How To Get To OWWA

OWWA Center or Overseas Workers Welfare Administration building is located along F.B. Harrison Street near corner Gil Puyat Avenue formerly Buendia in Pasay City.

This is how you commute to OWWA from different parts of Metro Manila.

Route #1

From Alabang, Sucat, Bicutan, Metropolis Starmall, Filinvest City, Festival Mall, Pacita and areas near these locations.

Ride a jeepney or FX with "Pasay Rotonda MOA" sign or any jeep and FX going to Mall of Asia or MOA that will pass through either skyway or South Superhighway and then EDSA. Ask driver to drop you off at the corner of EDSA and F.B. Harrison Street.

At the corner of Harrison and EDSA, ride a jeepney with any of these signs: "Harrison Plaza", "Quiapo Mabini", "Monumento Mabini", "Cubao Mabini", "Divisoria Mabini", etc.

There's only one intersection with traffic lights this jeep passes through before Gil Puyat or Buendia. That intersection is Arnaiz formerly Libertad Street. Ask the driver to drop you off at OWWA.

If the driver doesn't know OWWA's location, ask him to drop you off at the corner of Gil Puyat and Harrison. Once you're in the corner of Gil Puyat and Harrison, you will see Metrobank building to the right corner. Walk back along Harrison and go towards the building next to Metrobank. You will find there the big building of OWWA.

Route #2

From Southern Tagalog provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon. In going to Manila, ride a bus with its terminal located near the intersections of Taft Avenue and Gil Puyat formerly Buendia. There's about five terminals of buses that plies Southern Tagalog provinces in this area like JAC Bus Liner, JAM, etc.

Along Gil Puyat Avenue formerly Buendia, in front of JAC Bus Terminal, ride a jeepney with "Evangelista" or "PRC Pasong Tamo C. Roces" sign.

Get off at the corner of Harrison Street and Gil Puyat.

At this point, you can now see the big building of OWWA Center in the opposite side of Gil Puyat. This is OWWA Center building seen from where you get off:

Cross Gil Puyat Avenue towards the opposite side.

You will see Metrobank at the corner of Harrison and Gil Puyat. Next to Metrobank, at the back and along Harrison Street is the OWWA Center.

Note: There are times some jeepney drivers are cutting trips and make U-Turn even before reaching Harrison Street. So, I advice you to ask the driver if he will pass Harrison. Better yet ask him to drop you at OWWA itself.

Route #3

From Cavite, Tagaytay, Bacoor, Imus, Las Pinas, SM Southmall, Alabang-Zapote Road and areas near these locations. First you need to go to Baclaran.

Ride a jeep or bus going to Baclaran. In Baclaran, go to Bus Stop of Metro Manila buses. Rida a bus going to Cubao or Monumento or Fairview but it must "Leveriza LRT Ayala" sign also. Don't ride a bus if it doesn't have that sign as it will not pass through the location of OWWA.

This bus take Roxas Boulevard, passing through EDSA Roxas Boulevard flyover and then it turns right onto Gil Puyat. After it turns right on Gil Puyat get off at the next intersection which is F.B. Harrison Street.

You will see Metrobank at the corner of Harrison and Gil Puyat. Next to Metrobank, at the back and along Harrison Street is the OWWA Center.

Route #4

From Pampanga, Bulacan, Northern Luzon provinces, Novaliches, Project 7, Project 8, Munoz, Roosevelt, Congressional and other areas near these locations.

You need to get to EDSA where LRT stations are located. From Northern Tagalog provinces, get off at Balintawak and go to Balintawak Station. NOvaliches can either go to Balintawak or ride a jeep going to Blumentritt where an LRT Station is also located - Blumentritt Station. From other areas mentioned like Munoz and Project 7-8, go to Roosevelt Station.

Now, if there's a problem in the service of LRT-1 like today when only Monumento Station is open because of the accident that had happened almost two weeks now, ride a bus going to Monumento and go to Monumento Station.

Ride a train going to Baclaran, get off at Gil Puyat Station formerly Buendia.

Along Gil Puyat Avenue formerly Buendia, in front of JAC Bus Terminal, ride a jeepney with "Evangelista" or "PRC Pasong Tamo C. Roces" sign. Follow direction given in Route #2.

Route #5

From Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzueal and areas near these locations. Go to Monumento and ride a train in Monumento Station going to Baclaran. You can also ride a train bound for Baclaran in 5th Avenue, R. Papa, Jose Abad Santos and all other stations of LRT-1. Get off at Gil Puyat Station formerly Buendia.

Along Gil Puyat Avenue formerly Buendia, in front of JAC Bus Terminal, ride a jeepney with "Evangelista" or "PRC Pasong Tamo C. Roces" sign.

Follow direction given in Route #2.

Route #6

From Marikina, Antipolo, Santa Lucia, Pasig and areas near Santolan. Ride jeep, bus, tricycle or taxi and go to Santolan Station of LRT-2. Get off at Recto Station, the last station.

Walk to Doroteo Station of LRT-1 via footbridge that connects the two LRT Stations. Ride a train going to Baclaran. Get off at Gil Puyat Station formerly Buendia. Follow the direction given in Route#5.

Route #7

From Paranaque, Baclaran, Libertad, Pasay Rotonda and areas near these locations. Go to any point along F.B. Harrison Street. F.B. Harrison Street begins at Baclaran. Ride any jeepney with "Mabini" on its sign. Ask the driver to drop you off at OWWA.

If the driver doesn't know OWWA's location, ask him to drop you off at the corner of Gil Puyat and Harrison. Once you're in the corner of Gil Puyat and Harrison, you will see Metrobank building to the right corner. Walk back along Harrison and go towards the building next to Metrobank. You will find there the big building of OWWA.

Route #8

From Ever Gotesco Ortigas, EDSA Shaw, Pasig Pinagbuhatan, Pasig Kapitolyo, Pasig Palengke, Mandaluyong, Cubao, Quezon Avenue, Kamuning and other areas near these locations. Go to the nearest station of MRT-3. From Ortigas and Ever Gotesco, ride bus going to Greenhills, San Juan or Quiapo then get at EDSA.

Walk to Ortigas Station. From Pasig areas mentioned here, ride a jeepney or FX going to Quiapo or Kalenton and get of at EDSA, then go to Shaw Station. Kamuning and Quezon Avenue has their own terminal along EDSA. Mandaluyong has Boni Station.

Ride a train going to Taft Station. From Taft station use the footbridge that connects MRT-3 and LRT-1, and ride a train going to Monumento/Roosevelt. Get off at Gil Puyat Station.

Along Gil Puyat Avenue formerly Buendia, in front of JAC Bus Terminal, ride a jeepney with "Evangelista" or "PRC Pasong Tamo C. Roces" sign. Follow direction given if Route #2.

Route #9

From Fairview, Commonwealth, Philcoa, Ayala Technohub, U.P. Diliman, East Avenue and other areas nearby. You only need one ride to get to OWWA. Ride a bus with these sign: "Baclaran Ayala LRT Leveriza". Please don't ride a bus with "Baclaran" sign only. The sign must contains "Ayala LRT Leveriza". Otherwise, the bus will not pass by OWWA. Ask conductor to drop you off at the unloading area near corner of Harrison Street and Gil Puyat.

At this point, you can now see the big building of OWWA Center in the opposite side of Gil Puyat. This is OWWA Center building from where you get off:

Cross Gil Puyat Avenue towards the opposite side.

You will see Metrobank at the corner of Harrison and Gil Puyat. Next to Metrobank, at the back and along Harrison Street is the OWWA Center.

Route #10

From Guadalupe and areas nearby. Look for jeepneys near Guadalupe Commercial Center with this sign: "Buendia Taft LRT Leveriza". It's only one ride to OWWA.

Just ask the driver to drop you off at the unloading area near corner of Harrison Street and Gil Puyat.

At this point, you can now see the big building of OWWA Center in the opposite side of Gil Puyat. This is OWWA Center building seen from where you get off:

Cross Gil Puyat Avenue towards the opposite side.

You will see Metrobank at the corner of Harrison and Gil Puyat. Next to Metrobank, at the back and along Harrison Street is the OWWA Center.


Location Map of OWWA Center