PASIG  , a

town and the capital of the province of Rizal, Luzon, Philippine Islands, about 6 m . E.S.E. of Manila . Pop . (x903), 11,287 . The town, which covers a considerable area, is traversed by the Pasig river and its tributary, the Mariquino river, and for a short distance borders on Laguna de Bay . In the south-western part is Fort McKinley . Although built on low ground, Pasig is fairly healthy . It was formerly an important commercial centre, the inhabitants being largely engaged in a carrying and forwarding trade between Manila and the lake ports; but this trade was lost after the establishment of direct rail and steamboat service between these ports . The principal industries are rice-farming, the manufacture of a cheap red pottery, and fishing . The language is Tagalog .