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Fort William McKinley, now Fort Bonifacio, was established during the Philippine–American War in 1901. The land is situated south of the Pasig River , down to the creek Alabang , near Manila. It was declared a U.S. military reservation by U.S. Secretary of War Elihu Root , expropriating the land owned by Captain Juan Gonzales without ...
Bonifacio Global City (also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort) is a central business district and major financial hub located in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.It is located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) southeast of the capital city of Manila.
When Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law in 1972, Fort Bonifacio became the host of three detention centers full of political prisoners - the Ipil Reception Center (sometimes called the Ipil Detention Center), a higher security facility called the Youth Rehabilitation Center (YRC), [5] and the Maximum Security Unit where Senators Jose W. Diokno and Benigno Aquino Jr. were ...
As the US Air Force started bombing Manila, the Sakura Heiei's tunnel served as shelter of the high military officials. On February 13, 1945, the Japanese abandoned Fort McKinley. In 1949, the base was transferred to the Philippine Government and renamed Fort Bonifacio. It also became the Philippine Army headquarters.
The Bonifacio Capital District (BCD) is a financial district in Metro Manila, Philippines under the joint management of Megaworld Corporation and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. It covers the southern area of Fort Bonifacio with the Bonifacio Global City district situated north of the BCD, with McKinley Hill under the ...
In November 21, 2017, the Senate selected Fort Bonifacio in Taguig as the site of the new Senate building taking into account various factors such as accessibility, costs, and opinion poll from Senate employees. [12] [13] Antipolo in Rizal was the other option considered.
Lawton Avenue, also known as Fort Bonifacio–Nichols Field Road and Nichols Field Road, [1] is the main road in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.It follows a part of the alignment of the old Nichols route running roughly southwest to northeast from Sales Interchange to 5th Avenue and the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
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