Bonifacio Global City

Central Business District

Skyline of Bonifacio Global City

Logo
Nickname(s): The Global City,
The Fort

Location of Bonifacio Global City. Disputed between Makati (North) and Taguig (South).
Coordinates: 143311N 12138E
Country

Philippines

Region

National Capital Region

Local Government

Taguig (de facto)

Makati (de jure)

Elevation

16.0m (52.5ft)

Population (2007)[1]
Total

20,741

Time zone

PST (UTC+8)

Area code(s)
Website

2
www.fbdcorp.com

Bonifacio Global City (also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort) is a nancial district in Metro
Manila, Philippines. It is located 11km (6.8mi) south-east of the center of Manila in an area
formerly disputed between the cities of Makati and Taguig[2][3] as well as the municipality of
Pateros. The area is currently under disputed. In recent years, the district has experienced robust
commercial growth through the sale of military land by the Bases Conversion and Development
Authority (BCDA). The entire district used to be the part of the main Philippine Army camp.
In 1995, Bonifacio Land Development Corporation (BLDC) started planning a major urban
developmentBonifacio Global City. BLDC made a successful bid to become BCDA's partner in the
development of the district. The Ayala Corporation through Ayala Land, Inc., and Evergreen
Holdings, Inc. of the Campos Group purchased a controlling stake in BLDC from Metro Pacic in
2003. BCDA and the two companies now control Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, which
oversees the master planning of Bonifacio Global City.

History
Main article: Fort Bonifacio

Philippine Scouts at Fort McKinley

(called today Fort Bonifacio) ring a
37-mm antitank gun in tr aining

During the American colonial period, the US government acquired a 25.78 square kilometre property
within what was then disputed area between Makati, Taguig and Pateros for military purposes. This
area (TCT dated 1902) was turned into a camp then known as Fort William McKinley after the 25th
US president, William McKinley. After the Philippines gained its political independence from the
United States on July 4, 1946, the US bestowed to the Republic of the Philippines all rights of
possession, jurisdiction, supervision and control over the Philippine territory except the use of their
military bases. On May 14, 1949, Fort McKinley was turned over to the Philippine government by
virtue of US Embassy Note No. 0570.

Under the AFP leadership of Gen. Alfonso Arellano, Fort McKinley was made the permanent
headquarters of the Philippine Army in 1957 and was subsequently renamed Fort Bonifacio,[4] after
the Father of the Philippine Revolution against Spain, Andres Bonifacio, whose father, Santiago
Bonifacio, was a native of Taguig, Rizal. Fort Bonifacio, during the Spanish Era, Taguig was founded
in the year 1587, while San Pedro de Macati in 1670 in what was part of Sta. Ana Manila and
Pateros in 1770, a bario and part of Pasig during the Spanish era.
On December 9, 1937 the Deed of Absolute sale executed by the owner, Don Anacleto Madrigal
Acopiado in favor of the American Government covering the area of 100 hectares, portion of
Bicutan, Taguig, annotated at the back of TCT No. 408. During the American Commonwealth, it was
converted to a Military base, named Fort McKinley. It was during the presidency of the late
President Ferdinand E. Marcos' administration when Fort Mckinley was renamed Fort Bonifacio and
transferred to Makati. Taguig got the jurisdiction over Fort Bonifacio after winning the case against
Makati in led in the Pasig Regional Trial Court in 1993. Makati appealed the ruling, but the Pasig
RTC in 2011 still sided with Taguig, saying that Fort Bonifacio including the -EMBO Baranggays are
all part of Taguig. Makati then asked the Court of Appeals to review the case. The Court of Appeals
overturned the Pasig Regional Trial Court's decision and reverted jurisdiction of the BGC in favor of
Makati. As of date, Taguig has led a Motion of Reconsideration at the Court of Appeals seeking to
revert the decision. Status quo (meaning the latest ruling) remains with Makati. Taguig currently has
de facto control over the area.[5]
In 1995, Bonifacio Land Development Corporation, a consortium led by Metro Pacic, made a
successful bid to become BCDA's partner in the development of Bonifacio Global City (BGC), the
Home of Passionate Minds. Ayala Land, Inc. and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. of the Campos Group
purchased a controlling stake in BLDC from Metro Pacic in 2003. BCDA and the two companies
control Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, which oversees the master planning of Bonifacio
Global City. The Bonifacio Global City is a rich district with a high number of skyscrapers, even as
the city is still rising. Many skyscrapers are under construction and will be built in future.

Description

Map of Bonifacio Global City .

Skyscrapers along 32nd Str eet

Serendra condominium complex on

McKinley Parkway

Bonifacio Global City is between EDSA and C-5 Road. There are seven major access points: access
from the North and West through Kalayaan Avenue which connects it to the North Gate and the
Kalayaan Flyover, access from Taguig in the West via EDSA through McKinley Road and to the
McKinley Gate; the three main entrances (Upper East Gate, Sampaguita Gate, and Lower East Gate)

from C-5 highway in the East; and from the airport through the Villamor Airbase to the South Gate by
Fifth Avenue and Lawton Avenue.
BGC is home to upscale residential condominiums such as Essensa, Serendra, Pacic Plaza
Towers, One McKinley Place, The Luxe Residences, Bonifacio Ridge Twin Towers, and Regent
Parkway and corporate ofce buildings such as Net One and Bonifacio Technology Center. Most
trendy restaurants, bars, clubs, and retail outlets are on Bonifacio's High Street, The Shops at
Serendra (a.k.a. Piazza or Serendra Plaza), The Fort Square, and The Fort Strip. The Bonifacio Stopover and the Car Plaza cater to motorists. BGC is currently anchored by major shopping centres,
Ayala Land's Market! Market!, and Bonifacio High Street. Many Filipino and multinational
corporations have acquired properties and have committed to relocate their global, regional or
national headquarters in the business district.
Opened in late 2009, St. Luke's Medical Center consists of a 16-storey hospital building with 600
patient beds and an 11-storey medical arts building with 374 doctor's clinics and 10 institutes. A
coliseum and convention center which is to be built by Northshore Holdings, Inc. and the Taguig city
administration, will be on a 35,000 square metre site adjacent to Market! Market! . The Bonifacio
Civic Center will include a hotel, ofce building, serviced apartments, a shopping center, and a food
court.
The Shangri-La Hotel Group in 2008 undertook the groundbreaking of Shangri-La at the Fort.
Opened in 2016, Shangri-La at the Fort is a 60-storey mixed-used landmark with 577 hotel
guestrooms, 97 hotel residences and 96 luxury condominiums. It is situated along Fifth Avenue and
will be sharing the prime block with the new headquarters building and the unied bourse of the
Philippine Stock Exchange which is expected to be completed in 2016. Many foreign embassies
moved from Ayala Avenue in Fort Bonifacio to its permanent location now near the Global City's
center in 2008. The masterplan of Fort Bonifacio was recently updated to allow efcient trafc
management and circulation.

Skyline of Bonifacio Global City

Bonifacio High Street

Bonifacio High Str eet is BGC's central

retail and enter tainment hub

The Bonifacio High Street forms the physical core of the Bonifacio Global City and is essentially
designed as a three-by-three matrix of high-tech ofces and residential buildings, bustling retail
outlets and pedestrian-friendly roads and walkways. The grid approach ensures a city center that is
easy to navigate. The 5th and 11th Avenues and 32nd and 26th Streets serve as the boundaries of
the city center.
The Retail Promenade which encompasses the 29th Street is characterized by abundant
landscaped areas. Its design concept is centered on an east-west central access with well-known
brands and activity pods. It offers retail at the ground level and ofces at the second floor. The City
Square Blocks feature landscaped areas and parks. This is the place for community activities,
where people in Bonifacio Global City can come together. It is an ideal location for hotels,
conference facilities and entertainment venues.

Shopping areas
Market! Market!
Serendra
Bonifacio High Street
HighStreet South Block
Central Square
Forbeswood Heights
The Fort Strip
The Forum
Bonifacio Stopover

O Shopping
Venice Piazza / Venice Grand Canal Mall
Uptown Place Mall
Burgos Circle
The Big Apple
Park Triangle Mall

Educational Institutions

International School Manila

Leaders International Christian School of Manila, British School Manila, International School Manila,
Manila Japanese School, Korean International School Philippines, Everest Academy Manila , STI
College, and MGC-New Life Christian Academy - Global City are all in the University Parkway of
Bonifacio Global City. Other educational institutions in the area include the Global City Innovative
College, and the Every Nation Leadership Institute.

Churches
Saint Michael's Church (formerly known as St. Michael Chaplaincy)
Every Nation Ministries or the (Victory Christian Fellowship)
New Life Christian Center Taguig (located inside the Market! Market! Mall)

North Bonifacio
The P20-billion tower was estimated to start construction by late 2008, by Federal Land, Inc. (led by
its president Alfred Ty), on a 27-hectare North Bonifacio district lot (jointly owned by the Metrobank
Group of Companies and the Bases Conversion Development Authority). The tower is the 65-storey
Grand Hyatt Manila which currently is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Metro Manila, beside that is
the Grand Hyatt Manila Residences.[6][7]

Forbes Town Center

Forbes Town Center

Burgos Circle at Forbestown Center

Forbes Town Center

is Megaworld's 5-hectare township community, where 8 Forbestown Road,

Forbeswood Heights, Forbeswood Parklane and Bellagio condominiums are. It has a combination
of low density residential development, shopping strip, dining experiences, sports enthusiast's and
hobby stores, banks and other service facilities.

Uptown Bonifacio
Uptown Bonifacio

is a new 15-hectare property located in the northern district of Fort Bonifacio.

Megaworld Corporation plans to build new luxury residential condominiums and mixed-use
business and commercial developments in the area that cater to upper to middle class markets.
The area is near the zone where the British, Japanese, and American international schools, and
other local schools are located.

McKinley Hill

Venice Piazza at McKinle y Hill

Among Megaworld's development projects in Metro Manila, the 50-hectare McKinley Hill

is by far

the biggest. Situated in Fort Bonifacio, in Barangay Pinagsama,Taguig City, the emerging center of
metropolitan business, McKinley Hill has over 4,713 condominium units in 34 residential
condominium buildings, 482 residential lots, and close to 300,000 square meters of ofce space
spread across 17 ofces. Perfectly abiding by Megaworld's "live-work-play-learn-shop" development
concept, McKinley Hill offers a complete line of residential and ofce facilities and amenities with

single detached homes, townhouses, a mid-rise condominium, high-rise luxury residences, BPO
ofce buildings, a Venetian-themed mall, and an events venue, all in development. There are three
international schools, which are the Chinese International School Manila, the rst English-Mandarin
bilingual school in the country; the management school Enderun Colleges, which is partnered with
Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland, Alain Ducasse Education in
France and Thunderbird School of Global Management in the USA; and the Korean International
School Philippines, the rst in the country.

Mckinley West
McKinley West. [1]

Set to rise in the heart of Fort Bonifacio, it is Megaworld's 34.5-hectare

township catering to the foremost of Manila's elite. To feature the Company's signature live-workplay-learn-shop lifestyle concept, McKinley West will have rows of upscale residential estates with
properties having their own state-of-the-art security features and rst-of-its-kind luxury amenities.

Heritage Park
Heritage Park was developed by BCDA. It is a 76-hectare high-value, multi-use memorial park
designed with landmarks and equipped with modern interment services, crematory and other
facilities. The park opened in the rst quarter of 2001. Heritage Park is located inB ayani Road in
Fort Bonifacio, Barangay Pinagsama, Taguig City . It is between Libingan ng mga Bayani and The
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

Landmarks

Aerial view of the Manila American Cemeter y and

Memorial

The Fort Bonifacio Tunnel (Bonifacio War Tunnel) is a tunnel in Bonifacio Global City, a district of
Metro Manila, Philippines. It is considered to be a historical site by the Bases Conversion
Development Authority. It is situated at the property of former military base Fort Bonifacio and now
called Bonifacio Global City. It has since become hidden underneath the streets that traverse C-5
and Kalayaan Avenue. The Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) is a memorial ground
housing 33,520 Filipino soldiers killed in Bataan, Corregidor and other battleelds in World War II.
Presidents of the Philippines, national artists and other honorable Filipinos are also buried here. The
Vietnam War Memorial and Korean War Memorial are located in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is on a prominent plateau in the limits of Fort Bonifacio. It
contains the largest number of graves (17,206) of American soldiers who fought in World War II.
Most of the soldiers buried at the American Cemetery lost their lives in operations in New Guinea
and the Philippines.

Judicial Cases

Contested territory between Makati and T aguig

which includes Bonifacio Global City

Makati City and Taguig City have recently fought over the jurisdiction of Fort Bonifacio because of
the area's growth potential. A portion of the base, including the Libingan ng mga Bayani and the
American Cemetery, lies within Taguig City, while the northern portion where the Global City
development is centered was considered part of Taguig. A 2003 ruling by a judge in the Pasig
Regional Trial Court upheld the jurisdiction of Taguig over the entirety of Fort Bonifacio, including
the Bonifacio Global City.[8]

Ruling

Ruling
The Supreme Court on June 27, 2008 per Leonardo Quisumbing, dismissed the suit of the Makati
City, seeking to nullify Special Patents 3595 and 3596 signed by Fidel Ramos conveying to the
Bases Conversion and Development Authority public land in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Due to a
pending civil case led by the Taguig City government asking the court to dene its territorial
boundaries, Makati cannot halt Taguig from collecting taxes on land located in Fort Bonifacio
because it does not have any other sufcient source of sufcient income.[9][10][11]

Pateros Fort Bonifacio Reclaim

The municipality of Pateros, the only municipality in Metro Manila and located near Fort Bonifacio,
claims that its original land area was not its present land area of 2.10km2 but 1,040 hectares
(10.4km2) including Fort Bonifacio, particularly Barangays Comembo, Pembo, East Rembo, West
Rembo, Cembo, South Cembo and Pitogo which are now part of Makati City and Bonifacio Global
City which was made part of Taguig, based on documents and ofcial maps obtained from some
libraries and ofces including USA Library of Congress and USA Archives. ("Susi ng Pateros
Newsletter", 2000)
Pateros' decrease in territory was accounted to a cadastral mapping in Metro Manila conducted in
1978. The late Pateros Mayor Nestor Ponce challenged the map through an objection letter dated
June 23, 1978. In January 1986, former President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation No. 2475
which stated that Fort Bonifacio is in Makati and it's open for disposition. Because of that, a
boundary dispute arose which moved Pateros to request a dialogue about that with then Municipal
Council of Makati in 1990. Pateros also led a complaint against Taguig at the Makati RTC in 1996
but the trial court dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. The case was moved to the Court of
Appeals in 2003, but was denied. The same case was moved to the Supreme Court in 2009, and it
was denied again.[12]

Supreme Court Decision

The Supreme Court, on June 16, 2009, per Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura denied Pateros petition
against Taguig but ruled out that the boundary dispute should be settled amicably by their
respective legislative bodies based on Section 118(d) of the Local Government Code.[13] Pursuant
to the decision, Pateros invited Taguig to a council-to-council dialogue on October 8, 2009. Four
meetings were held and at the fourth dialogue on November 23, 2009, a joint resolution was made
stating that Taguig is requesting a tripartite conference between Pateros, Taguig and Makati.

Court of Appeals Decision

Court of Appeals Decision

On August 5, 2013, after just a year and a half, the 20-year-long battle was decided in a 37-page
decision that was written by Justice Marlene Gonzales-Sison of the Court of Appeals. It says that
jurisdiction over Fort Bonifacio has reverted to Makati City from Taguig. The Court upheld the
constitutionality of Presidential Proclamations 2475 and 518, both of which conrmed that portions
of the aforementioned military camps are under the jurisdiction of Makati City. The decision also
cited the fact that voters from the barangays that are subject of the dispute between Makati City
and Taguig have long been registered as voters of Makati City, thus bolstering the former's
jurisdiction over Fort Bonifacio. However, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano maintained that this decision
is not yet nal and executory, and has asked Justice Gonzales-Sison to inhibit from the case as it
was discovered that her family has close ties with the Binays of Makati.

Status Quo Prevails

On August 22, 2013, Taguig City led a Motion for Reconsideration before the Court of Appeals's
Sixth Division afrming its claim on Fort Bonifacio.[14] With the ling of the said Motion for
Reconsideration, Taguig's jurisdiction forces itself over Fort Bonifacio. According to Taguig's legal
department, jurisprudence and the rules of procedure in the country's justice system all say that the
ling of a motion for reconsideration suspends the execution of a decision and puts it in limbo.

Supreme Court's 2nd Decision

On August 1, 2016, in a 27-page decision by the Second Division of the Supreme Court, the decision
sought Makati City found guilty of direct contempt for abusing the legal processes over the
jurisdiction of BGC.[15]

See also
Camp Aguinaldo

References
1. ^ Final Results - 2007 Census of Population
2. ^ Taguig, Makati in a "banner war" over Fort
3. ^ Scuffle worsens Taguig-Makati rift
4. ^ Barangay West Rembo Prole

Archived

July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.

5. ^ Mark Merueas (5 August 2013). "Rich get richer: Makati gains while Taguig loses Fort Boni in
court decision" . GMA News Online. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
6. ^ manilastandardtoday.com, RPs tallest building will soon go up at The Fort
7. ^ RP's tallest building soon to rise in Taguig

gmanews.tv/story

8. ^ Supreme Court E-Library - G.R. NO. 168781: CITY OF Taguig, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. JUDGE
BRICCIO C. YGAA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, PASIG CITY, BRANCH 153, AND
MUNICIPALITY OF TAGUIG, RESPONDENTS DECISION , elibrary.supremecourt.gov.ph; accessed
July 9, 2015.
9. ^ Court junks Taguigs suit to nullify Ramos patents , manilastandardtoday.com; accessed July
9, 2015.
10. ^ Pateros v Taguig, G.R. No. 163175, June 27, 2008
11. ^ Court rules against Taguig in property dispute case

supremecourt.gov.ph
Archived

September 22, 2013, at the

Wayback Machine., inquirer.net; accessed July 9, 2015.

12. ^ "Susi ng Pateros Newsletter", 2009.
13. ^ Panaligan, R. 2009, June 22. "SC wants Ft. Bonifacio land dispute settled amicably" ,
mb.com.ph; accessed July 9, 2015.
14. ^ Taguig City les a Motion for Reconsideration , taguig.gov.ph; accessed July 9, 2015.
15. ^ Torres-Tupas, Tetch (August 1, 2016). "Makati guilty of direct contempt over BGC row with
Taguig" . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
[2]
[3]
"G.R. No. 157714" . sc.judiciary.gov.ph. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

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