Old Nayong Pilipino

The organization that ran the theme park in Pasay, the Nayong Pilipino Foundation was established through Presidential Decree 37 which was issued by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on November 6, 1972. The theme park itself, beside Manila International Airport (now Ninoy Aquino International Airport) was opened in 1970. The theme park proper covered an area of while the whole property associated with the facility measures . Nayong Pilipino briefly opened again on December 12, 2004, after a clearing and renovation works. By this time among the attractions that still exist were the Bicol, Cordilleras, Ilocos regions, an aviary, a children's playground, a picnic area and some lagoons. The reopening was done in line with the Christmas season. In December 2024, San Miguel Infrastructure (SMHC) and PAGCOR signed a 25-year lease for the 15-hectare Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park. The renovation and infrastructure development includes PAGCOR's 40,000-square-meter headquarters on a two-hectare parcel of land. ==Theme and attractions==

The Nayong Pilipino was conceptualized by then First Lady Imelda Marcos to be a cultural theme park showcasing Filipino culture. At its peak the park was divided into six different zones or "regions"; Ilocos, Cordillera, Tagalog, Bicol, Visayas and Mindanao. It also hosted the Museum of Philippine Traditional Culture of the office of the Presidential Assistant on National Minorities which closed in 1983, an aviary and an aquarium. The theme park was touted as the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. It featured models of tourist destinations of the country such as the Mayon Volcano in Albay province, the Banaue Rice Terraces in the Cordilleras, the historic houses of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the Chocolate Hills of Bohol, and the Magellan's Cross in Cebu. ==References==