Fort Bonifacio Global City
| Bonifacio Global City | ||
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| Central Business District | ||
Skyline of Bonifacio Global City
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| Nickname(s): The Global City, The Fort |
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 Location of Bonifacio Global City. Disputed between Makati (North) and Taguig (South). |
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| Coordinates: 14°33′11″N 121°3′8″E / 14.55306°N 121.05222°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | National Capital Region | |
| Local Government | Taguig | |
| Elevation | 16.0 m (52.5 ft) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 20,741 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| Area code(s) | 2 | |
| Website | www.fbdcorp.com | |
Bonifacio Global City (also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort) is a financial district in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) south-east of the center of Manila in Taguig. The district experienced commercial growth following 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 development—Bonifacio 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 Pacific in 2003. BCDA and the two companies now control Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, which oversees the master planning of Bonifacio Global City.
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, 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.
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