Pateros (Philippines) Voyage Tips and guide

Pateros is a town, the lone municipality in Metro Manila, known for its balut and duck eggs.

Pateros gets is name from Spanish patero, or duck raiser; the town historically relied on duck raising as a major source of income.

The town is densely populated, with 63,000 people sandwiched in 1.76 km² (0.68 sq mi) of land. It is surrounded by Makati and Taguig. Pateros also holds a claim on the disputed Fort Bonifacio area.

The town of Pateros in Washington state, United States, is named after this town.

Pateros is accessible by Jeepneys. The terminal near the town's boundary with Pasig serves jeepneys bound for Starmall EDSA in Mandaluyong, Marikina, Bagumbayan in Taguig and Ugong in Pasig. The terminal in the town proper serves jeepneys bound for Guadalupe in Makati.

14°32′42″N 121°4′2″E

Map of Pateros (Philippines)

Pateros is accessible by tricycles and pedicabs.

• 14.545139121.0671941 Pateros Church (Diocesan Shrine of St. Martha), B. Orcilla Street. Spanish-era parish church, completed in 1815 (updated Jul 2019)