Manila Paco district is located South of the Pasig river between the districts of Malate and Ermita. According to the census of 2000, there are slightly more than 64 thousand people.

Before Paco district was called Dilao due to growing here bright yellow plants in Tagalog the word "Dilo" just means "yellow". However, there is another version of the origin of the name: according to it, the Spaniards called this area Dilao or "Yellow Square" because of who lived here Japanese immigrants. The name of Dilao was in Vogue until 1791, when it was added the name of San Fernando – the area became known as San Fernando de Dilao. And in the 19th century there was a nickname Paco is short for Francisco. In those years the area was the second largest urban district of Manila. For some time he he was called Paco de Dilao, and then just Paco.

The Japanese founded a commune before everyone is already in 1593 on the territory of present Paco there were 300 to 400 people. By 1606 there were about 3 thousand. And today you can see the vintage Japanese statue of Takayama. In 1606-1607 years the Japanese population Paco tried to rise against the Spaniards, but failed. In 1614 the number of Japanese on the territory of present-day Manila increased again because of the persecution of Christians that began in Japan. Today, the Philippines has a population of about 200 thousand Japanese.

Among the area's attractions Paco can be called a Sikh temple, located on UN Avenue. Here are the offices of many automobile manufacturers – Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Honda and others. Plaza Dilao monument perpetuates the memory of the Japanese who once lived on these lands. On the territory of present Paco Park was once the municipal cemetery, where, in particular, were buried the remains of the national hero of the Philippines Jose rizal. They were later transferred to Fort Bonifacio, and the place of the cemetery broke a large Park.