Fort William McKinley
| Barangay Fort Bonifacio | |
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| Barangay | |
 Barangay Fort Bonifacio
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| Coordinates: 14°32′27.1″N 121°3′0.4″E / 14.540861°N 121.050111°ECoordinates: 14°32′27.1″N 121°3′0.4″E / 14.540861°N 121.050111°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Taguig |
| District | 2nd Legislative district of Taguig |
| Established | 1940 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barangay |
| • Barangay Captain | Wilfredo Sayson |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 11,739 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 1632 |
| Area code(s) | 02 |
| Fort Bonifacio | |
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| Taguig, Philippines | |
Main gate of the Philippine Army Headquarters
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| Type | Military Base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Republic of the Philippines |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940s |
| In use | 1940s-Present |
| Materials | Concrete,Steel |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Philippine Army, Philippine Marines Corps, Philippine Navy "Seabees", Southern Police District Headquarters |
Fort Bonifacio (formerly named as Fort McKinley), is the national headquarters of the Philippine Army (AFP) and is located in southeastern Metro Manila in an area disputed between Taguig, Makati and Pateros. It is located near the national headquarters of the Philippine Air Force (AFP). The camp is named after Andres Bonifacio, the revolutionary leader of the Katipunan during the revolutionary period of the Philippines against Spain - Philippine Revolution.
Fort William McKinley, now Fort Bonifacio, was established during the Philippine–American War in 1901. The land is situated south of Pasig River down to the creek of Alabang, Manila and was declared as a U.S. military reservation by the Secretary of War, Elihu Root, expropriating the land owned by Capitan Juan Gonzales without compensation. This expropriation was later challenged by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos and the US agreed to compensate, through him, in trust deposits.
In 1916, the 3rd Battalion of the 31st Infantry Regiment was formed here. Until December 1920, this was the home of the 31st Infantry Regiment. During World War II, the USAFFE headquarters for the Philippine Department and the Philippine Division were at the fort. The bulk of the Philippine Division was stationed there and this was where, under the National Defense Act of 1935, specialized artillery training was conducted.
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