plaza, the market has 12,000 m (130,000 sq ft) of market space and offers fresh produces in the country. The National Book Store Superbranch in Cubao, which is also known as the National Book Store Outlet Store, serves as one of the largest branches of the office-supplies store chain in the Philippines. The bookstore first became a single-floor building in 1972, before being upgraded into

5777-434: The boxing match live breached its capacity, wherein the total capacity of the coliseum was only 36,000 people, while the total number of people who came to the coliseum totaled to around 50,000 people. The coliseum also featured a swimming pool and a gazebo during its opening, located to the current site of the Araneta City Parking Garage South and the Novotel Manila Araneta City . However, the featured facilities closed down

5886-410: The building from its opening in 1971 to the late 1990s, Shopwise opened its doors in 2004 and serves as one of the biggest branches of the supermarket brand, which has a 18,000 m (190,000 sq ft) of retail space. On July 28, 2023, Shopwise moved to the lower ground section of the new Gateway Mall 2 , while efforts were made to revive the complex. The original target date of the opening of

5995-404: The coliseum as part of his How I'm Feeling tour, on May 20, 2019. Additionally, Lauv also premiered his new single, Sad Forever during his concert. The coliseum also housed K-pop artists like Super Junior 's Super Show -the first Korean to perform in the arena, 2NE1 , SS501 , CNBLUE , Beast and EXO . K-pop group U-KISS also had their concert at the big dome and later released into

6104-417: The coliseum began in 1957, before being completed in 1960, and hosted numerous events since its opening, ranging from various concerts, sports matches, gatherings, and entertainment purposes. In the aftermath of the Araneta Center redevelopment plan, plans were also laid out to demolish the Araneta Coliseum in 1999, due to high maintenance costs and amusement taxes. These problems gained little to no revenue in

6213-995: The coliseum hosted Disney on Ice productions during the holiday season; since 2016, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay began hosting these productions. During its early years in the 1960s, international acts who have performed at the coliseum included Holiday on Ice , Harlem Globetrotters , Nat King Cole , Johnny Mathis , Neil Sedaka , Jo Ann Campbell , Ricky Nelson , Paul Anka , The Ventures , The Everly Brothers and The Dave Clark Five . Some notable international performers include Air Supply in 2008, Akon on July 4, 2009, Kelly Clarkson as part of her All I Ever Wanted World Tour on May 1, 2010, Incubus in 2008 and 2011, Carly Rae Jepsen in 2013 and 2015, Lady Gaga as part of her The Fame Ball Tour on August 11, 2009, Avril Lavigne as part of her The Best Damn Tour on September 3, 2008, The Black Star Tour on February 16, 2012 and

6322-573: The combined parking space within the complex has a total capacity of housing over 3,100 vehicles. The complex is also connected to other buildings and developments within the Araneta City via sky bridges and walk paths. The development was completed on 2024, with the completion of the Gateway Mall 2 and the Ibis Styles Hotel. Set to be built within the Shopwise Supermarket, which is currently being revived as Fiesta Carnival,

6431-460: The company in order to save funds for other business ventures. The plan was eventually scrapped in favor of the coliseum's renovation project, due to the coliseum's historical significance and for being a landmark in both the metropolis and the country. The company later hired Denzel Skinner to spearhead the renovation works, and drew inspiration from the renovation works made in some US indoor arenas. The coliseum underwent its first major renovation at

6540-478: The company's plans for long-term development. The redevelopment dream was further titillated in the aftermath of the construction of the LRT Line 2 a year later, and prompted J. Amado's son, Jorge L. Araneta to launch a multi-phase master plan to reinvigorate their long-waited vision. In January 1997, plans were also laid out to create a joint venture partnership with Ayala Land and Atok-Big Wedge Co. to push for

6649-520: The complex are key structures such as the Gateway Mall , the Araneta Coliseum , the New Frontier Theater , Ali Mall , Farmers Market , and Farmers Plaza . The entire complex is owned by ACI, Inc., a subsidiary of the Araneta Group , who also serves as the developer and manager of the commercial area. ACI, Inc. is also currently in charge of spearheading a redevelopment master plan after years of delays and issues, which aims to transform

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6758-487: The complex, including the "Millenium Mall" project, a planned 7-storey mall which is interconnected to the Araneta Coliseum , the "Manila Tower", a 300 m (984.3 ft) planned mixed-use tower with communications facilities, and a modernization of the complex's entertainment venues, the Araneta Coliseum and the New Frontier Theater . The redevelopment is also envisioned to have a 972,000 m (10,460,000 sq ft) of total retail floor area. The first phase of

6867-434: The complex. The Novotel Manila Araneta City is a 24-storey, mid-scale hotel located at the southeast corner to the Araneta Coliseum , and serves as the first Novotel hotel in the country. The hotel has a total of 401 rooms and features five restaurants, seven meeting and function rooms, a spa room, a play area, an open-air events space, a Premium Lounge and a penthouse at the topmost floor. The Ibis Styles Araneta City

6976-447: The corners of EDSA and Aurora Boulevard . Owned and managed by Euro Towers International Inc., the tower began construction in 2011, before being completed in 2016, and houses Eurotel on its first seven floors. The Gateway Square is a 5-hectare (12-acre) mixed-use superblock development located in the central part of the Araneta City. The development has a total floor area of 400,000 m (4,300,000 sq ft) and consists of

7085-428: The cost of ₱200 million. The major changes include the renovation of the lower box area, replacement of seats for the patron and lower box sections, and installation of a four-sided center-hung scoreboard. The section names were also given numerical designations: 100 for Patron section, 200 for Lower Box, 300 for Upper Box A, and 400 for Upper Box B. In 2006, an LED display was added to the scoreboard. From 2001 to 2008,

7194-470: The creation of Ali Mall , SM Cubao , Fiesta Carnival (later the site of a Shopwise hypermarket), Plaza Fair, New Frontier Theater , Rustan's Superstore, National Book Store Superbranch, COD Department Store, Matsuzakaya Department Store and Matsuzakaya House, Uniwide Cubao, Farmers Plaza , Farmer's Market, and the Aurora Tower. The developments around the complex caused the area to prosper over

7303-404: The development of business and lifestyle buildings surrounding the coliseum, which ultimately gave rise to the Araneta Center, now renamed as the Araneta City . The Araneta Coliseum was constructed from 1957 to late 1959 and designed and built by Architect Dominador Lacson Lugtu and Engineer Leonardo Onjunco Lugtu. From 1960 to 1963, the Coliseum was recognized as the largest covered coliseum in

7412-549: The eight properties, namely the Gateway Mall , the Gateway Mall 2 , the Gateway Tower , the Gateway Office, the Smart Araneta Coliseum , the Novotel Manila Araneta City , the Ibis Styles Araneta City and the Parking Garage South. The mixed-use area is the first of its kind in the country as the complex offers a direct connection of malls, offices, hotels, a sports arena, cinemas, and parking spaces, as

7521-536: The fire from the adjacent Araneta City Terminal on February 9, 2023, and was initially restored as the Times Square Food Park on November 10, 2023, following the lighting of the 100-foot giant Christmas Tree situated in the area. The Araneta City is also host of some of Metro Manila's major event venues, such as the Smart Araneta Coliseum and the New Frontier Theater . The city also offers around 10,000 parking spaces, including parking spaces from

7630-594: The first and 17th–32nd classification rounds. The arena has hosted qualifying events for the FIBA Basketball World Cups. It hosted some matches for the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Asia - Oceania in February 2022. The arena, which was temporarily renamed to "Philippine Coliseum" for the event, was the venue of the infamous Thrilla in Manila ,

7739-440: The first integrated mall in the country, following its opening in 1976. Named after Muhammad Ali in the aftermath of his fight against Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila , held at the Araneta Coliseum . The mall has 64,500 square meters (694,000 sq ft) of floor area and is occupied by local shops, restaurants, and government facilities. The Farmers Plaza is a 5-storey mall located along EDSA . Completed in 1969,

7848-411: The heart of a young man named Dante. In the end they all become a family: Badong and Laura find their love again, Carmela is no longer jealous of her sister, Doña Virginia gave the rightful will of her husband to Laura, Melody is a great singer and marries Josh Santana who is her singing partner, and Bernadette becomes a famous composer, especially the song she composed for her sister as a way to show she

7957-589: The highest-grossing event at the arena is the Pacquiao vs. Larios boxing fight between Manny Pacquiao and Óscar Larios , earning ₱96.2 million. A concert by Westlife was attended by 17,887 people and earned ₱18.5 million, while a Cliff Richard concert earned ₱17.2 million despite being watched by 5,647 spectators. Prior to the Ultimate All-Star Weekend in July 2011, it was announced that

8066-442: The host cities for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League preliminary round, with the arena hosting the pool 4 matches of the tournament from June 14 to 19, and the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League preliminary round pool 3 matches from June 21 to 26. The coliseum also hosts other type of events including concerts, graduation ceremonies, seminars, ice shows , circuses, and beauty pageants. From 1990 until 2016,

8175-475: The international architectural firm RTKL Associates , along with local architectural firms Palafox Associates, owned by Felino Palafox , ASYA Design, and Aidea, for the redevelopment master plan. Araneta also tapped Deshazo Starek and Tang (now Deshazo Group), Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and Colliers International to serve as the main consultants of the master plan. The plans for the master plan include additional malls, towers and renovated facilities within

8284-402: The intersection of two major roads, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Aurora Boulevard , the area offers retail, dining, entertainment, residential, office, lodging and parking facilities throughout the complex and hosts over 1 million people daily, due to its close proximity to transport terminals, including the railway stations of the MRT Line 3 and the LRT Line 2 . Located within

8393-592: The mall began in October 1978, and was completed in 1980. The mall has 102,000 m (1,100,000 sq ft) of space and it is the largest department store building of SM Store in the country, occupying the mall's first 3 floors and has a floor area of 85,000 m (910,000 sq ft), which also presents the SM Supermarket and the Cyberzone. The building also entered renovation in June 2009 and

8502-577: The mall served as the first mall in the country and formerly house the Farmers Market until 1976. The mall has a total floor area of 60,400 m (650,000 sq ft) and is occupied by various merchandise, electronics, clothing and lifestyle stores, and a Bazaar , known as the Farmers Plaza Bazaar at the topmost floor. The Farmers Market is a wet market located adjacent to the Farmers Plaza. Opened in 1976 after occupying

8611-597: The match live, yet the total number of people who visited the coliseum and wanted to purchase tickets totaled to around 50,000 people. The same scenario occurred on October 1, 1975, when the Thrilla in Manila took place. The Coliseum was filled with more than 36,000 people despite the hot & humid temperatures. In between the renovations done in 1999 and 2014, the seventh game of the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals series between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and San Mig Super Coffee Mixers on February 12, 2014, set

8720-515: The nearby areas within Metro Manila and the province of Rizal , such as the former Araneta City Bus Station, which is currently occupied by BEEP Jeepneys, Modern Jeeps and UV Express operators. UV Express vehicles bound for selected destinations in Laguna , such as San Pedro , Balibago,Santa Rosa , and Santa Rosa are also available located at the Center Avenue row. The city also caters

8829-532: The offices of the Honorary Consulate of Colombia as tenants occupy the upper levels of the building. The Gateway Office is a PEZA-certified 11-storey office building situated along Aurora Boulevard and General Aguinaldo Avenue. The building has a total floor area of 6,700 m (72,000 sq ft) of office space, and is directly connected to the Gateway Mall and the LRT 2 Gateway Mall Concourse on its first three floors. The Gateway Tower

8938-420: The official residence of the Araneta family . The private property also features approximately 300 chicken dens on the mansion's western side for cockfighting and fowl breeding purposes. There are two elevated rail stations serving the area; the MRT Line 3 and the LRT Line 2 Araneta Center-Cubao stations. The area also serves as a terminal for jeepneys , BEEP Jeepneys , and UV Express vehicles serving

9047-446: The part of the Araneta Group, despite being subsidized by the company. After further discussions and planning, Jorge Araneta decided to retain and preserve the Coliseum, due to its historical significance and its potential to cater more events in the near future. The coliseum serves as the primary events venue for local media firms and for sports-related events. The New Frontier Theater is a 2,385-seater multi-purpose events hall, which

9156-552: The property was the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). In 1953, Araneta initially only purchased 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of land from RCA, where he built his residence, which would become known as the "Bahay na Puti" (White House). It was in 1955 that Araneta purchased the remaining 31 hectares (77 acres) from the RCA. After purchasing the land, Araneta envisioned the area as a potential mixed-use area. In 1956, Araneta sold

9265-532: The record of 24,883. Later that year and after renovations, the third game of the UAAP Season 77 Men's Basketball Tournament Finals Series between the FEU Tamaraws and NU Bulldogs on October 15, 2014, set the all-time basketball attendance record of 25,138 which broke the previous record last October 8, 2014, the second game of the series (one week before the third game) attendance of 24,896. This

9374-415: The redevelopment plan, totaling over ₱30 billion ($ 608 million) began in 2002 with the construction of the Gateway Mall , completed in 2004, which was followed by the construction of the Gateway Office in 2005, a major renovation of the Araneta Coliseum , as well as the rehabilitation of the New Frontier Theater , which were completed in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Also included in the redevelopment project

9483-440: The regular season and off-season opening games and championships of UAAP Basketball , UNTV Cup , and Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League . The SEABA U16 Championship on May 14 to 18, 2017 and 2017 SEABA Championship on May 15 to 21, 2017 were held in the arena, where the Philippines won their 4th SEABA U-16 and 8th SEABA title. The first FIBA Basketball World Cup (previously called FIBA World Championship) held in Asia

9592-743: The retail levels of the Aurora Tower, the Manhattan Gardens condominium complex, the Cyberpark Towers, and on other commercial buildings. The Gateway Mall is a 6-storey mall located within General Aguinaldo Avenue and serves as the complex's flagship mall. The mall has 300,000 m (3,200,000 sq ft) of floor area and houses local and international brands such as Rustan's , H&M , Uniqlo , Automatic Centre Digital Plaza, and various lifestyle shops, tech shops, food kiosks, and restaurants. The mall

9701-605: The series varying away from films. Its highest rating was 48.7% for the "Ultimate Showdown: The Diva VS The Supernova" of Melody and Bernadette at the Araneta Coliseum , while the lowest was 29.5%, its fifth episode. In 2002, the series aired as the first line up of Teleserye Primetime Bida at 7:00 PM, followed up by Sa Puso Ko, Iingatan Ka (until February 14, 2003), Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay and Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan (until February 28, 2003). Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum , also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum ,

9810-715: The shopping malls in the Metro that led to lesser patronage to these movie theaters. It was during the late 1980s where the complex began losing steam and encountered numerous problems within its properties, from the Farmers Plaza fire to the coups against the Presidency of Corazon Aquino , the Araneta Group also faced numerous uncertainties and rising competition from newer mixed-use developments with more advantageous locations within Manila and Ninoy Aquino International Airport . The following problems created an urban decay within

9919-747: The soft opening of the complex. The complex also contains numerous al fresco dining areas, vintage shops, and plant and gardening shops catering its clientele, such as the Araneta City Expo, the Cubao Expo, the Farmers Garden, and the Manhattan Row, wherein the area also serves as an alternative outdoor concert venue. On 3 June 2022, the Araneta City Foodpark, which is also known as the Times Square Food Park,

10028-424: The third quarter of 1998, the Aranetas and Pilipinas Shell (local arm of Royal Dutch Shell ) started negotiations for a naming rights deal that would have lasted until 2008. The Aranetas, who wanted to retain their name at the arena rejected the proposed name " Shell Coliseum at the Araneta Center ". Instead, the parties agreed on a contract where Shell's name and logo will be painted at the arena's basketball court,

10137-417: The upcoming Gateway Mall 2 and Ibis Styles Araneta City . The second phase, totaling over ₱50 billion ($ 1.01 billion) is set to begin in the next few years, and will include the development of 3 additional Cyberpark Towers, 6 additional Manhattan Gardens Towers, and the Gateway Mall 3 . The phase will also include the construction of the City Plaza, a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) Mixed-use development , and

10246-487: The world. Today, it remains one of the largest clear span domes in the world with a dome diameter of 108 meters. The coliseum opened on March 16, 1960, with Gabriel "Flash" Elorde boxing for the World Junior Lightweight crown against Harold Gomes . General admission then was 80 centavos, and the reserve section was five pesos. The total demand for people who wished to enter the coliseum to watch

10355-399: The years 1969-1974. Many of these establishments however have been closed by the end of the 1990s, with the buildings either repurposed for commercial purposes or demolished to give way to future developments due to the introduction of the home entertainment systems, supported with the rising usage of compact discs from the 1990s to the 2000s, and the creation of in-house movie theaters inside

10464-771: The years and competed with other business districts in the Metro, such as Manila , the Makati Central Business District , the Greenhills Center , and the Ortigas Center . The Araneta City and the surrounding areas also served as the home of many movie theaters such as the Nation Cinerama, Quezon Theater, Cinema 21, Sampaguita Theater, ACT Theater, Ocean Theater, Diamond Theater, Remar Theater, Alta Cinema, and Coronet Theater, all of which were constructed and completed between

10573-712: Was broken in the final game of the UAAP Season 86 Men's Basketball Tournament Finals between the De La Salle Green Archers and the UP Fighting Maroons , which was watched live by 25,192 people. Araneta City Araneta City (stylized in all lowercase ), formerly and still commonly known as Araneta Center , is a 35-hectare (86-acre) transit oriented , commercial mixed-use urban development in Quezon City , Philippines. Situated in Barangay Socorro in Cubao , and at

10682-479: Was center staged and has used the seating capacity to its 360-degree maximum. Filipina female supergroup DIVAS, which is composed of Kyla , Yeng Constantino , KZ Tandingan and Angeline Quinto staged two concerts at the Araneta, their first concert titled DIVAS Live in Manila, and another one in 2018 with Boyz II Men titled Boyz II Men with DIVAS. To date, the TNT BOYS are the youngest performers to stage

10791-467: Was completed in January 2010, which featured a modernized facade design pattered with stripes within the grey and white colored exteriors, upgraded interiors such as the upgraded atriums with a "shower-like" LED lights display and a striped interior design, expanded floor space, and a skybridge along Times Square Avenue, linking the building to Ali Mall. Another skybridge was unveiled in February 2019, which

10900-709: Was designed by RTKL Associates in partnership with Felino Palafox of Palafox Associates and received various acclaims of different organizations, as the mall was named the shopping mall as the Shopping Center of the Year for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007 by the Philippine Retailers Association, a Merit Awardee at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) 30th Innovative Design and Development Awards, and

11009-568: Was devised. Steam-treated wood from a variety of Philippine hardwood such as apitong, tanguile and narra fitted using tongue and groove was also used as support. Araneta Coliseum, along with SM Mall of Asia Arena , is the primary venue of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball. It annually hosts every PBA basketball championship and NCAA basketball championship , as well as

11118-400: Was reported as the "Highest Grossing Local Concert of All-time" until the girl group BINI surpassed the record in 2024. At the turn of the new millennium, Regine Velasquez held her iconic two-night sold-out concert entitled R2K: The Concert , in support of her album R2K , on April 7 and 8, 2000. R2K The Concert became the most attended concert at the coliseum with over 37,000 attendees,

11227-549: Was reportedly watched by a total of 1 billion viewers, and by 50,000 people inside the arena, breaching the venue's total design capacity of 36,000 people. Araneta Coliseum regularly hosts the UAAP Volleyball championships. It is one of the four primary venue for the Premier Volleyball League along with Filoil EcoOil Centre , PhilSports Arena , and Mall of Asia Arena . Quezon City was one of

11336-549: Was repurposed in partnership with S&T Leisure Worldwide and became the Araneta Fiesta Park, offering outdoor rides, attractions and outdoor dining spaces. On November 11 of the same year, Araneta City revives the iconic Christmas On Display (COD), mounted inside the Carnival, while on November 18, the Araneta Fiesta Park rebrands as Mini Fiesta Carnival. The Fiesta Carnival Park halted their operations due to

11445-590: Was sorry called "Sana Bukas"; she marries Dante, whom she fell in love with accidentally when she tried to help him win Melody's heart. This was Nora Aunor's acting comeback after her shortlived stint on the series "Nora", a drama anthology that launched the second incarnation “Star Drama Anthology”. The series also launched the careers of Carol Banawa and Desiree Del Valle who played supporting roles in various TV and films. Senior stars such as Chat Silayan, Ronaldo Valdez and Celia Rodriguez and Cherie Gil played big roles in

11554-587: Was subsequently cancelled due to undisclosed reasons, and the construction of a parking lot that can accommodate up to 2,000 cars. The overall renovation project of the coliseum costed ₱1 billion. Additional improvements for the renovation of the coliseum were made in 2012, including the renovation of the Red Gate entrance and the Green Gate side facade, landscaped surroundings, and the replacement of Upper Box level seats, thus increasing its seating capacity . The Lower Box and Patron sections were combined to make

11663-509: Was surpassed by the Ōita Stadium in Japan with a dome measuring 274.0 meters (899.0 ft). The Smart Araneta Coliseum is mostly used for indoor sports such as basketball. It is a main venue of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Big Dome is also used for other sports and events such as boxing , cockfighting , local and international concerts, circuses , religious gatherings, and beauty pageants. In 1952, J. Amado Araneta ,

11772-439: Was the 1978 FIBA World Championship in the Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978. The arena was one of the two venues, alongside Rizal Memorial Coliseum , and was the venue for the final round. It was also one of the venues for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup , which was co-hosted by the Philippines from August 25 to September 10, 2023. The tournament's final draw was held at the Coliseum on April 29, 2023. The arena hosted

11881-517: Was the largest theater in the Philippines when it opened in 1967. The theater is currently used as an alternative to the Smart Araneta Coliseum for small scale concerts and meet up gatherings. The complex currently houses five hotels, wherein two of the hotels are owned by Araneta Hotels Inc., in partnership with Accor Hotels. One of these hotels is the Novotel Manila Araneta City , which opened its doors in 2015. The Araneta Group

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