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Philippines’ Makati City is Selfie Capital of the World

Written byMong Palatino
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Posted 11 March 2014 11 years ago

A map by TIME magazine showing Makati in the Philippines as 'selfie capital' of the world

A map by TIME magazine showing Makati in the Philippines as ‘selfie capital’ of the world

Makati City, the financial district of the Philippines, was tagged by TIME Magazine as the ‘selfie capital’ of the world. Curiously, it was listed alongside Pasig, an eastern suburb of Manila.

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