FORT BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY

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With its rapidly changing skylie, Taguig's 440-hectare Fort Bonifacio district is poised to become Metro Manila's leading corporate and residential address. High-rise condominiums, office buildings, commercial centers and quiet, residential enclaves have mushroomed virtually overnight in this former military reservation, helping shape an emerging vision of a 21st century Philippines. Strategically located between the Makati and Ortigas business districts, and with convenient access to the EDSA and C-5 highways, the Global City will soon benefit from a highway directly linking it to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which will cut down even further the 15-minute travel time to the NAIA.

The Global City's master plan was modeled after the functionality of Seoul, the excellent systems of Singapore, the innovation Vancouver, and the visionary outlook of Paris. It is a community designed to operate efficiently and seamlessly, with leading-edge amenities not found in any other Philippine metropolis. These include underground distribution systems for gas lines, power lines, and high-bandwidth fiber optic cables, and water distribution and wastewater treatment facilities. Taguig's city within a city combines hi-tech offices, residential buildings and bustling retail outlets to create a new standard of urban living. Modern sculptures and avant-garde fountains dot the pockets of greenery interspersed with world-class shops, chic restaurants and upscale residences.

Fort Bonifacio is truly global, and not just in name. The area continues to be a magnet for big-ticket investors, luring leading financial institutions, multinational banks, call centers, embassies and state-of-the art hospitals. Several multinational companies have moved or are already committed to transfering their regional or national headquarters to Bonifacio: among them, HSBC, Lawson, Stock Exchange has also approved plans to unify its operations, currently located in the cities of Makati and Pasig, into a single, modern bourse in the Global City by 2010. The British and Singaporean governments have begun construction of their new embassies here, with the governments of South Korea and Turkey expected to follow suit.

Fort Bonifacio's campus zone is home to the country's most prestigious international and local educational institutions - among them, the International School, British School, Japanese School and Victory Leadership International. Soon to be built are Chinese and Korean International Schools, and an international hotel school.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DISTRICT

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"We believe that there is no better home for the unified Philippine Stock Exchange than Fort Bonifacio. With modern infrastructure in place and business gravitating towards it, Fort Bonifacio will be the next financial district in the near future"

- Eusebio Tanco Member, Board of Governor Philippine Stock Exchange

Development in Fort Bonifacio is outstripping growth in all other areas in the country. Since 2001, over 40 buildings or building complexes have risen in the Global City. Nearly ten new structures are under construction every year, with another five in the planning stages.

Soon to join the ranks of Fort Bonifacio's high-rises is the Landmark Tower the country's tallest building. This 66-story structure, which will house a 350-room 5-star hotel, is part of a sprawling, 27-hectare commercial and residential project in North Bonifacio.

Also on the drawing boards: a world-class trade hall and convention center, complete with hotels, offices and full-service apartments. It will be built on a 3.5 hectare site by the local government in partnership with private investors. Taguig has played host to several highly successful entertainment and sports events, from boxing champ Manny Pacquiao's triumphant bout against his Thai opponent to the Philippine legs of Beyonce and Cristina Aguilera's world tour, attended by over 50,000. With the completion of the country's tallest building and largest all-in-one event facility, Taguig hopes to further solidify its growing reputation as a "total package" location - the country's preeminent business, residential, and tourist destination, all wrapped in one.

TOURIST SPOTS

ANG SUPREMO By Ben-Hur Villanueva
“Ang Supremo” is a 3-meter tall brass-bronze statue that immortalizes the momentous event when Bonifacio and the KKK tore up their “cedulas” in protest to the Spanish authorities. The second figure is Lakambini, wife of Bonifacio, holding a flag. The third figure is a Katipunero and Kasapi holding a bamboo spear.

The TREES By Reynato Paz Contreras
This art piece is a 6.5-meter tall sculpture composed of three interlocking trees creating a dome like structure at the top representing the circle of life. The sturdy branches represent stability.

KASAYSAYAN BAWAT ORAS By Juan Sajid de Leon Imao
“Kasaysayan Bawat Oras,” a 16-meter work of reinforced brass sheet and cement, is a sundial-cum-educational playground. It is surrounded by seven paper-like dolls representing the 7,100 islands of the Philippines.

KASAKALIKASAN By Jerusalino V. Araos
A garden occupying 3,556-sqm., Kasalikasan serves as an admonition to value nature amid an urban setting. Coined by Araos, Kasalikasan is a combination of four words: Kasali Ka Sa Kalikasan, which means “interacting or being one with nature.”

BALANGHAI By Gerry Leonardo
It is kinetic sculpture. It has tree sails with paddles representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao all moving in the direction of the wind.

TRANSFORMATION By Lor Calma
“Transformation is a sculpture of three stacked laminated glasses, 5 to 10 meters in height, internally lit, and incorporating a system of cascading water set in a fountain pool.”