Benpres Building

The Benpres Building (Tagalog: Gusaling BenPres), originally known as the Chronicle Building,^[1] is a six-story Filipino modernist heritage building built in 1969, located in Ortigas Center, Pasig.

The building was originally commissioned by Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and built in 1969 to serve as the headquarters of the Manila Chronicle. However, President Ferdinand Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law less than two years later saw the closure of the Chronicle, and the newspaper did not return to the building even after Marcos was deposed. After the People Power Revolution of 1986, the building was returned to the Lopez family and was renamed the BENPRES building after Eugenio Lopez, Sr.’s parents – former Iloilo governor Benito López, and Presentación Hofileña López.

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Ortigas Center
Towers	BDO Corporate Center Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria Edsa Shangri-La, Manila Joy-Nostalg Center Marco Polo Ortigas Manila One Corporate Centre One Galleon Place One San Miguel Avenue Orient Square Robinsons Cyberscape Robinsons Equitable Tower St. Francis Square The St. Francis Shangri-La Place UnionBank Plaza
Shopping centers	Metrowalk Robinsons Galleria Shangri-La Plaza SM Center Pasig SM Megamall St. Francis Square Mall The Podium Tiendesitas
Other landmarks	Asian Development Bank Benpres Building Capitol Commons EDSA Shrine Lopez Museum Meralco Theater Octagon PhilSports Complex PhilSports Arena PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium The Medical City Ynares Sports Arena
Education	Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Lourdes School of Mandaluyong Saint Paul College Pasig Saint Pedro Poveda College University of Asia and the Pacific
Transportation	Roads ADB Avenue Julia Vargas Avenue Meralco Avenue Ortigas Avenue San Miguel Avenue Shaw Boulevard Rail Ortigas MRT Station Shaw Boulevard MRT Station
Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.