Pasay

American

[pah-sahy] / ˈpɑ saɪ /

noun

a city in E Philippines, on Manila Bay, on E Luzon.

Pasay British

/ ˈpɑːsaɪ /

noun

Also called: Rizal. a city in the Philippines, on central Luzon just south of Manila, on Manila Bay. Pop: 364 000 (2005 est)

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State-owned China Communications Construction Co. has said that one of its subsidiaries, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd., is involved in a project that includes building three artificial islands in the bay near suburban Pasay city.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Philippine senator and newly retired boxing icon Manny Pacquiao arrives to file his certificate of candidacy for president, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 1, 2021.

From Reuters • Feb. 4, 2022

“He always made you feel like you were somebody,” said Pasay Davidson, a fourth-grade teacher from Ozark, Ala.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2020

The last picture in his devastating black-and-white collection shows Elizabeth, her belly swollen, sitting barefoot on the floor of a Pasay funeral parlour.

From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2018

Manuelito was at Pasay when news was brought to him that the Macabebes were coming.

From Philippine Folklore Stories by Miller, John Maurice

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