[2] Destroyed in World War II and reconstructed thereafter, the building now houses the offices of the Bureau of the Treasury.

The Ayuntamiento was rebuilt in 1738, in the Baroque style, with ornate wrought-iron balconies, covered arcades, and a central clock tower.

From 1879 to 1884, a new building was constructed by Eduardo López Navarro, a military engineer,[2] and according to the designs of architect Felipe Roxas.

[4] During the transition from the Spanish to the American rule after the Spanish–American War, General Wesley Merritt and Governor-General Fermín Jáudenes signed the terms of capitulation of Manila in the Ayuntamiento.

[5] Reconstruction of the Ayuntamiento began in 2009,[6] with the building becoming the future home of the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr),[7] which was formerly headquartered across Plaza de Roma at the Palacio del Gobernador.