FAST FACTS: Trump Tower Philippines
The 56-storey skyscraper boasts of its numerous amenities. The area of its largest penthouse unit is more than half the Araneta Coliseum’s basketball court
US President and re-election hopeful Donald Trump is under new scrutiny as a New York Times story revealed tax anomalies – including how he paid more taxes to the Philippines than to his own country in the first two years of his presidency.
The Times reported that the taxes paid to the Philippine government came from a deal where he licensed his name for a skyscraper. The Philippines is home to one of Trump’s many real estate ventures: The Trump Tower located in the posh Century Complex of Makati City.
The building won the Best Luxury Condominium in Metro Manila in the PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards in 2018.
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