| District of Fort Bonifacio Distrito ng Fort Bonifacio The Global City |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Districts | 1st and 2nd Districts of Taguig City |
| Elevation | 16.0 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| - Total | 20,741 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Zip code | 1630 to 1638 |
| Area code(s) | 2 |
| Website | www.fbdcorp.com |
Fort Andres Bonifacio is a district in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the headquarters of the Philippine Army.
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History
During the American colonial period, the US government acquired a 25.78 square kilometre property of Taguig for military purposes. This area (TCT dated 1902) was turned into a camp and was 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 surrendered 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 finally turned over to the Philippine government by virtue of US Embassy Note No. 0570.
Fort McKinley was made the permanent headquarters of the Philippine Army in 1957 and was subsequently renamed Fort Bonifacio after the Father of the Philippine Revolution against Spain, Andres Bonifacio, whose father, Santiago Bonifacio, was a native of Tipas, Taguig.
Following the nationwide implementation of the Integrated Reorganization Plan (IRP) in 1972, Barangay Bicutan was subdivided into six new barangays, namely, Bagong Tanyag, Lower Bicutan, Upper Bicutan, Signal Village, Maharlika Village and Western Bicutan.
When Fort Bonifacio was privatized and placed under the administration of the Bases Conversion Development Authority, the whole area was restored to Taguig.
Bonifacio Global City
In 1995, Bonifacio Land Development Corporation, a consortium led by Metro Pacific, made a successful bid to become BCDA's partner in the development of Bonifacio Global City. Ayala Land, Inc. and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. of the Campos Group purchased a controlling stake in BLC from Metro Pacific in 2003. BCDA and the two companies now control Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, which oversees the master planning of Bonifacio Global City.
Bonifacio Global City is now home to upscale residential condominiums such as Essensa, Serendra, Pacific Plaza, Bonifacio Ridge, and Regent Parkway and office buildings such as Net One and Bonifacio Technology Center. Most trendy restaurants, bars, clubs, and retail outlets are located in Bonifacio High Street, Serendra, The Fort Square and Fort Strip. Meanwhile, Bonifacio Stop-over and the Car Plaza cater to motorists. Global City is anchored by a major shopping center, Ayala Land's Market! Market!.
Many corporations have acquired properties and some have committed to relocate their regional or national headquarters, among them are Accenture, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Deutsche Bank, Lawson Software, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Ericsson, TetraPak and Safeway .
St. Luke's Medical Center and the Taguig Coliseum and Convention Center are among the Global City's anticipated developments. St. Luke's will consist of a 16-storey hospital building with 600 patient beds and an 11-storey medical arts building with 366 doctor's offices. The hospital intends to offer the most advanced medical technology administered by a highly trained staff. Taguig Coliseum and Convention Center, to be built by Northshore Holdings, Inc. and the current Taguig City administration, will be located on a 35,000 square metre site adjacent to Market! Market!. The center will include a hotel, office building, serviced apartments, a shopping center and a food court.
The Shangri-La Hotel Group has recently undertaken the groundbreaking of Shangri-La at the Fort. Scheduled to open in 2012, Shangri-La at the Fort will be a 60-storey tower with 500 guestrooms and 234 apartments. It is situated along Fifth Avenue, and will be sharing the prime block with the new headquarters building and the unified bourse of the Philippine Stock Exchange which is expected to be completed in 2010.
The Embassy of the Republic of Singapore has acquired a property near the Global City's center and will move permanently by 2008.
British School Manila, Manila Japanese School, International School Manila, and Systems Technology Institute, and MGC-New Life Christian Academy - Global City are all located in the University Parkway of Bonifacio Global City. Other educational institutions in the area include the Global City Innovative College, Victory Leadership Institute.
The masterplan of Fort Bonifacio was recently updated to allow efficient traffic management and circulation.
North Bonifacio
On September 9, 2008, Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga announced and claimed that the Fort and City will be the site of the country's tallest building (in the List of tallest buildings and structures in the world by country). The P 20-billion Federal Land Tower (66 floors, 250 meters high) will surpass the PBCom Tower, Makati City (259 m (850 ft, 52 stories high plus an 8-level radio tower).
Later this year, Federal Land, Inc., president Alfred Ty will construct the tower on a 27-hectare North Bonifacio district lot, jointly owned by the Metrobank Group of Companies and the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA). The first 25 floors of the skyscraper will be occupied by the Grand Hyatt Hotel (500 to 600 rooms), while the rest, by residential and commercial units.[2][3]
Forbeswood Heights
Forbeswood Heights is a residential development by Megaworld Corporation composed of six towers. Each residential tower is composed of 22 stories. There are 12 units in a floor composed of 1-bedroom and studio units which overlook a 5,500-square meter central park.[4]
McKinley Hill
McKinley Hill, a development project of Megaworld Corporation, is a 50 hectare mixed-use township of residential, office, institutional and retail center catering to an international clientele. It is located east of Forbes Park and south of the Bonifacio Global City.
One of the first institution to locate its operations at McKinley Hill is the Embassy of the United Kingdom. The embassy building sits on a 1.2 hectare U.K. embassy owned development in McKinley Hill. Since July 15, 2008, The Embassy of the United Kingdom has started operations in the said facility.[5][6]. The Korean Embassy is also set to move their facilities in McKinley Hill soon[1].
The newly opened Chinese International School Manila and Korean International School Philippines are located at Upper McKinley Road in McKinley Hill while Enderun Colleges, an international hotel school is at Park Avenue in McKinley Hill.
Heritage Park
Heritage Park was developed by BCDA. It is a 76-hectare high-value, multi-use memorial park designed with an ideal environment, beautiful landmarks and equipped with modern interment services, crematory and other facilities. The park opened in the first quarter of 2001.
Heritage Park is located on Bayani Road in Fort Bonifacio. It is between Libingan ng mga Bayani and The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Landmarks
The Libingan ng mga Bayani (Tagalog: Cemetery of Heroes) is a memorial ground housing 33,520 Filipino soldiers killed in Bataan, Corregidor and other battlefields 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 located on a prominent plateau within 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.
Controversies
Makati City and Taguig City have recently fought over the jurisdiction of Fort Bonifacio. 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 formerly considered part of Makati. A 2003 ruling by a judge in the Pasig Regional Trial Court has upheld the jurisdiction of Taguig over the entirety of Fort Bonifacio, including the Bonifacio Global City.[7]
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. Because of a pending civil case filed by the Taguig City government asking the court to define its territorial boundaries, Makati therefore cannot stop Taguig from collecting taxes on land located in Fort Bonifacio.[8][9][10]
See also
External links
- Official Website of Taguig City
- Website of Bonifacio Global City
- Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA)
References
- ^ Final Results - 2007 Census of Population
- ^ manilastandardtoday.com, RP’s tallest building will soon go up at The Fort
- ^ gmanews.tv/story, RP's tallest building soon to rise in Taguig
- ^ "Forbeswood Heights' Evergreen Tower starts rising.". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 10 June 2004. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21606919_ITM. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ Our Embassy in Manila
- ^ Untitled Document
- ^ Supreme Court E-Library - G.R. NO. 168781: CITY OF MAKATI, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. JUDGE BRICCIO C. YGAÑA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, PASIG CITY, BRANCH 153, AND MUNICIPALITY OF TAGUIG, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
- ^ manilastandardtoday.com, Court junks Makati’s suit to nullify Ramos patents
- ^ supremecourt.gov.ph, Binay v Taguig, G.R. No. 163175, June 27, 2008
- ^ inquirer.net, Court rules against Makati in property dispute case
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