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| Nicknames: BGC Global City Fort Bonifacio Global City The Fort | |
 Bonifacio Global City within Taguig | |
  Bonifacio Global City Location of Bonifacio Global City within Metro Manila | |
| Coordinates:14°33′02.9″N121°3′3.5″E / 14.550806°N 121.050972°E /14.550806; 121.050972 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Taguig |
| Barangay | Fort Bonifacio,Post Proper Northside |
| Established | February 7, 1995 |
| Named after | Andrés Bonifacio |
| Elevation | 16.0 m (52.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHST) |
| Zip code | 1635[2] |
| Area code | 2 |
| Website | bgc.com.ph |
Bonifacio Global City (BGC), also known asGlobal City orThe Fort, is a 240-hectare mixed-use estate andcentral business district located inFort Bonifacio,Taguig,Philippines. It is now the home of thePhilippine Stock Exchange, the national stock exchange as well as several multinational corporations in the country. Some of the tallest buildings in the country are located in BGC such as theMetrobank Center, thecountry's tallest building. It experienced commercial growth following the sale of a 440 ha (1,100 acres) parcel of a military base by thePhilippine government through theBases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)during the administration of Fidel Ramos. BGC used to be a part of the main camp of thePhilippine Army known asFort Bonifacio.[3]
In 1995,First Pacific-ownedMetro Pacific Corporation[4][5][6]-formed Bonifacio Land Corporation[7] (BLC) started planning a major urban development—Bonifacio Global City under a joint venture with the BCDA called Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC). TheAyala Corporation throughAyala Land, Inc., and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. of theCampos Group purchased a controlling stake in BLC fromMetro Pacific in 2003[8]. BCDA and the two companies currently control FBDC, which oversees the master planning & upkeep of the estate.
BGC was previously claimed by the City of Makati as part of its barangaysPost Proper Northside andPost Proper Southside, the two Inner Fort barangays which are part of theEnlisted Men's Barrios (EMBO) barangays that were eventually transferred to Taguig in 2023.Pateros also claims the area as part of its territory.
During theAmerican colonial period, the US government acquired a 25.78-square-kilometer (9.95 sq mi) property within what was then disputed area between Makati, Taguig and Pateros for military purposes. This area (Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) dated 1902) was turned into a camp then known asFort William McKinley after the 25th US president,William McKinley. After thePhilippines 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 thePhilippine government by virtue of US Embassy Note No. 0570.[9]
Under theArmed Forces of the Philippines leadership of Gen. Alfonso Arellano, Fort McKinley was made the permanent headquarters of thePhilippine Army in 1957 and was subsequently renamedFort Bonifacio,[10] after the Father of the Philippine Revolution against Spain,Andrés Bonifacio, whose father, Santiago Bonifacio, was a native of Taguig.
WhenFerdinand Marcos placed the Philippines undermartial law in 1972, Fort Bonifacio became the host of three detention centers full of political prisoners - the Ipil Reception Center (sometimes called the Ipil Detention Center), a higher security facility called the Youth Rehabilitation Center (YRC),[11] and the Maximum Security Unit where SenatorsJose W. Diokno andBenigno Aquino Jr. were detained.[12] Ipil was the largest prison facility for political prisoners during martial law. Among the prisoners held there were some of the country's leading academics, creative writers, journalists, and historians includingButch Dalisay,Ricky Lee,Bienvenido Lumbera, Jo Ann Maglipon,Ninotchka Rosca,Zeus Salazar, andWilliam Henry Scott.[13]
The YRC was a higher security prison which housed prominent society figures and media personalities,including society figures Tonypet and Enrique Araneta,Constitutional Commission delegate Manuel Martinez, poetAmado V. Hernandez, andPolytechnic University of the Philippines presidentNemesio Prudente.[14] After Fort Bonifacio was privatized, the area in which Ipil was located became the area nearS&R and Home Depot, near 32nd Street and 8th Avenue in Bonifacio Global City,[13] while the YRC became a government facility just outside of the business district.[15]
On March 19, 1992, PresidentCorazon C. Aquino signed the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992 (Republic Act No. 7227) into law, creating the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), tasked with converting Military Bases into "integrated developments, dynamic business centers and vibrant communities."[16][17]
On June 7, 1994, PresidentFidel V. Ramos approved the privatization of the former military base for₱20 billion. The following year,Metro Pacific (MPC) won a bid of $1.6 billion to undertake the conversion of 535 acres of undeveloped land into the country's newest commercial, business, and residential complex. MPC crushed the attempts of four other groups - was $438 million higher thanAyala Land's bid of $1.2 billion.[18][19]
On February 3, 1995, the BCDA and a consortium led by Metro Pacific Corporation formed ajoint venture called the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC) for the purpose of developing 150 hectares (370 acres) of former Fort Bonifacio land. The private group bought a 55% stake in the FBDC for₱30.4 billion, while BCDA held on to the remaining 45% stake. The FBDC's landmark project was conceived as Bonifacio Global City, a real estate development area meant to accommodate 250,000 residents and 500,000 daytime workers and visitors.[20][21] In the same month, the Republic of the Philippines transferred 214 hectares of land in Fort Bonifacio to FBDC through Special Patent 3596.[20]
Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum (HOK), an American firm based inSt. Louis andSan Francisco, was appointed in 1996 to craft a master plan and designs to convert a 400-hectare former military base into a major urban center. The consultants are PROS, DCCD Engineering, TCGI, and W.B. Coscolluela & Associates. While the traffic and civil engineers led byParsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd.[22] In 1999, the government proposed the Government Center for Investments Complex, which is part of the development of the BGC and would have a cluster of four state-of-the-art medium-rise buildings that would become a one-stop shop for businesses and investors, and the BCDA signed an agreement with Mansour Establishment for Commerce and Development Projects, CAMS Asia Inc., and Bonifacio Business Center Inc.[23] This plan would have housed the eight key government agencies but was not realized.[24] The project was hampered by the1997 Asian financial crisis, but moved forward when Ayala Land and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. of the Campos Group purchased Metro Pacific's controlling stake in FBDC on April 24, 2003.[21][25]
Bonifacio Global City is part of Taguig'sbarangayFort Bonifacio. Prior to the creation of such barangay in 2008, it was part of barangayUsusan.
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 (250 acres), 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 PresidentFerdinand 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 filed in thePasig 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 Barangays are all part of Taguig. Makati then asked theCourt 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. Taguig has filed a Motion of Reconsideration at the Court of Appeals seeking to revert the decision.
The newest Court of Appeals Resolution was promulgated on October 3, 2017. In an 18-page resolution promulgated on March 8 penned by Associate Justice Edwin Sorongon and was concurred by Justices Ramon Cruz and Renato Francisco, the CA's Special Former Sixth Division granted Taguig's motion to dismiss citing Makati's violation of the forum shopping rule (or pursuing simultaneous remedies in two different courts) and accordingly dismissed the latter's appeal of the earlier decision of the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) which originally ruled in favor of Taguig.[26]
The CA took notice of the Supreme Court's decision on June 15, 2016, which found Makati guilty of "willful and deliberate forum shopping".[27]
"However, the Supreme Court has not spoken. Ineluctably, we must adhere. The issue of whether Makati committed willful and deliberate forum shopping in these cases has been finally laid to rest no less than by the Supreme Court," the CA said in a ruling.[28] With this development, the rightful owner of the former military reservation is Taguig.
In a decision dated December 1, 2021 and handed down on April 7, 2022, byAssociate JusticeRicardo Rosario, theSupreme Court of the Philippines declared permanent the 1994 injunction issued by thePasig City Regional Trial Court which disallowed the Makati City government "from exercising jurisdiction over, making improvements on, or otherwise treating as part of its territory Parcels 3 and 4, Psu 2031, comprising Fort Bonifacio, including the so-calledInner Fort comprising of Barangays Pembo, Comembo, Cembo, South Cembo, West Rembo, East Rembo and Pitogo."[29] It was later affirmed in April 2023, when the Supreme Court junked the motion for reconsideration that was filed by Makati to finally side with Taguig.[30]
Bonifacio Global City is betweenEDSA and theC-5 Road. There are seven major access points: access from the north and west throughKalayaan Avenue which connects it to the north gate and theKalayaan Flyover, access from Taguig in the west via EDSA throughMcKinley Road and to the McKinley Gate; the three main entrances (Upper East Gate, Sampaguita Gate, and Lower East Gate) from C-5 in the east; and from the airport through theVillamor Airbase to the South Gate by 5th Avenue andLawton Avenue.[citation needed] BGC andOrtigas Center has been connected by theBonifacio Global City–Ortigas Link Bridge, with the southern end of the bridge at 8th Avenue.
BGC is home to residential condominiums, corporate office buildings, parks and mixed-use developments. Many Filipino and multinational corporations have acquired properties and have committed to relocate their global, regional or national headquarters to the business district.[citation needed]
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Bonifacio High Street forms the physical core of Bonifacio Global City and is designed as a three-by-three matrix of high-tech offices and residential buildings, retail outlets and pedestrian-friendly roads and walkways. The grid design ensures a city center that is easy to navigate. 5th and 11th Avenues and 32nd and 26th Streets serve as the boundaries of the city center. The Retail Promenade which encompasses 29th Street is characterized by landscaped areas. Its design concept is centered on an east–west central access with business establishments and activity pods. The promenade also offers retail at the ground level and offices at the second floor. The City Square Blocks feature landscaped areas and parks.[31]
At One Bonifacio High Street is thePSE Tower, which houses the unified trading floor of thePhilippine Stock Exchange, and theShangri-La at the Fort, Manila. Across the 2.35-hectare (5.8-acre) high-end complex, theAscott Bonifacio Global City Manila is also located within the vicinity.[32][33]
Two urban parks, Track 30th and Terra 28th, are located on the north and south sides of the High Street respectively. Its amenities include a jogging path and several fitness oriented installations[34] that can be used for exercises such as pull ups.[35] The parks can be accessed through nearby bus stops.[36]
The Forbes Town Center[37] isMegaworld's 5-hectare (12-acre) township community, where 8 Forbestown Road,[38] Forbeswood Heights, Forbeswood Parklane,[39] and Bellagio[40] condominiums are located. It has a combination of low-density residential development, shopping strip, dining outlets, and other service facilities.
Grand Central Park is a 10-hectare (25-acre) New York-inspired mixed-use development located in the northern part of the district. One of the development's buildings is the 65-storeyMetrobank Center which houses theGrand Hyatt Manila hotel and is currently thetallest building in Metro Manila and inthe Philippines.[41][42]
Other skyscrapers in the area include luxury residences such as Grand Hyatt Manila Residences, The Seasons Residences (a Japanese-themed community), and residential towers such as Park West, Park Avenue, Times Square West, Central Park West and Madison Park West. Additionally,Mitsukoshi BGC, which is the flagship store of Japan's oldest surviving department store chain, is also located in the area.[43][44]
Uptown Bonifacio[45] is a 15-hectare (37-acre) property located in the northern part of the district, to the right of Grand Central Park. The area contains residential condominiums byMegaworld Corporation,[46] namely Uptown Parksuites,[47] Uptown Ritz,[48] and One Uptown Residence,[49] with Uptown Arts[50] and Uptown Modern on the way. The mixed-use business and commercial developments in the area cater to middle and upper class markets. The area is near the zone where theBritish,Japanese, andAmerican international schools, and other local schools are located. Moreover, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls also builtUptown Mall and Uptown Parade in the area; Uptown Place Towers 1 to 3 are also built above the mall. Other office towers include the Worldwide Plaza, International Finance Center, World Commerce Place, and Alliance Global Tower.
St. Luke's Medical Center, Inc. operatesa hospital at Bonifacio Global City.
BGC has several major educational institutions, mostly located at the University Park district. TheUniversity of the Philippines System (through the constituent units ofUP Diliman andUP Open University) and theDe La Salle University – Rufino Campus, home to theTañada-Diokno School of Law are two prominent universities which offer graduate programs for professionals working in the district.[51][52] Other educational institutions in the area include theLeaders International Christian School of Manila, Chinese International School Manila,British School Manila,International School Manila,Manila Japanese School,Korean International School Philippines, Everest Academy Manila,STI College Global City, MGC-New Life Christian Academy - Global City, and Treston International College.
To prevent flooding, a massive detention tank is located underneath the Burgos Circle to store up to 22,000 cubic meters (780,000 cu ft) of rainwater before transferring it to a tributary of thePasig River.[53]
Bonifacio Transport Corporation maintains bus routes (BGC Bus) serving the business district, as well asjeepneys, mini-buses, city buses, andUV Express, with a terminal located at theMarket! Market! shopping mall and Uptown Bonifacio Transport Terminal.
TheLand Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has launched new rationalized bus routes to the business district, fromParañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Pacita Complex inSan Pedro, and Balibago inSanta Rosa. All buses, including those to and from out of the metropolis, are stationed at the Market! Market! terminal.
BGC is also indirectly served by theGuadalupe,Buendia, andAyala stations of theMRT-3, which are connected to the development through jeepney and bus lines. Future direct rail connections to the city include the Bonifacio Global City Station and the Kalayaan Avenue Station under theMetro Manila Subway.[54]
Citylink Coach Services provides a free transport option that takes commuters from Uptown Mall to Venice Grand Canal Mall (inMckinley Hill), and vice versa.
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Fort Bonifacio Global City, a major urban center that would not only rival nearby Makati, Manila's fashionable business district, but would stand on a global stage, admired from afar by Parisians, New Yorkers, and Londoners alike.
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