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BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

EVOLUTION AND BACKGROUND HISTORY


During the American Colonial Period, the US government
acquired a 25.78 square km property within what was then
THE EARLY YEARS:
disputed area between Makati, Taguig and Pateros for
military purposes. This area (TCT dated 1902) was turned Did you know that
into a camp then known as Fort William McKinley after the Bonifacio Global
25th US president, William McKinley. After the Philippines City was a known
gained its political independence from the United States on military base?
July 4, 1946, the US bestowed to the Republic of the During the
Philippines all rights of possession, jurisdiction, Philippine-American
supervision and control over the Philippine territory War, the US
except the use of their military bases. On May 14, 1949, Government
Fort McKinley was turned over to the Philippine established a fort
Government by virtue of US Embassy Note No. 0570. in a mountainous
part of the south-
Under the AFP leadership of Gen. Alfonso Arellano, Fort
east of the center
McKinley was made the permanent headquarters of the
of Manila as their
Philippine Army in 1957 and was subsequently renamed Fort
operations base.
Bonifacio, after the Father of the Philippine Revolution
against Spain, Andres Bonifacio, whose father, Santiago
Bonifacio, was a native of Taguig (then part of the
Province of Manila / Tondo).

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 filed 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 Barangays 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 filed 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.

In February 7, 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 BLDC from
Metro Pacific 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.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

SITE CONTEXT OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

CONCEPT DIAGRAM OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

LAND USE OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY


LAND USE AREA OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT DENSITY AND FLOOR AREA
CITY RATIO OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

MASTER PLAN OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY AS OF 2006


Bonifacio High Street, Serendra, and Market! Market! as seen before
they were developed.

A photograph of Fort William Mckinley 1923

A side-to-side comparison of the 1923 photograph and a present-day


Google Earth View from the same angle.
PRESENT PHOTOS OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY
PLANNING – 02
(FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE)

FINAL REQUIREMENT:

“NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE


PHILIPPINES”

BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

S T U D E N T S:

ABENOJA, JOSHUA
ESLAO, KIM LEMUEL

I N S T R U C T O R:
AR. ROSSANO G. BARADI, UAP
HISTORICAL IMAGES OF BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

This is an aerial view of Fort William McKinley when it was


still a military camp

Fort William McKinley housed thousands of soldiers back in


the day.

This is one of the building facilities of YMCA in Fort


William McKinley during the war.

The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial before it was flanked by different high-rise
buildings. One of the most iconic landmarks in Bonifacio Global City is the Manila American
Cemetery and Memorial. Established in 1960, it is where soldiers who died during World War II
were laid to rest. Surrounded by lush greenery, it is comprised of 11 plots forming a
circular pattern, with its headstones neatly aligned

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