Plainview is an administrative division in eastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It is an urban barangay in Mandaluyong and is home to the city’s seat of government and government center. It is the fourth largest barangay in the city.
The area is named after the area’s history as a plain where rice and corn were cultivated. It was originally developed as a private residential subdivision by real estate developer Ortigas, Madrigal, and Company (now Ortigas and Company). The residential development was converted into a barangay, retaining its name.
The area that would become known as Plainview was part of the original barrio of Hulo in the 1900s that also comprised the present-day barangays of Mauway and Malamig. Plainview was a private residential subdivision of Ortigas, Madrigal and Company (now Ortigas and Company), being named after the area’s vast plains where rice and corn were cultivated. The area was also abundant in trees and was a popular spot for bird-hunting. After the development was transferred to the government, the area became known as Barangay Plainview. Its central junction, Maysilo Circle, developed as the Mandaluyong City Government Complex, moving from the original Mandaluyong municipal hall constructed in 1962 along Boni Avenue in present-day Barangay Poblacion.