US soldiers shooting at the Japanese soldiers occupying the south bank of the pasig river 1945, Location, is the rooftop of the old HSBC building . Once a prestigious address it is now derelict and strawn with strash. On the 1945 photo the penthouse of the Ayala Building on the left can be seen this was demolished long ago and now lies in decay . The metal girder in the front in the 1945 picture is part of the El Hogar Building.