Anong status ng THE VENICE? nakita ko lng sa Tv ads, looks like in Las Vegas:)

we are really OT (maybe the mods can move these posts)...
:lol: Luxury cars still have heaters in the Philippines. Not that anyone will use them.

but to answer your question, cars in PI are taxed according to displacement (ie. 1.6 engines or 4.6 engines). The larger the displacement (typical for luxury cars and SUVs), the larger the tax to put it simply. So small cars like the vios (1.3 engine), civic or corolla (usually with a 1.6 displacement) are priced similarly to other markets but luxury cars and SUVs (ie. the Lexus GS460 which has a 4.6 engine) are taxed heavily, making their prices double or more compared to the US.

OT PI cars are no longer taxed based on engine displacement, but are now using the value-based excise tax since 2003 and the value added tax (VAT) of 12%

Manufacturer’s Price Excise Tax rate

P0 – P600,000 2%

Over P600,000 – P1.1 million, P12,000 plus 20% of amount in excess of P600,000

Over P1.1 million – P2.1 million, P112,000 plus 40% of amount in excess of P1.1 million

Over P2.1 million, P512,000 plus 60% of amount in excess of P2.1 million

Wala namang masama sa pagiging mayaman, ang ayoko lang ay un pagiging sobrang arte nila. Infact nga, pag may nakikita akong mayaman na bumababa ng kotse sa BGC...... Slow motion pa sila kung tumapak sa pavement :lol:

Also, Madaming posers sa BGC High strip. Un akala mo mayaman, yun pala, nagtatrabaho lang pala sa call center :naughty:

:stupid:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

why do the cars in the PHils cost twice their counterparts in the US?
Is it taxed 100%. Shouldn't they be a bit cheaper since they have no heaters. :lol:
anyway it's very scary to drive luxury cars in the phils considering the way they drive unless you have a few millions to give away everyday.
since self employed people do not really pay the correct amount of tax, the best way to tax them is through large indirect taxes on luxury priced items... more so for the higher income earners who hide in the underground economy.

OT PI cars are no longer taxed based on engine displacement, but are now using the value-based excise tax since 2003 and the value added tax (VAT) of 12%

Manufacturer’s Price Excise Tax rate

P0 – P600,000 2%

Over P600,000 – P1.1 million, P12,000 plus 20% of amount in excess of P600,000

Over P1.1 million – P2.1 million, P112,000 plus 40% of amount in excess of P1.1 million

Over P2.1 million, P512,000 plus 60% of amount in excess of P2.1 million

Right. Thanks for correcting me, i was still thinking of the old system.

anyone read manila bulletin yesterday? a friend told me that R-II developers bagged a project costing P1B to develop a project called "Skyline City" on landstrips from shell taguig to petron along c5. Project consists of mid to highrises, malls etc.

^^ Can somebody post that Manila Bulletin article on Taguig's Skyline City project? Interested to read more about it but can't find it. Thanks! :)





Btw speaking of Call Centers, here's some BPO related news which also featured the on going construction boom happening in Taguig / Fort Bonifacio. Thanks Aaron / Thomasian! :cheers:


ChannelNewsAsia Clip on Outsourcing in the Philippines
WgS1ayh8bbI

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3188270950_56feeea9e1_b.jpg
Photo by me :colgate: taken two weeks ago

^^ Beautiful!!! :applause:

Also, Madaming posers sa BGC High strip. Un akala mo mayaman, yun pala, nagtatrabaho lang pala sa call center :naughty:

:ohno:

i'm a lurker here for years but this one, i just can't stop myself from responding to this super stupid post..

i work in a call center and do you have a problem with it?!
me and my colleagues graduated from a reputable green school in taft.
We are all supervisors, our senior sup graduated from a maroon school in diliman and our managers also graduated from a green school in taft and a blue school in Katipunan..

ikaw anong school ka ba?:puke:

masaydo ka mang-maliit sa call center employees ah..

do you want us to slap your face with our passports?!
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

damn stupid biatch!!!

Taguig unveils plan to expand Mega City to Taytay, Rizal (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/jan/27/yehey/metro/20090127met3.html)
Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/jan/27/yehey/metro/20090127met3.html)

Taytay, Rizal: Mayor Joric Gacula on Monday unveiled the plan to expand to the eastern outskirt of Metro Manila the overly ambitious development of Mega City in the lakeshore commercial, industrial, and financial zone of Taguig City.

Gacula said talks are under way between the local government and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for the inclusion of their town, particularly the 200-hectare lakeshore parcel in Taytay, Rizal.

He said Taytay and the LLDA, which has jurisdiction over the development projects in the Laguna de Bay region, are likely to forge a joint venture for the development of a 200-hectare lakeshore parcel adjacent C-6.

He added that a number of publicly listed investment firms have expressed interest in infusing capital investments in the new industrial hub.

LLDA earlier struck a deal with the Taguig City government for the reclamation of 3,000 hectares from Asia’s second largest freshwater basin, where they intend to put up the Mega City, where industries, commercial establishments, financial centers and an international airport are envisioned to rise.
-- James Konstantin Galvez

:ohno:

i'm a lurker here for years but this one, i just can't stop myself from responding to this super stupid post..

i work in a call center and do you have a problem with it?!
me and my colleagues graduated from a reputable green school in taft.
We are all supervisors, our senior sup graduated from a maroon school in diliman and our managers also graduated from a green school in taft and a blue school in Katipunan..

ikaw anong school ka ba?:puke:

masaydo ka mang-maliit sa call center employees ah..

do you want us to slap your face with our passports?!
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

damn stupid biatch!!!
as a call center manager shouldn't you have better temperament control. :lol:

1st world ang dating ng BGC.sa google map mas malaki ang BGC sa CBD ng makati well malapit lapit lang naman sana mag connect if possible. swerte ng taguig LGU sana maka tulong sa mga less fortunate sa taguig.

relax lang.. I also came from a green school in Taft... and my passport is so kapal with the visas... hehehe Joke lang!

Anyway, I was in BHS last sunday and I'm really happy to see many many people enjoying the park. I saw BGC when it was still being constructed as i was opening up one of our branches there.

Kaya lang medyo nakikita ko na yung wear and tear especially sa grass, and also yung mga pictures in every building faded na.

I was told that Ayala is not the one managing this part (they manage the Serendra part) because this is managed by their partner Greenfields of the Campos Group kaya medyo di maayos ang management. Hope they will still continue the standards they implement.

^^ Beautiful!!! :applause:

thanks hehe

;31317558']http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3188270950_56feeea9e1_b.jpg
Photo by me :colgate: taken two weeks ago
i love it dex... :D

:ohno:

i'm a lurker here for years but this one, i just can't stop myself from responding to this super stupid post..

i work in a call center and do you have a problem with it?!
me and my colleagues graduated from a reputable green school in taft.
We are all supervisors, our senior sup graduated from a maroon school in diliman and our managers also graduated from a green school in taft and a blue school in Katipunan..

ikaw anong school ka ba?:puke:

masaydo ka mang-maliit sa call center employees ah..

do you want us to slap your face with our passports?!
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

damn stupid biatch!!!
relax lang.. I also came from a green school in Taft... and my passport is so kapal with the visas... hehehe Joke lang!

Anyway, I was in BHS last sunday and I'm really happy to see many many people enjoying the park. I saw BGC when it was still being constructed as i was opening up one of our branches there.

Kaya lang medyo nakikita ko na yung wear and tear especially sa grass, and also yung mga pictures in every building faded na.

I was told that Ayala is not the one managing this part (they manage the Serendra part) because this is managed by their partner Greenfields of the Campos Group kaya medyo di maayos ang management. Hope they will still continue the standards they implement.
Green SSCers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=793710), nice to meet you :cheers:
Relax, enjoy SSC

:ohno:

i'm a lurker here for years but this one, i just can't stop myself from responding to this super stupid post..

i work in a call center and do you have a problem with it?!
me and my colleagues graduated from a reputable green school in taft.
We are all supervisors, our senior sup graduated from a maroon school in diliman and our managers also graduated from a green school in taft and a blue school in Katipunan..

ikaw anong school ka ba?:puke:

masaydo ka mang-maliit sa call center employees ah..

do you want us to slap your face with our passports?!
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

damn stupid biatch!!!

^^ :lol:

Galing ka nga sa magandang school kaso, bagsak ka naman sa anger control :lol:

Heh, Relax ka lang. Huhupa din yan :naughty:

Green school that must be where Dinabaw graduated from. :lol:

:jk:

Leechiu said that Fort Bonifacio is on top of the list of BPO firms which want to locate or relocate because of its cost, infrastructure and available talent pool.

“It can attract the labor market that Makati attracts and it has the same but better infrastructure than Makati,” Leechiu told abs-cbnNews.com/Newsbreak. Investors are also eyeing Fort Bonifacio, he added, because it is not as congested as Makati.


“Companies which will leave Makati will not go to Ortigas or Pioneer [in Mandaluyong] because moving too far will disrupt their operations,” he said. “If they will move out of Makati and go to these locations, their employees may leave them and that’s a big cost to them.”

;31317558']http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3188270950_56feeea9e1_b.jpg
Photo by me :colgate: taken two weeks ago

really nice... no cars in the street? is this in the wee hours?

:ohno:

i'm a lurker here for years but this one, i just can't stop myself from responding to this super stupid post..

i work in a call center and do you have a problem with it?!
me and my colleagues graduated from a reputable green school in taft.
We are all supervisors, our senior sup graduated from a maroon school in diliman and our managers also graduated from a green school in taft and a blue school in Katipunan..

ikaw anong school ka ba?:puke:

masaydo ka mang-maliit sa call center employees ah..

do you want us to slap your face with our passports?!
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

damn stupid biatch!!!

Welcome to skyscrapercity! Hope you participate in other threads. :)

i love it dex... :D

thanks Jeff!

really nice... no cars in the street? is this in the wee hours?

Nope, between 7-9pm. There were a few vehicles passing by, I just waited till the street was clear before taking the shot; I guess 7th Ave. (?) isn't a particularly busy street.

^^ :lol:

Galing ka nga sa magandang school kaso, bagsak ka naman sa anger control :lol:

Heh, Relax ka lang. Huhupa din yan :naughty:


Ay Sus, Ke-ganda nga riyan sa Bonifacio High Istret

Aba eh, nagbihis akong ke gara-gara at nag-spokening dollar ako.

Pero me katulad mo pala na nangingialam.

Eh sayang pala ang dollars at dinar ko panggastos.

Hindi na pala ako katanggap-tanggap dahil sa tulad mong pakialamero


:lol:

;31352378']thanks Jeff!



Nope, between 7-9pm. There were a few vehicles passing by, I just waited till the street was clear before taking the shot; I guess 7th Ave. (?) isn't a particularly busy street.

^^ very nice phot.. its so clean.. iloveyt too!!

Investors are also eyeing Fort Bonifacio, he added, because it is not as congested as Makati.


.....YET :naughty:

Ay Sus, Ke-ganda nga riyan sa Bonifacio High Istret

Aba eh, nagbihis akong ke gara-gara at nag-spokening dollar ako.

Pero me katulad mo pala na nangingialam.

Eh sayang pala ang dollars at dinar ko panggastos.

Hindi na pala ako katanggap-tanggap dahil sa tulad mong pakialamero


:lol:

Opinion ko lang yun and yet, napaka bilis nyong lahat ma offend at tapos nagiging defensive :lol:

You guys makes me laugh :naughty:

I believe, even if the BGC get congested with buildings, the system will still work out the way it should be! BGC is a well planned, well maintained city so it won't matter at all even if there's a substantial amount of construction. BGC, truly a world class city! :)

I believe, even if the BGC get congested with buildings, the system will still work out the way it should be! BGC is a well planned, well maintained city so it won't matter at all even if there's a substantial amount of construction. BGC, truly a world class city! :)

Uhhh...Fort Bonifacio is just a business district of Taguig City and its not a city of its own :nuts: .

Also, Tell that to Ayala Center. The place already have good roads and such and yet, it still congest like mad. BGC have smaller roads compared to Ayala Center so once BGC gets full, it would be a traffic nightmare.

Anyway, If all goes well. BGC might actually be alot better than Ortigas and Ayala Center combined.

:okay: :okay: Great shot Dx! BGC is looking really more and more beautiful as days pass. Looking forward to many more Fort Boni projects to come!

;31317558']http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3188270950_56feeea9e1_b.jpg
Photo by me :colgate: taken two weeks ago

Office
McKinley Business Park Launched
Philippine Star 10/18/03
McKinley Business Park is within the portion
of Fort Bonifacio recently acquired by
Ayala Land and the Campos Group. Situated
very close to McKinley Road, the
McKinley Business Park offers a limited
number of lots that range from 941 sqm.
to 2,782 sqm. Within the Bonifacio Global
City business district, it is only a few minutes
drive from both the NAIA 3 Terminal
and the country’s largest business hub,
the Makati Business District. Given its
proximity to the Manila American Monument
and Memorial, McKinley Business
Park has been zoned as a medium-density
development and is ideal for medium-rise
office, residential and mixed-use buildings
The McKinley Business Park is the initial
project of FBDC under the management
of Ayala Land and the Campus Group. In
partnership, the two firms acquired from
Metro Pacific Corp. the controlling share
of FBDC in a public building in late 2002.

^^ I believe that is the development we now know as the McKinley Hill.

hmm.. but McKinley Hill is owned by Megaworld and not by the Ayala-Campos group... isn't this the South Bonifacio area of BGC? That area where Essensa is..

^^ But didn't they acquire McKinley Hill from them? Oh I guess McKinley Hilll is only from the solely-BCDA owned area of Fort Bonifacio.

;31317558']http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3188270950_56feeea9e1_b.jpg
Photo by me :colgate: taken two weeks ago


one of the best pics ever posted.
pag ganito pinakita sa prospective clients, mapapabili ka ng condo unit ng di-oras :D

i find the streets of BGC very safe. siguro dahil wala pang masyadong buildings kaya walang mapagtataguan mga holdaper at snatcher. maraming open areas, kita agad sila. wala ding mga jeeps kung saan pwede silang sumakay agad para makatakas.

i find the streets of BGC very safe. siguro dahil wala pang masyadong buildings kaya walang mapagtataguan mga holdaper at snatcher. maraming open areas, kita agad sila. wala ding mga jeeps kung saan pwede silang sumakay agad para makatakas.
haha i agree. pag sumakay ng taxi, mahal pa sisingilin lalo na pag sumakay ka malapit sa mga gimikan. pag fort bus naman, iikutin pa ang bgc (pero magbabago na yata ngayon). :lol:

i find the streets of BGC very safe. siguro dahil wala pang masyadong buildings kaya walang mapagtataguan mga holdaper at snatcher. maraming open areas, kita agad sila. wala ding mga jeeps kung saan pwede silang sumakay agad para makatakas.

Previous incidents were reported to be of the motorcycle riding-in-tandem type so they can quickly escape through BGC's numerous entry and exit points. Although I haven't heard of any quite recently so it's probably safe to say that BGC is much safer now.

pag fort bus naman, iikutin pa ang bgc (pero magbabago na yata ngayon). :lol:


^^ meron na direct route (from Market! Market! to EDSA|Ayala MRT and back) ang fort bus ngayon...

R-II inks P1-B joint venture with Taguig

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:56:00 01/30/2009

R-II Builders Inc. and the Taguig City government have signed a P1-billion joint venture agreement to develop 11 hectares of land.

The lands identified for development are in the Ususan and Bagong Tanyag areas of the city, which is adjacent to the Makati business district and houses the Bonifacio Global City prime development area.

Under the agreement, the joint venture will build two hubs. The first, “Skyline City,” will be a mixed-used 8.8-hectare development in Ususan, with a mall and a strip of medium- and high-rise residential towers to be put up.

The second will consist of medium-rise residential buildings in Bagong Tanyag for Taguig residents, such as qualified city employees, policemen, schoolteachers, and informal setters. This component will get a P100-million initial cash outlay from R-II Builders.

Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga, City Administrator Wilfredo Villar, R-II group chairman Reghis Romero II and R-II Builders director Michael Romero signed the agreement. With editing by INQUIRER.net

:ohno:

i'm a lurker here for years but this one, i just can't stop myself from responding to this super stupid post..

i work in a call center and do you have a problem with it?!
me and my colleagues graduated from a reputable green school in taft.
We are all supervisors, our senior sup graduated from a maroon school in diliman and our managers also graduated from a green school in taft and a blue school in Katipunan..

ikaw anong school ka ba?:puke:

masaydo ka mang-maliit sa call center employees ah..

do you want us to slap your face with our passports?!
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

damn stupid biatch!!!

I have problems with telemarketers ..pretty annoying especially when they wake me up to buy some stupid vacuum machine .

I respect your work as I respect any other work . What I really hate are the dirty cops or any other government official who ask for money !

really nice... no cars in the street? is this in the wee hours?

Hope remain this way. They should make a new law , if you want to enter in the Fort with your car you must be a resident with a private parking spot. Or pay a ticket .

God bless pedestrians !!!

Ano kaya meron ngayon sa Fort Bonifacio....Kahapon, nakakita ako ng mga nag parachute na mga sundalo. Tapos kanina, daming umiikot na huey's at may mga artillery fire pang naririnig...

:shifty:

^^ Balikatan :lol:
(JOKE) :D

Hope remain this way. They should make a new law , if you want to enter in the Fort with your car you must be a resident with a private parking spot. Or pay a ticket .

God bless pedestrians !!!

But it would be difficult for the commercial establishments to sustain without customers from other parts of MM. I don't know if this is feasible here.

Office
McKinley Business Park Launched
Philippine Star 10/18/03
McKinley Business Park is within the portion
of Fort Bonifacio recently acquired by
Ayala Land and the Campos Group. Situated
very close to McKinley Road, the
McKinley Business Park offers a limited
number of lots that range from 941 sqm.
to 2,782 sqm. Within the Bonifacio Global
City business district, it is only a few minutes
drive from both the NAIA 3 Terminal
and the country’s largest business hub,
the Makati Business District. Given its
proximity to the Manila American Monument
and Memorial, McKinley Business
Park has been zoned as a medium-density
development and is ideal for medium-rise
office, residential and mixed-use buildings
The McKinley Business Park is the initial
project of FBDC under the management
of Ayala Land and the Campus Group. In
partnership, the two firms acquired from
Metro Pacific Corp. the controlling share
of FBDC in a public building in late 2002.

^^ I believe that is the development we now know as the McKinley Hill.

definitely not McKinley Hill. the article says it's 'within' fort bonifacio. McKinley Hill is not part of fort bonifacio anymore. although very close to it.

;31317558']http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3188270950_56feeea9e1_b.jpg
Photo by me :colgate: taken two weeks ago

One of the best BGC shots!

Especially with the PP at the background..... :D

:okay: :okay: Great shot Dx! BGC is looking really more and more beautiful as days pass. Looking forward to many more Fort Boni projects to come!

one of the best pics ever posted.
pag ganito pinakita sa prospective clients, mapapabili ka ng condo unit ng di-oras :D

One of the best BGC shots!

Especially with the PP at the background..... :D

Salamat po! :)

definitely not McKinley Hill. the article says it's 'within' fort bonifacio. McKinley Hill is not part of fort bonifacio anymore. although very close to it.

I believe McKinley Hill is part of Fort Bonifacio, and so is Bonifacio Global City. McKinley Hill is definitely not part of Bonifacio Global City, but they're both part of Fort Bonifacio. The McKinley Hill lot is acquired from BCDA which has control of the government-owned military bases. So if McKinley Hill came from BCDA, then it is definitely part of Fort Bonifacio.

you could be right. and i stand corrected on that one. mckinley hill is indeed part of fort bonifacio but not of the global city. it says it's very close to the american battle monument. but still, what confuses me is the fact that Ayala and Campos had some participation in the land acquisition. for mckinley hill, only megaworld was involved in this project. and everytime Megaworld mentions McKinley Hill, it uses Taguig City as the address.

R-II inks P1-B joint venture with Taguig (http://www.inquirer.net/propertyguide/aroundtown/view.php?db=1&article=20090130-186399)
January 30, 2009 03:56:00
Philippine Daily Inquirer (http://www.inquirer.net/propertyguide/aroundtown/view.php?db=1&article=20090130-186399)

R-Ii Builders Inc. and the Taguig City government have signed a P1-billion joint venture agreement to develop 11 hectares of land.

The lands identified for development are in the Ususan and Bagong Tanyag areas of the city, which is adjacent to the Makati business district and houses the Bonifacio Global City prime development area.

Under the agreement, the joint venture will build two hubs. The first, “Skyline City,” will be a mixed-used 8.8-hectare development in Ususan, with a mall and a strip of medium- and high-rise residential towers to be put up.

The second will consist of medium-rise residential buildings in Bagong Tanyag for Taguig residents, such as qualified city employees, policemen, schoolteachers, and informal setters. This component will get a P100-million initial cash outlay from R-II Builders.

Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga, City Administrator Wilfredo Villar, R-II group chairman Reghis Romero II and R-II Builders director Michael Romero signed the agreement.

^^ Thanks for posting the article on Skyline City rural village! I could not find the one in Manila Bulletin which isalnd son mentioned. :)

anyone read manila bulletin yesterday? a friend told me that R-II developers bagged a project costing P1B to develop a project called "Skyline City" on landstrips from shell taguig to petron along c5. Project consists of mid to highrises, malls etc.

But it would be difficult for the commercial establishments to sustain without customers from other parts of MM. I don't know if this is feasible here.

No usually no car zone districts are the best locations for commercial establishments.
See with the MRT or LRT you can make many kms around the metro in minutes something impossible with a car , it will take hours .
From Makati it takes only 10 minutes with the Fort Bonifacio Bus , The bus was very cute and fast. I had no problem at all finding a parking since I didn't had a car.

Then we have to learn to use public transportations we cannot pretend or allow that everybody in the country use a car to going around.
And the best way to do that is having a good efficient public transportation so the people will see how many benefits they will have by not using a car.
The air quality in Manila is already atrocious .

No usually no car zone districts are the best locations for commercial establishments.
See with the MRT or LRT you can make many kms around the metro in minutes something impossible with a car , it will take hours .
From Makati it takes only 10 minutes with the Fort Bonifacio Bus , The bus was very cute and fast. I had no problem at all finding a parking since I didn't had a car.

Then we have to learn to use public transportations we cannot pretend or allow that everybody in the country use a car to going around.
And the best way to do that is having a good efficient public transportation so the people will see how many benefits they will have by not using a car.
The air quality in Manila is already atrocious .

Or congestion pricing within Bonifacio to discourage car use.
http://www.transalt.org/files/campaigns/congestion/images/congestion_chart.jpg

taken by Adamina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shalom_adamina/)

taken about two months ago, but uploaded today :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/EnozAnewor/adamina.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/EnozAnewor/adaminafbgcmakati.jpg

I believe, even if the BGC get congested with buildings, the system will still work out the way it should be! BGC is a well planned, well maintained city so it won't matter at all even if there's a substantial amount of construction. BGC, truly a world class city! :)

I agree 101%! Its a well planned "city"

R-II inks P1-B joint venture with Taguig

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:56:00 01/30/2009

R-II Builders Inc. and the Taguig City government have signed a P1-billion joint venture agreement to develop 11 hectares of land.

The lands identified for development are in the Ususan and Bagong Tanyag areas of the city, which is adjacent to the Makati business district and houses the Bonifacio Global City prime development area.

Under the agreement, the joint venture will build two hubs. The first, “Skyline City,” will be a mixed-used 8.8-hectare development in Ususan, with a mall and a strip of medium- and high-rise residential towers to be put up.

The second will consist of medium-rise residential buildings in Bagong Tanyag for Taguig residents, such as qualified city employees, policemen, schoolteachers, and informal setters. This component will get a P100-million initial cash outlay from R-II Builders.

Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga, City Administrator Wilfredo Villar, R-II group chairman Reghis Romero II and R-II Builders director Michael Romero signed the agreement. With editing by INQUIRER.net

^^

Great Project for Taguig! I used to live near Ususan. Forward Taguig! :applause:

taken by Adamina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shalom_adamina/)

taken about two months ago, but uploaded today :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/EnozAnewor/adaminafbgcmakati.jpg

Mukhang dumpsite at basura un mga bahay ! :lol: That pictures shows na sobrang wala talagang urban planing ang Metro Manila

That pic was so nice I just had to retouch it. :)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6392/metropicretouchab2.jpg

:lol: @arciga_01 (whos below this post): even better!

I also retouched that awesome picture :nuts:

Eto o :naughty: :

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/8413/manila2ns9.jpg

Mukhang dumpsite at basura un mga bahay ! :lol: That pictures shows na sobrang wala talagang urban planing ang Metro Manila

Marami kasing lugar dito sa atin started out as a squatter community first, then the Mayor turns them into a barangay kaya walang urban planing and zoning ang mga lugar na ito like barangay pembo, rembo which is along the periphery of BGC.

I also retouched that awesome picture :nuts:

Eto o :naughty: :

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/8413/manila2ns9.jpg


URBAN RENEWAL means being able to remove all those shanty houses , relocating them and building a project like Bonifacio Global city to replace the site.

the future of metro manila depends on those settlements being totally replaced and modern sewerage and infrastructure laid to start with.

If you check out Taguig on Google Earth, you'll notice that there's not much wide roads and highways. Why is that? Certain residential communities almost seem to be quite inaccessible from the main roads, main roads of which are also hard to find because there seems to be very little of them.

If you check out Taguig on Google Earth, you'll notice that there's not much wide roads and highways. Why is that? Certain residential communities almost seem to be quite inaccessible from the main roads, main roads of which are also hard to find because there seems to be very little of them.

Because most of this places started out as squatters communities on government lands, that why planning for roads, drainage, sewage, etc. are none existence or are poorly planned. The planning of this communities only came afterwards. You will find this situation all over the Philippines where the planning/zoning are done only after the community has established. A good example is Boracay, the communities there don't own the land and yet they build their establishment as they see fit. Zoning/plans only came 20 years later which is already too late.
Why can't it be the otherway around where a land is planned/zone first by the government before selling it, so proper development can occur like what other countries are doing.

Not really, Almost the northern part of Taguig are official "Barrios". While the southerparn was mostly mountanous until the squatters came..

Manuel L Quezon Street is the original mainroad of taguig and it lacks sidewalks since way before americans even came...Kaya un mga bahay is litteratly INCHES away from the road.

Can it also be because Taguig is just one of the suburbs of old-Manila way before the Metro Manila (or in a greater and more current sense, the Mega Manila) was established, hence the original planning, if there's any back then, is not designed for high density usage?

If you check out Taguig on Google Earth, you'll notice that there's not much wide roads and highways. Why is that? Certain residential communities almost seem to be quite inaccessible from the main roads, main roads of which are also hard to find because there seems to be very little of them.

Actually, it's the same everywhere else. There's seems to be a lack of wide 6 or 8 lane roads in cities like that really need them. I'd hate to suggest that houses and other buildings be demolished to add more major roads but I think it has to be done even if it will bring a lot of protest.

^^Did you know what happened on the son of MMDA chief? Those bastards are threatening the people who are just doing their job..enforcing the rule of law. too bad!:ohno:

MOD: What building is this - it's under construction near the American cem.

taken last Feb. 2
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Feb2pictures003.jpg

MOD: What building is this - it's under construction near the American cem.

taken last Feb. 2
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Feb2pictures003.jpg

Trion Towers?

nope..this one is the area originally labelled McKinley Business park under the new Ayala-Campos partnership. Trion is in McKinley Parkway corner 8th Avenue as a showroom for now.

Taguig to build own version of Eastwood City off C-5 (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news4_feb3_2009)
Manila Standard (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news4_feb3_2009)
By Ferdinand Fabella

A NEW commercial district will soon rise along C-5 Road in Taguig City as part of its P1-billion urban development program.

Called Skyline City, the planned entertainment and commercial area will be put up along a 1.5-kilometer portion of C-5 Road in Ususan village, complete with a shopping mall and medium- to high-rise buildings, according to Taguig Mayor Freddie Tinga.

Tinga last week signed a P1-billion joint-venture agreement with R-II Builders Inc. through its chairman, Reghis Romero II, for the mixed-use development of 11-hectares in the villages of Ususan and Bagong Tanyag.

“This will realize our ‘One Taguig’ vision” Tinga said, adding the project would benefit “all sectors” of his city.

Initially, Skyline City will cover an 8.8-hectare area along the Ususan village portion of C-5 Road, between the Petron and Shell gas stations, and will be patterned after Eastwood City in Libis, Quezon City.

Tinga said that aside from a mall, medium- to high-rise buildings would also be built to house various businesses including call centers.

The other component of the P1-billion development project will involve the construction of medium-rise residential buildings in Bagong Tanyag village for qualified city employees, policemen, teachers and squatters.

The qualified beneficiaries would also be given livelihood opportunities through a P100-million cash outlay by R-II Builders, Tinga said.

Tinga signed the agreement with R-II Builders chairman Reghis Romero II and director Mikee Romero, and City Administrator Wilfredo Villar.

Villar said construction of the Skyline City and Bagong Tanyag housing projects would start this year, and would be completed in two to three years.

Under the 25-year joint venture agreement, R-II Builders will finance the development projects including the relocation of the qualified beneficiaries for the housing projects.

“The city government will not spend a single centavo in this venture. R-II will finance all the development,” Villar said, adding the city government would make money from the taxes and rentals of business establishments in Skyline City.

He said about 30,000 local employees and qualified squatters would benefit from the housing project.

^^ Where is this Ususan Village? Anyone has a map to show its exact location? Thanks.

Actually, it's the same everywhere else. There's seems to be a lack of wide 6 or 8 lane roads in cities like that really need them. I'd hate to suggest that houses and other buildings be demolished to add more major roads but I think it has to be done even if it will bring a lot of protest.

In a city you want to put 6-8 lanes roads ? highways are supposed to go outside the city !

i need to contact someone in Fort who actually has clout...and wont say to me PASENSYA NA LANG SIR, GANOON TALAGA
the jeepeneys without mufflers and belching black smoke at me are driving me nuts. how loud can a jeepney be. whats the point of green taxis and green buses if the jeepneys are black?

Tiis ka...Ganyan talaga :naughty:

^^ thanks, how about this one?

building under construction near the American cem.

taken last Feb. 2
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Feb2pictures003.jpg


OMG, it is a new project that escaped us SSCers?? :lol:


Let take a stab at it...

I placed a "?" in the BGC map.
Is that the location of this building?

Torvald Klaveness Group HQ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=578215

This glassy building in Global City will be the shipping company's headquarters. The 20 level tower takes a visually compelling form with its crown shaped like a forward hull of a ship. It will be located on a lot situated on a "Y" crossroad along an excluive lot in Bonifacio South of booming BGC.


http://www.readyforoccupancy.com/BGC-004.jpg

sharing some pix I took last Friday..

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/IMG_1401_1.jpg

Let take a stab at it...

I placed a "?" in the BGC map.
Is that the location of this building?

Torvald Klaveness Group HQ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=578215

This glassy building in Global City will be the shipping company's headquarters. The 20 level tower takes a visually compelling form with its crown shaped like a forward hull of a ship. It will be located on a lot situated on a "Y" crossroad along an excluive lot in Bonifacio South of booming BGC.


http://www.readyforoccupancy.com/BGC-004.jpg
the ? is on Robinsons 5th Avenue condo....the picture in question is "on top" of the letters I V in the word 20th Drive
The Torvald building was thought to be located next to the Singapore Embassy

Let take a stab at it...

I placed a "?" in the BGC map.
Is that the location of this building?


nice.. thanks for the map... nope that building is not on that spot.. its the top lot on 20th Drive (not a corner lot)

In a city you want to put 6-8 lanes roads ? highways are supposed to go outside the city !

A 6-8 lane road doesn't have to be a highway and it wouldn't hurt to have a highway inside the city either especially a metropolitan city of 11 million people. There's way too many two lane streets in Taguig. More wide streets would bring economic opportunities as it would allow more cars (and customers and public transportation) to the area. I mean look at the area around Ortigas Center ang BGC compared to Taguig. Big difference in the size of roads and the economic output.

MODS:

I don't know the names of the projects of these buildings under construction in BGC. Would appreciate if you could post them to their specific thread. Taken last 2/4

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nice.. thanks for the map... nope that building is not on that spot.. its the top lot on 20th Drive (not a corner lot)

Yes, it is on lot on 20th drive, not in a corner lot. I actually asked the guard, but he does not know, too.

Ganda ng Forbeswood Parklane.

Ganda ng Forbeswood Parklane.

^^ Agree. :cheers:

Post away folks! :colgate:

Link to Thread 11 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=652353) in the Archives. :okay:

Great, Mayor tinga is now joining the political trend...Now, i keep seing pictures of him EVERYWHERE!!! :ohno:

we should include the last 2 pages of the archived thread for continuity

Bonifacio Global City in Satellite Photos (via Google Earth Historical Imagery)

April 2004
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November 2005
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April 2006
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December 2007
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/BGC-DEC2007.jpg

Anong version ng google earth yan? Since un sa akin, un mapa ay luma na...

google earth is so cool... wow... more updates from google please..

four years sure makes a lot of difference. BGC now is bustling, back in 2004 it was filled with few residential buildings. Kudos to Ayala.

I mean even comparing that 2007 aerial view, it still has view developments.

;31842148']Bonifacio Global City in Satellite Photos (via Google Earth Historical Imagery)


well, no wonder the images aren't up to date... historical daw nga eh :)

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/BGC.jpg

forgot the name of the two towers under construction :)

^^ That's Sapphire res. Boni E- services and ascendas..:)

^^ thanks! :), 3 towers

well, no wonder the images aren't up to date... historical daw nga eh :)

Actually, we don't really expect Google Earth to have up-to-date, 2009 satellite images up already. Google Earth imagery are not real-time, that's too high-tech already. The 'historical' label there just means we can now access previous imagery (dati hindi pwede) :D

By LoumanA 6-8 lane road doesn't have to be a highway and it wouldn't hurt to have a highway inside the city either especially a metropolitan city of 11 million people. There's way too many two lane streets in Taguig. More wide streets would bring economic opportunities as it would allow more cars (and customers and public transportation) to the area. I mean look at the area around Ortigas Center ang BGC compared to Taguig. Big difference in the size of roads and the economic output.
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Sorry mate I was a bit busy so I read your reply only now.
Btw thanks for answering I understand your point of view but I don't agree and I hope that you also understand mine and of course you are free to disagree.

First of all I'm a pedestrian I don't have any license and cars scares me , they pollute and in hands of an irresponsible driver they are also dangerous on the other hand they are a necessity , we cannot live without them but we cannot also going everywhere with them and making them our only and main way to transport people and goods.Today we need more efficient and fastest ways.

Traffic inside the city today had become one of the major concerns and the general trend is to improve public transportation and discourage people using their cars , by building subways , closing road to cars , build Major attractions like stadiums reachable only by public transportation and even tax people who want to enter inside the city with a car.

As I wrote before cars are awesome but the problem with them inside a city with a very large population that cars take 4 or 5 times that a human being take . Because cars beside the roads they need also a parking spots.
Brasilia is a good example , was originally designed to be a city for cars and it didn't work simply because the city grew up too quick.
Cars are not good in large metropolitan areas.

I recently visited Manila I was there last year in November and I experienced being a traffic jam , we made 14 kms in something like 2 hours, the funny thing that using the MRT it took me only 15 minutes to make the exact path.

Making 6-8 lanes discourage people from walking and allowed every citizen having car will make our nation probably the worst liveable country in the world.

What Manila really need is subway more MRT-LRT lines and the train if we really want to improve the quality of life and the air quality.

Viewed from NAIA T3...

Makati, Ortigas Center and BGC…

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Bonifacio Global City…

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/HOLIDAY%202009%20-%20FEB%2005/DSC_0012a.jpg

What Manila really need is subway more MRT-LRT lines and the train if we really want to improve the quality of life and the air quality.

I might add into the debate.

MRT/LRT lines are costly, and most of all they take ages. 6 years per new metro line seems like an eternity. Since we are on the Taguig thread, perhaps BGC authorities should look into establishing lanes for public transport specifically - and since buses and jeeps in Manila refuse to use their signal lights there should be one bus operator in BGC alone using buses (and not the coaches we see traverse EDSA).

^^ lol its not really a debate.
Anyway the bus line that cover the fort is awesome , I ride that bus to go the fort from makati and I can say that the fort should remain with just one operator. the bus was good looking , clean and have very cute bus stops.

I love jeepneys they are one of the symbols that make Philippines unique but the problem with them that they don't really have stops so they load and unload passengers even in the middle of the road and most of them seams to have a personal road code.

Wow 6 years to build a new MRT line ? maybe its too much but I think its worth waiting.

let me elaborate on that figure. That was an estimate, the time it took between MRT3 (roughly around 1998-99) and then LRT2 (2004), the latter wasn't even completed (as we can see in the LRT/MRT thread).

Before that LRT1 was built in 1985. So what's after MRT-7? Perhaps another line that'll connect MM to outlying provinces, say an LRT1 extension into Bacoor and Imus. What's annoying is that it's like a "1 president, 1 metro line" policy, like one is enough to brag about during their term.

ps what was the name of the operator who was running the bus?

May sarili bang barangay ang mga residents sa BGC? if yes, ilan at anong pangalan?

ps what was the name of the operator who was running the bus?

The Fort Buses are operated by the Bonifacio Transport Corp.(BTC)

Boni’s next wave of development:banana:

By IRMA ISIP (http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/busi1.htm)

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is preparing the masterplan for the next major property development in Fort Bonifacio.

A consultant will be hired to make the masterplan for the 119 hectares of prime property in the former military installation.

Aileen Zosa, BCDA vice president for business development, said the agency has received 11 letters of intent for the master plan for which it is prepared to pay P10 million.

To be developed are nine pieces of adjoining properties – six of which are owned by BCDA in Bonifacio South — JUSMAG, SSU, ASCOM, Marines, BNS, and NOVAI — and portions of the Philippine Army (POL depot and dental dispensary), the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) and the consular areas, also in Fort Bonifacio.

Zosa said inquiries came from the Hong Kong-based Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK) International Ltd. HOK also did the master planning for Bonifacio Global City and EDAW in Hong Kong.

The deadline for the submission lapsed last Feb. 6.

Zosa said the BCDA would dispose of only the six properties it owns, covering 93 hectares, in a phased development that kicks off with the 35.5-hectare JUSMAG scheduled this year. At raw, the properties are fetching P20,000 per square meter.

However, BCDA has included the non-BCDA properties in the coverage of the master plan to make the development consistent with the rest of development in Fort Bonifacio.

"These properties are in the middle of the BCDA properties. The master plan would serve as a guide for the landowners in developing these properties," Zosa said.

For example, she said, the Philippine Army property will be for the relocation and replication site for the housing of the military officers to be displaced from the JUSMAG property.

The consular area is subject of an ownership claim by the US government. The property, which the US government intended to use for consular housing, was never turned over and is now occupied by squatters.

"Bonifacio South should complement Global City. We want to maintain the same standards as the Global City. Whatever facilities we’re lacking in Global City, we want to make sure these are present in Bonifacio South," Zosa said.

Zosa said although these properties are still intended for mixed-use development, the master plan will ensure the development would include essential but oftentimes neglected amenities like civic institutions — cultural, convention and arts centers, institutional areas and government offices.

The master plan would also determine the best mode of disposition – straight sale or joint venture — and the best land use.

"We will only qualify bidders with experience in master planning, business, financial and environment planning," Zosa said.

Zosa said other interested consultants for the master planning are Pros, Palafox, UP Planades, Colliers and ISSSI (International Strictures Systems Specialists Inc.) and Philips Consulting.

The BCDA has set the JUSMAG property as the first to be disposed under the phased asset disposition of Bonifacio South.

The BCDA also would like to avoid some of the pitfalls of the first asset disposition in Fort Bonifacio.

The privatization of the 214-hectare Fort Bonifacio in the late 1990s was unprecedented in terms of not only its size but also because of its P33 billion price.

Only 150 hectares was turned over to the winning bidder because the remaining area was beset with issues with informal settlers.

Zosa said 64 hectares were not delivered by the BCDA to the joint venture, FBDC. The 25 hectares went to Mckinely Hills. The rest are still occupied and became part of socialized housing area declared by President Arroyo under Executive Order 70.

Zosa said although the winning bidder, the Metro Pacific-led consortium, Bonifacio Land Corp (BLC) was able to pay the government the P19 billion down payment, it was not able to complete the development and sell some of the properties due to the 1997n property crisis. The BLC was bought out by an Ayala-led group in 2003.

Total payment to the government amounted to over P29 billion.

This does not include the share of the BCDA in the Fort Bonifacio Development Corp., the joint venture company formed with the private sector for the development of Global City. The BCDA has a 45 percent stake in the company.

Zosa estimates BCDA’s share at P20 billion to P30 billion.

Zosa said Global City is still in the process of development. Based on targets set by FBDC, at full buildup, Global City should have 12 million square meters in gross floor area (GFA) by 2012. The area now has about 3 million sq.m. in GFA.

Some of the major developments in progress are the Shangrila Hotel which recently broke ground; the PSE building, Mind Museum, West Super Block, and the retail component of the City Center, similar to Ayala Center.

Zosa said the 35-hectare North Bonifacio is the next development in Global City where the properties are fetching a minimum P33,000 per sq.m..

Zosa said the BCDA would initially focus on the disposition of JUSMAG, which is ideal for high-end mixed-use development, the back of Forbes Park and near Essensa.

It has so far generated the interest of property giants like Ayala Land Inc., Megaworld Corp., SM Group, Shimao Group of China, and Robinsons Land Corp.

Zosa said a Supreme Court ruling has allowed BCDA to reclaim ownership of the JUSMAG property, which was the subject of a case between the government and some retired military officials claiming ownership of the property.

The other properties up for disposition in Bonifacio South are the 33.6 hectares occupied by the ASCOM, Bonifacio Naval Station and Marine Headquarters as well as the 25.5-hectare area being claimed by the Navy Officers Village Association Inc. The latter is subject of a case pending in the court.

The BCDA needs to raise funds for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, which gets 35 percent of the BCDA’s revenues to fund its modernization.

As of September 2008, BCDA posted revenues of P41 billion, of which the AFP got about 42 percent; P7.59 billion for modernization and P9.46 billion for replication.

The BCDA has a recurring net income of about P500 million to P600 million annually.

Ordinance to oversee operations of real estate and property firms in Taguig (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/Ordinance_to_oversee_operations_of_real_estate_and_property_firms_in_Taguig.shtml)
Positive News Meida (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/Ordinance_to_oversee_operations_of_real_estate_and_property_firms_in_Taguig.shtml)

MANILA, Feb. 9 (PNA) -- The city council of Taguig passed an ordinance putting under the city government's close supervision condominiums and homeowners associations in the city through a 12-man board that will oversee the operations of the real estate and property firms.

Ordinance No. 16, approved by the city council en banc, cited “problems” and “practical difficulties” arising from the operations of the so-called property and facilities management services in the city.

Under the ordinance, all homeowners or real estate associations, and condominium corporations who have been issued permits to operate in the city are required to submit with the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) certified true copies of their circulars, orders, including the rates, fees, penalties and bonds, or any charges they impose.

Property and facilities management services “shall mean services related to the management of real property, estate or estates, including administrative services, security services and the procurement of the maintenance repair and improvement of the areas of the real property or of the estate/s.”

The subject organizations will also present to the board the corresponding rationale or basis for such charges. The BPLO then will submit the documents to the regulatory board secretariat for study and review.

Upon registration or renewal of homeowners/estate associations, and condominium corporations of their Mayor’s permits, the full list of their suppliers and contractors must also be submitted along with other documents as required by the BPLO, the ordinance stated.

The city council approved the ordinance amid the continued rise of high-rise condominiums and hotels in the city, particularly at the Fort Bonifacio Global City, which has become Taguig's commercial, industrial, and residential center.

Among the high-rise condominiums in The Fort are the One McKinley Place, Penhurst Tower, Seibu Tower, Crescent Park Residences, The Infinity, Fairways Tower, Avant, Grand Hamptons Place, Serendra, The Icon, and The Beaufort.

On the other hand, the city council formally created the Property and Facilities Management Services Regulatory Board whose primary task is to review all the circulars and issuances of homeowners/estate associations and similar organizations to determine if they are in compliance with local laws and ordinances.

The board is to be headed by Taguig mayor Freddie Tinga and Vice Mayor George Elias, and will be composed of one representative each from the city council's committees on Rules and Internal Government Trade, Commerce and Industry, and Ways and Means.

The ordinance, entitled The Property and Facilities Management Services Regulation, seeks to “ensure as well that the private sector complements the efforts of the local government to showcase itself as an ideal destination for investors which it considers as its partners in progress and development.”

“The permits issued by the City Government to these homeowners/estate associations, condominium corporations, and property/facilities management corporations to operate as such should not be construed as a surrender by the local government of its right or power to pass resolutions or ordinances to regulate their operations,” the city ordinance stated.

Failure to do so will result in the revocation of the subject mayor's permit and imposition of related penalties and charges, it added.

“Any change in the rates, fees, penalties and bonds to be imposed by property/facilities management Services Corporation are required to be submitted to the Office of BPLO within five days from approval by the respective homeowners/estate associations and condominium corporations, for the same to be in effect. No new rates, fees, penalties, bonds or any other charges shall be imposed without the same having been reviewed by the Regulatory Board,” the city ordinance said.
Also composing the regulatory board are the heads of the city government's BPLO, Local Building Office, City Assessor's Office, City Planning Office, Legal Office, and two representatives each from the property management and facilities services corporation and its clients. (PNA)

sharing some of my shots last week

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^^ truly world class city.

^^ Really awesome pics. Looks as if you're in another country altogether.

sa pilipinas ba yan..nyahhh ganda na dyan mas maganda pa sa makita yan eh

Just because a mass transit system may take a long time to build doesn't mean it's not needed or you're not going to build it.

One good gauge to any great city is a reliable mass transit system.

Would you want to end up like LA where we're only beginning to see the benefits of such system? Or NYC, London, Paris, SFO, Tokyo, Moscow?

^^ Let's just hope that the plans to link Fort Boni to the rest of the metro via a railway system will become a reality.

i think in the previous threads or was it in the mrt thread....there is this subway line that goes straight to the global city....well....as long as the leader has a vision like....gma.....leap frogging to being 1st world would not be impossible.....imagine nyo na lang ngayon lang ulit tayo nakatikim ng malalaking infrastructure projects......kaya kahit anong batikos kay gma....hinahayaan ko na....tinitingnan ko na lang ang output.....and in fairness to the little ale....dami nyang nagawang maganda sa pinas.....

i think in the previous threads or was it in the mrt thread....there is this subway line that goes straight to the global city....well....as long as the leader has a vision like....gma.....leap frogging to being 1st world would not be impossible.....imagine nyo na lang ngayon lang ulit tayo nakatikim ng malalaking infrastructure projects......kaya kahit anong batikos kay gma....hinahayaan ko na....tinitingnan ko na lang ang output.....and in fairness to the little ale....dami nyang nagawang maganda sa pinas.....

^^ Very true. After Marcos, it's only now that our expressways are being further extended, major roads are being created, railways being rehabilitated etc.

Awesome photos pau p1. Thanks! :applause: :applause:

hello everyone,

i need your advice. i'm contemplating of buying a condo in fort bonifacio but earthquake concerns is holding me back. i've read somewhere that the area is near the Marikina Valley Fault and so i'm thinking maybe it is in earthquake zone and very vulnerable. are the condos in fort boni strong enough to stand a major earthquake? your kind advice is appreciated. thanks.

Cynthias blog has 2 properties for rent at SOMA and Serendra for what are more realistic prices and the key word NEGOTIABLE ..theres been a bit of hype and i have been comparing since no one has been revealing actual closing prices...i rent out a 55sqm studio at Tuscany next to the Peninsula for 35K plus dues...and was surprised by what some were asking for their flats in the Fort...my flat may be 1976 vintage but its got location location and is well kept as a building with very low dues since theres no gym and no aircon lobby.

Anyone want to update me and suggest a valuation price...view is on the quiet and imposing Rockwell / Urdaneta side facing garden and pool.. not the noisy Ayala side. I have NO idea on its value. Maybe 3M or 4m or 5m...

hello everyone,

i need your advice. i'm contemplating of buying a condo in fort bonifacio but earthquake concerns is holding me back. i've read somewhere that the area is near the Marikina Valley Fault and so i'm thinking maybe it is in earthquake zone and very vulnerable. are the condos in fort boni strong enough to stand a major earthquake? your kind advice is appreciated. thanks.
the best answer to your question that i can think of is : no one seems to worry about earthquakes ..they're building 70+ stories in the fort, ortigas and makati...dont ask me what it means though.

the best answer to your question that i can think of is : no one seems to worry about earthquakes ..they're building 70+ stories in the fort, ortigas and makati...dont ask me what it means though.

sloanesquare, thanks for your reply.

it's the same impression i got from perusing this thread and other bgc
condo threads. not much discussion about the risks of earthquake
to the condo itself and the site in general. where do people evacuate
to just in case a big one hits? is it the manila american cemetery?

hopefully developers and builders have really thought about the risks
of a big earthquake and constructed their condos accordingly and it's
just a matter that information has not trickled down and disseminated
to consumers. and hopefully, someone can chime in familiar to the
bgc development and provide us with more earthquake related info.

in japan, my understanding is that most condos have earthquake-
resistant feature of some sort. something like this:
http://web-japan.org/trends96/honbun/tj960412.html

before i thought the earthquake fault in metro manila is just confined
to marikina city. but looking at PHILVOCS site reveals that it cuts
through taguig city as well. have a look at http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=78
and then click on "Region IV A" for the pdf file.

Katakot naman na the fact na lahat ng Business districts (Ortigas, Ayala Center, BGC, Eastwood, Rockwell) natin ay ontop or near the fault line mismo... :shifty:

Tapos, un design ng business districts natin ay hinde handa sa lindol :shifty:

BCG is really looking good...:cheers:

I think the local government makes sure that they give building permits only to those who ensure that their building will be safe from earthquakes and fire. at least that's what they seem to ensure.

hello everyone,

i need your advice. i'm contemplating of buying a condo in fort bonifacio but earthquake concerns is holding me back. i've read somewhere that the area is near the Marikina Valley Fault and so i'm thinking maybe it is in earthquake zone and very vulnerable. are the condos in fort boni strong enough to stand a major earthquake? your kind advice is appreciated. thanks.

^^ Hi Pusa21. Living in the San Francisco BayArea, earthquake was a concern of mine as well before finally deciding on getting a unit in Fort Bonifacio. From my research the Fort Bonifacio campus is on solid bedrock as far as I know. I actually posted an extensive article about the topic in this thread before (check the archives) where it stated that the Marikina faultline actually runs away from BGC and instead runs toward that part of Taguig closest to Laguna Bay and disappears into the bay. That's why in all likelihood there is no danger foreseen in erecting tall buildings in the area. Infact the Shangri-La BGC project and the Metrobank Hotel project in North Bonifacio are exceptionally tall buildings. Anyway hope this helps. :)

sa pilipinas ba yan..nyahhh ganda na dyan mas maganda pa sa makita yan eh

ksi yong mga kable ng kuryente, telepono at iba pa hindi nakikita kaya maganda tingnan

ksi yong mga kable ng kuryente, telepono at iba pa hindi nakikita kaya maganda tingnan

^^ The beauty of a place is greatly enhanced if we don't see those unsightly overhead wires.

Wow North Boni construction has not even started yet and now it's Bonifacio South they're aiming to develop next. Pretty soon there will be simultaneous construction at the North, Middle/Center, and South areas of the Fort Bonifacio campus. Imagine the possibilities!

Just fyi... From what I've heard and also somewhat touched on by this article, the PSE (Philippine Stock Exchange) will stay at it's original choice location along 5th Avenue (instead of the rumored North Bonifacio alternative) and across it will rise a high-end mall / retail component, similar to Ayala Center, which will be part of the Boni High Street extension project. Lots along 5th Avenue are definitely becoming real prime properties especially as all these high profile projects come to fruition. Exciting times ahead as the construction boom continues at BGC. Sana magtuloy-tuloy na. :banana: :banana: :banana:


Boni’s next wave of development:banana:

By IRMA ISIP (http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/busi1.htm)

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is preparing the masterplan for the next major property development in Fort Bonifacio.

A consultant will be hired to make the masterplan for the 119 hectares of prime property in the former military installation.

Aileen Zosa, BCDA vice president for business development, said the agency has received 11 letters of intent for the master plan for which it is prepared to pay P10 million.

To be developed are nine pieces of adjoining properties – six of which are owned by BCDA in Bonifacio South — JUSMAG, SSU, ASCOM, Marines, BNS, and NOVAI — and portions of the Philippine Army (POL depot and dental dispensary), the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) and the consular areas, also in Fort Bonifacio.

Zosa said inquiries came from the Hong Kong-based Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK) International Ltd. HOK also did the master planning for Bonifacio Global City and EDAW in Hong Kong.

The deadline for the submission lapsed last Feb. 6.

Zosa said the BCDA would dispose of only the six properties it owns, covering 93 hectares, in a phased development that kicks off with the 35.5-hectare JUSMAG scheduled this year. At raw, the properties are fetching P20,000 per square meter.

However, BCDA has included the non-BCDA properties in the coverage of the master plan to make the development consistent with the rest of development in Fort Bonifacio.

"These properties are in the middle of the BCDA properties. The master plan would serve as a guide for the landowners in developing these properties," Zosa said.

For example, she said, the Philippine Army property will be for the relocation and replication site for the housing of the military officers to be displaced from the JUSMAG property.

The consular area is subject of an ownership claim by the US government. The property, which the US government intended to use for consular housing, was never turned over and is now occupied by squatters.

"Bonifacio South should complement Global City. We want to maintain the same standards as the Global City. Whatever facilities we’re lacking in Global City, we want to make sure these are present in Bonifacio South," Zosa said.

Zosa said although these properties are still intended for mixed-use development, the master plan will ensure the development would include essential but oftentimes neglected amenities like civic institutions — cultural, convention and arts centers, institutional areas and government offices.

The master plan would also determine the best mode of disposition – straight sale or joint venture — and the best land use.

"We will only qualify bidders with experience in master planning, business, financial and environment planning," Zosa said.

Zosa said other interested consultants for the master planning are Pros, Palafox, UP Planades, Colliers and ISSSI (International Strictures Systems Specialists Inc.) and Philips Consulting.

The BCDA has set the JUSMAG property as the first to be disposed under the phased asset disposition of Bonifacio South.

The BCDA also would like to avoid some of the pitfalls of the first asset disposition in Fort Bonifacio.

The privatization of the 214-hectare Fort Bonifacio in the late 1990s was unprecedented in terms of not only its size but also because of its P33 billion price.

Only 150 hectares was turned over to the winning bidder because the remaining area was beset with issues with informal settlers.

Zosa said 64 hectares were not delivered by the BCDA to the joint venture, FBDC. The 25 hectares went to Mckinely Hills. The rest are still occupied and became part of socialized housing area declared by President Arroyo under Executive Order 70.

Zosa said although the winning bidder, the Metro Pacific-led consortium, Bonifacio Land Corp (BLC) was able to pay the government the P19 billion down payment, it was not able to complete the development and sell some of the properties due to the 1997n property crisis. The BLC was bought out by an Ayala-led group in 2003.

Total payment to the government amounted to over P29 billion.

This does not include the share of the BCDA in the Fort Bonifacio Development Corp., the joint venture company formed with the private sector for the development of Global City. The BCDA has a 45 percent stake in the company.

Zosa estimates BCDA’s share at P20 billion to P30 billion.

Zosa said Global City is still in the process of development. Based on targets set by FBDC, at full buildup, Global City should have 12 million square meters in gross floor area (GFA) by 2012. The area now has about 3 million sq.m. in GFA.

Some of the major developments in progress are the Shangrila Hotel which recently broke ground; the PSE building, Mind Museum, West Super Block, and the retail component of the City Center, similar to Ayala Center.

Zosa said the 35-hectare North Bonifacio is the next development in Global City where the properties are fetching a minimum P33,000 per sq.m..

Zosa said the BCDA would initially focus on the disposition of JUSMAG, which is ideal for high-end mixed-use development, the back of Forbes Park and near Essensa.

It has so far generated the interest of property giants like Ayala Land Inc., Megaworld Corp., SM Group, Shimao Group of China, and Robinsons Land Corp.

Zosa said a Supreme Court ruling has allowed BCDA to reclaim ownership of the JUSMAG property, which was the subject of a case between the government and some retired military officials claiming ownership of the property.

The other properties up for disposition in Bonifacio South are the 33.6 hectares occupied by the ASCOM, Bonifacio Naval Station and Marine Headquarters as well as the 25.5-hectare area being claimed by the Navy Officers Village Association Inc. The latter is subject of a case pending in the court.

The BCDA needs to raise funds for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, which gets 35 percent of the BCDA’s revenues to fund its modernization.

As of September 2008, BCDA posted revenues of P41 billion, of which the AFP got about 42 percent; P7.59 billion for modernization and P9.46 billion for replication.

The BCDA has a recurring net income of about P500 million to P600 million annually.

taken last saturday

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I think they should concentrate more in filling up BGC and North Boni. There are so many open lots that don't have any buildings.
If they expand too fast without fully developing what is in place right now, I think we might end up with big developments full of potential but with so many open lots for a long, long time.
Instead of a fully developed city that everybody envisioned.

For me there is already plenty of potential and excitement in BGC and North Boni. I'm afraid that developing South Boni will just slow down development of the full potential of BGC and North Boni.

Plus, we also have Skyline City, McKinley Hill and Newport City to look forward too... Eton Centris, Nuvo City, Manhattan Garden City, Nuvali, Eton City that are also being developed...
Do we really have the potential to fillup all these projects?





Wow North Boni construction has not even started yet and now it's Bonifacio South they're aiming to develop next. Pretty soon there will be simultaneous construction at the North, Middle/Center, and South areas of the Fort Bonifacio campus. Imagine the possibilities!

Just fyi... From what I've heard and also somewhat touched on by this article, the PSE (Philippine Stock Exchange) will stay at it's original choice location along 5th Avenue (instead of the rumored North Bonifacio alternative) and across it will rise a high-end mall / retail component, similar to Ayala Center, which will be part of the Boni High Street extension project. Lots along 5th Avenue are definitely becoming real prime properties especially as all these high profile projects come to fruition. Exciting times ahead as the construction boom continues at BGC. Sana magtuloy-tuloy na. :banana: :banana: :banana:

^^ The beauty of a place is greatly enhanced if we don't see those unsightly overhead wires.

I have to agree with that, plus with that, BGC isn't flood-prone so putting them underground is not a big issue.

Taguig launches high-tech war vs crime (http://http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20090217-189631/Taguig-launches-high-tech-war-vs-crime)


By Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:20:00 02/17/2009


MANILA, Philippines – The Taguig City government Monday launched “Tag Watch,” the country’s first total security system in coordination with the local police.

Taguig Mayor Freddie Tiñga said the system would take crime prevention a notch higher because it features the full integration of a command center, a 24/7 hotline similar to the United States’ 911, numerous closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras that can rotate and zoom in by as much as 300 meters and police cars equipped with global positioning system (GPS) units.

“We can see the problem even before a call is made so we will be able to respond quickly to emergencies,” said Tiñga, as he showed reporters a footage of a teenager being hit by a vehicle on Levi Mariano Avenue in January.

Since the incident was seen on one of the CCTV cameras installed all over the city, policemen and rescuers arrived on the scene within three minutes, saving the victim’s life. The driver of the vehicle was later apprehended.

Taguig police chief, Senior Supt. Camilo Cascolan, said the cameras would serve as “additional policemen” to look after the city’s 642,000 residents.

Tag Watch’s Pan-Tilt-Zoom dome cameras can move in all directions, rotate 360 degrees, zoom in and out and recognize license plates.

“Given the right tools and support from local government units, the police can perform efficiently. We only have 316 personnel in Taguig so the ratio is 1 for every 2,000 residents. The cameras are even more hardworking because they do not sleep,” he added.

The city government plans to install a total of 400 CCTV cameras by the end of March in “every nook and cranny” of Taguig.

Each police car will also have its own GPS unit and a camera for recording their response to crime incidents.

On top of this, the P300 million project funded by the city government will feature a wireless broadband network that will allow it to keep in close touch with village leaders.

In addition, the network can be used by schools for distant learning.

“So this is not just for peace and order but for connectivity as well. The system will connect us to our constituents,” Tiñga said.

For the project, the mayor said they did not employ a supplier arrangement but instead took Blue Media, which provided the technology, as a project partner.

“We are partners with them and the police. Blue Media will take care of the equipment and all the necessary upgrades,” he stressed.

The “Tag Watch” command center located in the Net One Building in Global City is equipped with three flat huge screen TVs and several computer monitors which are constantly manned by trained personnel.

Around 28 “call center agents” man the 6402222 hotline, which will soon be changed to 1682 pending approval from the National Telecommunications Commission.

“Panic buttons” will also be installed in commercial establishments and key public areas by the end of the year. When pressed during emergencies, the panic button will send an alarm to the command center, which will alert authorities.

“With the help of Tag Watch, the police now have lower exposure to actual risks because we can watch and assess every situation as it happens. Consequently, we are able to respond immediately and appropriately,” Cascolan said.

^^ Hi Pusa21. Living in the San Francisco BayArea, earthquake was a concern of mine as well before finally deciding on getting a unit in Fort Bonifacio. From my research the Fort Bonifacio campus is on solid bedrock as far as I know. I actually posted an extensive article about the topic in this thread before (check the archives) where it stated that the Marikina faultline actually runs away from BGC and instead runs toward that part of Taguig closest to Laguna Bay and disappears into the bay. That's why in all likelihood there is no danger foreseen in erecting tall buildings in the area. Infact the Shangri-La BGC project and the Metrobank Hotel project in North Bonifacio are exceptionally tall buildings. Anyway hope this helps. :)


hi 3cr. thanks for the kind reply. much appreciated.

i tried to seached the archives but it seems the search
function of this board is broken. used google and the only
relevant post i found is this:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-224835.html

where you said "Finally FBGC is located on high solid
ground/foundation so less piligro during earthquakes and storms."

it's weird but most of the sites and docs i found on the internet
shows the active fault and fault creep cuts across taguig city and
muntinlupa city. check this out:

http://www.ehs.unu.edu/file.php?id=352

i'll appreciate it if you can send me a copy of a map of the metro
manila fault line from your research. it will help in my purchase
decision.

a phivolcs director warned against building anything within 5 km
of fault line. http://www.bulatlat.com/news/4-27/4-27-bigone.html

of course, the farther away from the fault line the better but the
condo itself has to withstand the stress of the groundshaking.
i guess i'm looking for information along the lines of "i bought
this unit because it's using these construction techniques and
materials so it's earthquake resistant up to magnitude 7 on the
richter scale." accounts like that from other forum members will
make me confident in buying also in bgc.

another concern also is even if you buy a condo that's certified
for magnitude 7 resistance but the ones around it are not, then
there's the risk that the condos around you will topple over to
your unit.

thanks for reading up to this far. man, i just wish there's no
earthquake here in the philippines as bgc is turning out to be
really nice...

^^ Hi Pusa. Unfortunately I didn't keep the info (website articles/maps) with me anymore once I've made my purchase decision since they've served their purpose as far as I'm concerned; however, I'm quite sure that I've posted the said article(s)/map(s) in the Taguig/BGC thread (as well as the Eastwood thread if my recollection serves me right) sometime way back. It should be in one of the early Taguig/BGC threads. I'm sorry but I'm just too busy now working on my unit before I do fly back to the US so I don't have the time at this point to search the archives myself for these articles/maps. Anyway if it will help any I did pick-up a paragraph in the article whose website link you posted above which does suggest where the faultline runs by naming areas that will be severely hit in case the big one does strike and BGC itself was not mentioned being one of them destroyed though it did mention evacuation out of Taguig/Pateros area may be hard (perhaps because BGC lies on the Guadalupe Plateau, which is solid bedrock, ideal for urban and highrise developments while the areas around BGC may very well be not). Anyway I highlighted the paragraph(s) of interest for your convenience/info. Btw the elevation of Bonifacio Global City is also high compared to most areas in Metro Manila, with its highest point at 40 meters above sea level. Given a solid foundation, higher elevation and presence of an underground detention structure capable of holding 22 million liters of floodwater, the fear of flooding and liquifaction effects are much less of a concern. And as far as seismic safety of the buildings being constructed in Fort Boni, it is my opinion that by virtue of the newness of these buildings in BGC, they can very well be the cream of the crop among the safest buildings in MetroManila since they were built adhering to the currently accepted seismic safety building standards set forth not only by the city of Taguig and by Philippine Gov't but also meet world industry standards as well. I think given the state of affairs in the Philippines, we can atleast take notice that BGC has been taking the necessary steps/planning to prepare itself the best it could infrastructure-wise as well as support services-wise to better survive such natural disaster if it ever comes. That's better than what most areas in Metro-Manila has done so far which is why given this reality check, I can honestly feel quite safe in BGC. But that's just my take of course so please take it with a grain of salt. Hope this helps. :) :) :)


‘Big One’ Is Possible But Metro Is Unprepared
BY AUBREY STA. CRUZ MAKILAN

Here’s something that the country’s national leaders should be bothered about: If a major earthquake were to hit Metro Manila today, the devastation would be so big even disaster response authorities cannot simply cope with it. And it even looks like disaster preparedness occupies a low priority among officials down to the municipal level.

Recent reports gathered by Bulatlat show that up to 35,000 residents of Metro Manila would die and up to three million others would need to be evacuated. In addition, some 175,000 buildings would be damaged. The pressure of collapsed buildings and the inability to rescue those who would be trapped inside would cause most of the deaths.


Distribution of active faults and trenches in the Philippines

With its current population of 10 million, Metropolitan Manila, which is composed of 13 cities and four municipalities, is densely populated with several clusters and districts having high-rise buildings close to each other. Investigations done by various disaster units and fire departments a few years ago found many buildings did not comply with construction standards and that these are prone not only to fires but also to damage by earthquakes of any scale.

One of the reports gathered by Bulatlat, the Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS), cites “many research studies (indicating) that active phases of the (West) Valley Faults (formerly the Marikina Valley Faults) are approaching and that the estimated magnitude will be around 7 or more.” But MMEIRS also raised the possible intensity from 7 to even 9, which could be “devastating.”

The study projected the “big earthquake” to be “unlike any tragedy seen or imagined in Metro Manila.”

Asked for comment, however, a scientist-environmentalist theorized that such studies could be pressing the panic button now just to allow certain insurance companies to profit from a sudden surge of building insurance orders and the like.


Largest impact

MMEIRS, a Japan-funded study that was begun in August 2002, identified the West Valley Fault, which lies just northeast of Manila, as “the fault expected to cause the largest impact in the metropolis.” The West Valley Fault traverses Marikina town, Pasig going to Muntinlupa up to the south.

The Fault, other studies showed, caused at least two major earthquakes within the last 1,400 years. No earthquake is known to have taken place along the West Valley Fault after the 16th century. But based on the estimated return period of less than 500 years, the Fault is due to exhibit dangers this century – or even within the next few years, if the estimates of an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) are valid.

Dr. Norman Tungol of Phivolcs’ Geology, Geophysics, Research and Development Division (GGRDD) estimated the Fault’s movement of recurrence at 200-400 years and based on this, he told Bulatlat, it is due for another movement.

Tungol said however that since studies have a big margin of error, this projection “could be within the next few years, (or) few tens of years.” He also said that even if there is no need for the people to panic because there is no timetable yet, “dapat mag-prepare because it’s inevitable.”

He confirmed that an earthquake with intensity 8 or 9 could be expected in the Valley Fault with a possible magnitude of 7.2 because of the lengthy fault.

Another Phivolcs scientist, Dr. Elena Bautista, noted however that the MMEIRS study found no pattern for the frequency of earthquakes occurring in the West Valley Fault.

A noted engineer, Dr. Arthur Saldivar-Sali, saw MMEIRS’ assertion that “active phases of the Valley Faults are approaching” as vague. He noted that the study, which he admits he has never seen, was apparently based on “deterministic analysis” which focuses on the characteristics of the movement of a fault and can be a prejudgment based on studies done or merely on gut feel that has no scientific basis at all.

Saldivar-Sali is a member of the Council of Engineering Consultants of the Philippines (Cecophil), a group of corporations and companies doing civil engineering designs and foundations.


Probability theory

Saldivar-Sali, a former UP professor who is also now with the Geo-Technica Consultancy Group, told Bulatlat that he tends to believe in the “probability analysis” of former Phivolcs Director Raymundo Punongbayan. Shortly after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991, Punongbayan told of a higher probability of a major earthquake on the Valley Fault based on its rare movements. Since lesser energy is released in the friction of rocks, more energy is stored, like a rubber band, preparing for a big snap.

The higher the percentage of the probability of an earthquake, the dangerous it would be, Saldivar-Sali said.

Punongbayan also cited the danger of building anything five kms near the fault. The director’s warning caused alarm among the business community and Marikina local officials asked that the fault be renamed “West Valley Fault” instead.

In layman’s terms, a magnitude of 7.2 can be compared to a bomb explosion, Saldivar-Sali said. In exponential form of 10, a magnitude of 1 is equivalent to one ton (1 x 100), magnitude 2 to 10 tons (2 x 101), 3 to 300 tons (3 x 102), and so on. A 7.2 magnitude if multiplied to 106 is equivalent to 7.2 million tons of bomb explosion.

MMEIRS actually aimed to design a master plan for earthquake impact reduction in Metro Manila leading to the holding of training seminars on earthquake preparedness. Funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA-Philippines), the study was supported by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), Phivolcs and JICA contractors Pacific Consultants International, Oyo Corporation, and Pasco Corporation.

Scientists from Phivolcs, the University of the Philippines as well as from Japan participated in the study. Due for completion last March, the report is being finalized in Japan, according to Cora Macasieb, Special Operations Officer II and acting division chief of the Directorate for Special Operations of the Metropolitan Manila Disaster Coordinating Council (MMDCC).

Separate studies on earthquake are also being done in cooperation with China, Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Among others, three areas were tested under the MMEIRS study: Mataas na Lupa in Malate, Manila; Ugong, Pasig; and Cupang, Marikina. Studied were Metro Manila’s three fault lines, namely, the West Valley Fault, the Manila Trench and Manila Bay.

Analyzed were the areas’ earthquake history, length of the fault and vulnerability to earthquake. Damage scenarios and estimates of costs of destruction were also done.


Impact

The seismic intensity generated by the West Valley Fault earthquake and the damage felt in an area varied from place to place. The intensity may range from 7 in Quezon City, almost 8 and 9 alongside Marikina River and Manila Bay, and 8 at west of Metropolitan Manila and 7 at other areas. Based on the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS), intensity 7 is “destructive,” while 8 and 9 are “very destructive” and “devastating,” respectively.

Aside from the estimated death toll, the West Valley Fault earthquake would cause injuries to 118,200 persons, the study reveals. MMDC’s Macasieb said that the death toll would rise if the earthquake occurs during office hours where most of the people are working inside buildings including those who would come from the province to process various papers in the metropolis.

The number of buildings expected to be destroyed by the Manila Trench earthquake would reach about 5,000 while 16,000 for the Manila Bay fault. The West Valley Fault earthquake will cause the collapse of buildings in northeastern Quezon City, western Marikina, eastern Pasig, Muntinlupa-Laguna Bay and Mandaluyong-Makati. Evacuation would be difficult in the metropolis’ fringes particularly in the north, Taguig and Las Piñas, the MMEIRS study also found.

Residential buildings around the Malacañang in Manila and the House of Representatives in Quezon City would be severely damaged. Other infrastructures such as bridges and power posts will also be destroyed.

The danger of spreading fire to the Malacañang presidential office is not ruled. Liquefaction around the House area might take place. Even the MMDA building would be severely damaged, the study adds.

Collapses would lead to electricity short circuit, petroleum and LPG leakages from storage tanks, among others, that would cause fire. Areas highly vulnerable to fire would be Valenzuela, Caloocan, and south of Quezon City west intersection.

Damages to the Angat reservoir and water purification plant would likely happen, causing a long-term stoppage in water supply. Public transportation facilities such as airport runways would be closed, leaving only helicopters available for operations. Ports in the North and South harbors would be damaged and tilted by liquefaction, making these inaccessible for loading and unloading. Damages would likely be expected on roads and bridges.

Including victims of fires and liquefaction caused by the earthquake, the study estimates the number of refugees or evacuees at three million. The figure would include 1.3 million persons who would be uprooted from their homes if the aftershock would last about seven days.

After liquefaction, there would be a possible regional separation. The western part of Metro Manila would be isolated from other parts of the metropolis. The same thing would happen to the northern and southern parts due to building collapse especially in the area intersecting Makati and Mandaluyong. Meanwhile, all road networks running east-west that are on the fault would be broken.




Bonifacio Global City: All systems go for city that works
Philippine News
http://www.philippinenews.com/article.php?id=2998
Published: July 30, 2008


NO other Philippine property development today has the widest expanse and variety of offerings with a distinct, unified, and consistent character than the master-planned Bonifacio Global City, a ten-minute drive from Makati City.Bonifacio Global City (BGC) is mission accomplished to the knowing property industry observer. There is no other better time than now to get into the action in this metropolis that is fast realizing its vision as a forward-looking city where technology meets aesthetics.

Since Ayala Land Inc and Evergreen Holdings Inc (Campos Group), the country’s most reputable names in real estate development, together with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, took the reins of this 240-hectare prime property in Taguig City way back in 2003, Bonifacio Global City has risen to be the most impressive ongoing large-scale property venture in the Philippines. Developed by Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC), BGC is attracting the biggest and most prestigious institutions in banking and finance, commerce, automotive, health and medicine, education and international relations.

Likewise, Bonifacio Global City has become the most exciting location for residential ventures as it hosts various development and provides sensory experience for upscale and lifestyle-oriented retail shopping, themed and novelty dining, big ticket musical and feature events, as well as special interest centers for interactive learning in science and art. With the Ayala Land Inc’s and Evergreen Holdings Inc’s anchor of stability, integrity and wealth of experience, Bonifacio Global City has now drawn in 128 projects, a big number of which are flagship in status.

According to Mr. Jun Bisnar, Head of Commercial Operations of FBDC, the critical mass for development within the Bonifacio Global City has already been attained to date. “We now have booked a gross floor area of 2,687,969 square meters with the 128 on-going and finished projects at BGC. This volume represents a critical mass for a master-planned enclave this size. In the large-scale real estate world, this volume already assures investors of the expected unparalleled success of BGC.”Filipinos residing and working overseas who are looking for good investments can only regard the accomplishments happening at the BGC as compelling reasons for involvement at the site especially as investors of quality homes.

“With the dismal real estate meltdown in the U.S. arising from subprime-related problems, our countrymen overseas, who want to continue to see their money grow, have excellent opportunities at the Bonifacio Global City,” states Jun Bisnar.“Looking around for best buys, BGC still offers so much, from ultimate penthouses and suites for high-end living to medium-sized stylish condominium units, from flats to lofts situated closest to their preferred establishments such as schools, malls, office sites and medical centers. The universe of attractive investments is still relatively big,” Jun Bisnar continues.

But if they stall their decisions and opt to wait a few more years, the luxury of choice may no longer be there, and prices are surely going to escalate for fundamental reasons of market demand and increase in construction cost,” concludes Jun Bisnar.


New definition of A City that Works

Strategically located minutes away from Makati City, Ortigas area, and the new airport terminal NAIA 3, Bonifacio Global City is the new home of the internationally recognized St. Luke’s Medical Center which will be the most modern hospital in South East Asia, the unified Philippine Stock Exchange headquarters, Singapore Embassy, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, GE Money, Sony Philippines, Ericcson Philippines, International School Manila, British School of Manila, Manila Japanese School, among many other corporations and institutional facilities.

“The most luxurious of the Shangri-La hotels in the Philippines is upcoming at BGC while three other major hotels are also in the planning stages,” Jun Bisnar narrates.

Bonifacio Global City’s superior City Center masterplan is composed of a “3 by 3” grid system that promotes efficient vehicular traffic circulation, encourages the use of pedestrian walkways, and cultivates a landscaped environment with generous open spaces for healthy living.

BGC promotes a pedestrian-friendly environment, with 45% of land dedicated to open space. “There are now more than 3,000 trees planted at the BGC, which will provide more than enough for shade and pleasurable sight for pedestrians. We are building a city that is pedestrian friendly, thus making BGC’s streets enjoyable and conducive to walking”, the ranking executive takes pride. He also shares that plans are underway for a 1.6 kilometer jogging path and cycling lane that would run from FBDC’s side near the Manila Golf Course.

Bonifacio Global City also has its own eco-friendly Mercedes Benz bus fleet that allows ease of transport for commuters. Motorists meanwhile relish BGC’s parking space to user ratio as the city provides more parking space than that prescribed by the National Building Code.

BGC lies on the Guadalupe plateau, which has a solid adobe bedrock ideal for urban development and high-rise construction. The elevation of Bonifacio Global City is high compared to other areas in Metro Manila, with its highest point at 40 meters above sea level. Given this higher elevation and the presence of an underground detention structure capable of holding 22 million liters of floodwater, the concern on flooding is virtually a thing of the past. In addition, large water reservoirs assure strong water pressure throughout the city. Bounded on the east by Laguna de Bay and on the west by the prestigious Manila Golf Club, BGC’s residents and visitors benefit from more views of greenery and the luxuriant feel of space. Electric power is supplied through underground lines. Liquified petroleum gas for cooking and air-conditioning system is likewise distributed through an underground piping system by Bonifacio Gas Corporation, which is managed by Pilipinas Shell.


Celebrating Creativity and the Successes of Home, Work and Play

Time, a precious element for gracious living, is highly valued at Bonifacio Global City. As a well-planned environment, BGC is a delightful living experience with managed traffic and spacious and shaded walkways – enabling more time to spend with families and commune with nature. Further, facilities for family and recreational activities are strategically located to complement facilities for work and transport.

Bonifacio High Street (BHS), a kilometer-long and 40-meter wide pedestrian boulevard that melds office and retail space, offers a unique combination of main-street concept of dining and shopping experience amidst a refreshing work setting. It has quickly become Metro Manila’s favored destination for visitors seeking aesthetic views of the various art works installed throughout BHS, while shopping and meeting friends or business associates. Families enjoy its unique outdoor-type of retail experience as it is the only mall in the country where one can combine shopping while walking one’s dog or cat, and where children can run around, sit on the grass, or interact with the art pieces.

Upscale shopping by the well-heeled or choosy picks for self-rewards by career-minded individuals in branded shops like Nike, Nine West, Aldo, Ecco, and the soon to open Gap are part of the concord of free flowing movements on Bonifacio High Street. Java hounds recharge energies as they take time for well-deserved breathers and sharing of the day’s dealings and plans at Bo’s Coffee, Coffee Bean, Tea Leaf, Figaro, Seattle’s Best and Starbucks. The moms with kids and teeners coming out for treats find a dash at Krispy Kreme and a browse at Fully Booked a cool combination.BHS is strategically located and set perpendicular to landmark Serendra, Ayala Land’s sprawling 12-hectare residential development patterned after European garden villages.

Bonifacio Global City takes up exceptional value as a center for inspiration and creativity with the new Mind Museum, a world-class science learning institution that is expected to attract some 7,000 visitors a day or 250,000 a year.

Set in a 12,000 square meter lot near the upcoming luxury Shangri-La Hotel, the science center will feature five galleries – life, earth, universe, atom and technology. The Mind Museum is the project of the Bonifacio Art Foundation, Inc. (BAFI), established by FBDC to give soul and character to the city.

Aside from the Mind Museum, BAFI has likewise put in a remarkable work in bringing world-class Filipino art all throughout BGC, such as the works of national and renowned artists in the form of sculpture, water feature, monument, and interactive art fused with symmetry and creative greenery. These installed art works provide an environment of constant artistic renewal that is soul-enriching as well as mind-stimulating.

Other landmarks in BGC are The Fort Square, the setting for fine dining; the Bonifacio StopOver, the convenient center for everyday dining and service needs of BGC; Market! Market!, the innovative shopping mall with four levels of bazaars and retail shops and a ground level offering of colorful flowers, fresh vegetables and Filipino delicacies; and the Car Plaza for automobile servicing.

In BGC, each lot buyer automatically becomes a member of the Bonifacio Global City Estate Association, with its own private truck and ambulance. City and property management including 24/7 security, traffic, grounds maintenance, as well as city rules enforcement, is handled by the Bonifacio Estate Service Corporation, which is managed by the Ayala Property Management Corporation.

“Seeing to it that our city works efficiently and is kept clean is a priority for BGC as we continue to attract the best minds and most creative spirits,” Jun Bisnar declares.

Celebrated as the “ Home for Passionate Minds”, Bonifacio Global City embodies realizations for 21st century living that embraces sustainability and an efficient metropolis; and balances these as it values the harmony of combining work with nurturing families and relationships, as well as connects the individual with the environment in a manner that inspires creativity. All told, it defines today what it is like to be living and working with passion and spirit in a well-planned city.

BGC beckons today as an investment opportunity with the essentials in place – a master-planned environment from the country’s most trusted real estate company with vital take-ups from the world’s most prestigious names in various industries. It presents quality property offerings in a country of choice, most especially to overseas Filipinos, and which continues to be propelled by solid economic fundamentals.

The relationships of all these existing factors come together to attract BGC investors and present them with tremendous benefits that are anchored on the exemplary performance and an amazing spirit of the Bonifacio Global City.

Ang extreme naman nyan...Diba the 1990 earthquake was around 7+ in magnitude? Bakit halos intact parin ang MM then...

Also, looking at the map of the fault line posted here, BGC is built ONTOP of the fault line itself. Tapos, un muntinlupa fault line ay tanaw ko lang mula sa bintana ko... :shifty:

sharing some of my shots last week


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hi 3cr, thanks again for extending a helping hand inspite of
your busy schedule. i appreciate your input on bgc and its
seismic safety (first time to learn about the guadalupe plateau).
you're a good man. have a safe trip back to u.s. and god
bless. yup, my research continues! :-)

arciga, i think you're referring to the 1990 luzon earthquake
no? yes it was 7+ magnitude but the epicenter was in rizal,
nueva ecija.

http://www.answers.com/luzon%20earthquake
http://www.drj.com/drworld/content/w1_116.htm

very nasty. traumatizing experience for the lucky survivors.
that's why i'm a bit paranoid when it comes to earthquakes.

Very interesting article you got there, thanks for posting. Oh yeah, Bakit ang bagiuo ay almost intact parin after the earthquake though :crazy:

thanks at 3cr for those articles... it would greatly benefit my spiels in the future.. :cheers:

@pusa, if you are concerned about such a catastrophe brought about a 7++ magnitude earthquake, then i suggest you buy lots instead, that is if you are considering this residential investment as your primary home. horizontal developments may be suitable for you in light of your concerns.

as 3cr has pointed out, Philippine bldg code is as stringent as the international standards. and if something happens with your investment, if such a big one occur, then expect the worst since most investment instruments will go free-fall anyways in this worst-case scenario. so diversify your assets, buy real estate in different places with different markets, that is after you pay for your first real property...

take notice that even japan, which experience more bouts of earthquakes, still have sky-rocketing property values..

Mas safe yata sa QC, dahil nung 90's earthquake, intensity 7 sa Manila, samantalang intensity 6 lang sa QC. safe din daw ang Makati dahil medyo solid yung ilalim ng lupa nito.

hello everyone,

i need your advice. i'm contemplating of buying a condo in fort bonifacio but earthquake concerns is holding me back. i've read somewhere that the area is near the Marikina Valley Fault and so i'm thinking maybe it is in earthquake zone and very vulnerable. are the condos in fort boni strong enough to stand a major earthquake? your kind advice is appreciated. thanks.

When my family and I were in the process of buying our Serendra unit, I asked about earthquake safety to the representative that was handling our purchase. He said Ayala uses the same standard used here in Los Angeles to build all their buildings. It's their reputation that's on the line if one of their buildings fail so I'm sure they're careful about earthquakes.

When my family and I were in the process of buying our Serendra unit, I asked about earthquake safety to the representative that was handling our purchase. He said Ayala uses the same standard used here in Los Angeles to build all their buildings. It's their reputation that's on the line if one of their buildings fail so I'm sure they're careful about earthquakes.

thanks, makoy731! this is the info i need! :) i'll try to get in
touch with ayala's real estate agents and ask technical details
about their earthquake resistance techniques (base isolation,
energy dissipating devices, etc.) and up to what earthquake
magnitude can their condos withstand. thanks again! :)

leechtat, thanks for the advice. it helps since i have little
knowledge when it comes to purchasing real estate in a wise
manner.

taken last saturday

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3485/3284748052_3dc1d5ab60_b.jpg

Ganito sana kalinis at kaganda ang Rizal Park at iba pang park sa MM. Berdeng-berde ang damuhan. :)

When my family and I were in the process of buying our Serendra unit, I asked about earthquake safety to the representative that was handling our purchase. He said Ayala uses the same standard used here in Los Angeles to build all their buildings. It's their reputation that's on the line if one of their buildings fail so I'm sure they're careful about earthquakes.

Sorry but, hinde ako masyadong naniniwala dito. I smell sales talk here..

IMO, Mas maganda at mas mahigpit ang Philippine building code kumpara sa US Building code.

Ang dami na nating lindol na pinagdaan, halos 90% ng Metro Manila ay intact parin kahit ba 7.5 ang magnitude ng 1990 quake. Habang nung 1989, San fran earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 crippled sanfransico at nasira pa un highways nila...

it's all geology, i mean i think in both cases (loma prieta and Luzon earthquakes) the bay area and MM stayed relatively intact. It all depends mainly on the intensity and geology beneath (but of course there are other factors, i.e. fault types, physics, etc)

and i think the fault rupture for loma prieta was closer to the san francisco area (roughly a distance of 95 km), more or less 20 km closer to the epicenter than the nueva ecija manila comparison

...so in all....it's a complicated matter, so we can't really predict...but yes....standards are standards, we'll just find out if they followed it or not, or if the buildings were lucky or weren't so lucky....

...where the buildings are built on can be a lot by lot basis....we can't really tell until the unthinkable happens....so yeah

anyways, it's all statistics.....sometimes you can't trust those


but yes...sorry OT

...sorry to sooound morbid and all the dot dots :)

^^ The beauty of a place is greatly enhanced if we don't see those unsightly overhead wires.

correct:)

Ganito sana kalinis at kaganda ang Rizal Park at iba pang park sa MM. Berdeng-berde ang damuhan. :)

the cordoned-off parts of Rizal Park was very well kept when I visited it.

regarding building code standards, I'm not an expert at it but I have heard that Makati CBD buildings at the very least follow California building regulations.

In an earthquake scenario most often it is the smaller buildings who collapse rather than the tall ones since they don't pay as much attention to the former as they do with the latter in terms of structure strength and earthquake proofing. So for example we might see some damage from PBCom but it'll be Cityland Herrera which would show more of the effects of this hypthetical quake. Knock on wood it doesn't happen during work hours.

Sorry but, hinde ako masyadong naniniwala dito. I smell sales talk here..

IMO, Mas maganda at mas mahigpit ang Philippine building code kumpara sa US Building code.

Ang dami na nating lindol na pinagdaan, halos 90% ng Metro Manila ay intact parin kahit ba 7.5 ang magnitude ng 1990 quake. Habang nung 1989, San fran earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 crippled sanfransico at nasira pa un highways nila...

I don't know about San Francisco but after the Northridge earthquake here in LA in the early 90's, they changed the building codes and most of them had to be retrofitted. Besides, if we couldn't trust what he was telling us... then why should we buy anything from him especially real estate. He came highly recommended from a trusted family friend. And the purchase has been finalized and papers signed when i asked him this question.

palagay mu nang mas maganda ang bldg code sa pinas, nalalagyan naman ang mga bldg inspectors. iyong isang bldg sa divisoria tumumba ng walang lindol. iyong bldg sa binondo ibinagsak ng intensity 6 lang yata na earthquake.

BGC

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^ Wow, may sariling skyline na talaga ang BGC :okay:

BGC

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first is SSC! Thanks a lot shyaman!
amazing BGC! :applause:

from shyaman
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nice pics.....ganda na talaga ng bgc...i just hope na yung planned na subway to that area ay ma realize...in my lifetime...

You're very much welcome Pusa21 and Leechtat! :) :) :)

hi 3cr, thanks again for extending a helping hand inspite of
your busy schedule. i appreciate your input on bgc and its
seismic safety (first time to learn about the guadalupe plateau).
you're a good man. have a safe trip back to u.s. and god
bless. yup, my research continues! :-)

thanks at 3cr for those articles... it would greatly benefit my spiels in the future.. :cheers:

@pusa, if you are concerned about such a catastrophe brought about a 7++ magnitude earthquake, then i suggest you buy lots instead, that is if you are considering this residential investment as your primary home. horizontal developments may be suitable for you in light of your concerns.

as 3cr has pointed out, Philippine bldg code is as stringent as the international standards. and if something happens with your investment, if such a big one occur, then expect the worst since most investment instruments will go free-fall anyways in this worst-case scenario. so diversify your assets, buy real estate in different places with different markets, that is after you pay for your first real property...

take notice that even japan, which experience more bouts of earthquakes, still have sky-rocketing property values..

palagay mu nang mas maganda ang bldg code sa pinas, nalalagyan naman ang mga bldg inspectors. iyong isang bldg sa divisoria tumumba ng walang lindol. iyong bldg sa binondo ibinagsak ng intensity 6 lang yata na earthquake.

Well, kung good boy ka at masunurin ka.. Bakit mo sila susuhulan in the first place? Ang may kasalanan dyan sa tumaob na building nayan ay ang may aring nagbigay ng tongpats sa mga building inspectors para mapabilis un pagtayo ng aparment nya..kaya ayan tuloy, na karma at bigla nalang tumaob un building nya.. ...

BGC

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^^ Nice!! If the buildings are fully occupied and there are lights coming from the buildings, this picture would even be more breathtaking!

IMO, Mas maganda at mas mahigpit ang Philippine building code kumpara sa US Building code.

Ang dami na nating lindol na pinagdaan, halos 90% ng Metro Manila ay intact parin kahit ba 7.5 ang magnitude ng 1990 quake. Habang nung 1989, San fran earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 crippled sanfransico at nasira pa un highways nila...

^^ There are too many factors and variables to consider so it's not really that simple to compare the two places. They are not the same - that's like comparing apples to oranges. For one, we need to consider where the said buildings are built on. There were no actual (tallish) buildings in Sanfo that fell and/or toppled over when the 7+ magnitude Sanfo earthquake struck as far as I remember. Those structures that got destroyed were mostly older (but very expensive) multi-level homes built on reclaimed land which inturn were built out of the ruins of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The elevated roadways and bridges that also got destroyed were also quite old and were not buillt with today's type/level of seismic standards in mind the time they were actually built which is why the older infra projects in the Bay Area either have to be retrofitted or replaced as they are now doing with the Bay Bridge and other roadways in Sanfo. According to experts who studied the effects of the Sanfo earthquake, the mass destruction created by the said earthquake can be much attributed to the land itself. SF's reclaimed land, where most of these homes were destroyed are by the Marina district, were built from the ruins of the original 1906 earthquake and by nature such reclaimed land poorly done/prepared is definitely going to be less stable (very susceptible to liquifaction effects caused by earthquakes) than those structures built on more solid ground especially like on solid bedrock. Reclaimed land located on earthquake country is not really the best foundation to build on in the first place even based on today's building code standards. Hence it is not that the US building code is less stringent than Philippine building code but rather where and when were the structure(s) built and how does the building code then compares to now/today's which is going to be better indicators. Remember building codes do get more stringent over time too which is why todays buildings are actually suppose to be built much better than the old and are suppose to survive natural disasters way better than old ones, especially the very old ones. However the fact that very old buildings are still up and being used up to now (not only in the US but in Manila as well) is a testament to int'l building code standards generally being good to start with. It's when the rules/codes are not followed for one reason or another as well the lack of maintenance is the usual root cause of many building failure and when/where problems usually begin/start. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

^^ Nice!! If the buildings are fully occupied and there are lights coming from the buildings, this picture would even be more breathtaking!
i asked that because my comment was that our condos always look so dark as if they are unoccupied..the response was that they were using heavy curtains to prevent radiant heat entry...at night?..the reason for the darkness is they use very low wattage bulbs just like our street lights and thats why if you use 2 seconds for a time exposure shot in hk, you use 10seconds here to get the same "brightness"..and now that billboard lights must be turned off by 9pm, our streets will be even darker

The BGC construction boom continues with this good looking Globe telecom building. Definitely another
very good addition to the growing list of good looking BGC projects in the pipeline. I like it! :okay: :okay:


Globe Telecom Headquarters in BGC

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The GLOBE TELECOM HEADQUARTERS (GTHQ) building is located at Seventh Avenue corner 32nd Street on a site area of 3,094 square meters property within the city center of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. The project, which will house Globe’s several office branches all over Metro Manila will have 27 floors and six (6) basement parking and four (4) podium parking floors.

IACAI provides Project Management for the Schematic Design Stage until Construction Phase for a total period of 37 months.:cheers:

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daang! Philippine company! Nice!

yey, nice looking building there , that Globe. good job.

yup nice looking building.....congrats globe......sana marami pang head turners....na bldg ang itayo dyan sa bgc...

Seventh corner 32nd.. whereabouts is that?

Yan yata ang magiging pinakamagandang office building sa BGC, hindi lang box

Seventh corner 32nd.. whereabouts is that?

Yan yata ang magiging pinakamagandang office building sa BGC, hindi lang box

Opposite MC Home Depot.

Seventh corner 32nd.. whereabouts is that?

Yan yata ang magiging pinakamagandang office building sa BGC, hindi lang box

Opposite MC Home Depot.

FBDC fasttracks P6-billion new projects in Global City (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443242&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña Updated February 25, 2009 12:00 AM
Philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443242&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

MANILA, Philippines - Fort Bonifacio Development Corp.(FBDC), the main developer of the Bonifacio Global City – Manila’s fastest growing business and recreation center – is accelerating a wave of new developments within the area, estimated to cost at least P6 billion.

Noel Kintanar, head of commercial operations at FBDC, said new developments will rise in BGC with a total of 136 vertical developments completed, ongoing and planned as of end-December last year. Of the total, 72 projects had been completed, 41 are ongoing and 23 are still under study.

According to Kintanar, BGC has increasingly become the battleground for real estate developers, multinationals and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies given its strategic location.

Kintanar said land values in the area have consistently trended up over time, rising 26 percent last year compared with the 2007 level.

Despite the tough business climate, Kintanar said BGC continues to attract a lot of potential buyers or tenants. “We continue to receive a lot of inquiries. The appetite for leasing continues to grow,” he said.

“While residential projects dominate the mix of developments, the office buildings sector has been growing significantly with BPO firms moving to BGC,” Kintanar pointed out.

From the current 100,000 square meters, the total office GFA (gross floor area) is forecast to increase to 500,000 square meters over the next five years, he said.

Kintanar said FBDC is allocating P4 billion to P5 billion for the horizontal development of the City Center North, which is being primed as a center for “play.”

In addition, FBDC is building a P1-billion Mind Museum, the first state-of-the art interactive science museum in the country, in partnership with National Geographic. The museum, a project initiated by property owners in BGC, is scheduled to break ground in late 2009 and open its doors to the public by the first quarter of 2011.

With over 175 interactive exhibits and displays, the Mind Museum is envisioned to be a learning facility that can accommodate more than 300,000 visitors annually. It will rise in the J.Y. Campos park, a prime 12,000-square meter lot.

Kintanar said FBDC is also putting up the Bonifacio E-Services Building, a 29-storey Grade A building project catering to the needs of BPO firms. It is slated for completion in April 2010.

A similar article:

FBDC sets P6 B to develop new section in Global City (http://http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20090225148965.html)


By JAMES A. LOYOLA

Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation is spending about P6 billion for the development of a new section of the Bonifacio Global City as the previously developed portion is fast filling up with ongoing and proposed projects.


In a press briefing yesterday, FBDC commercial operations head Noel Kintanar said the amount will be used for the horizontal development of the City Center as well as a P1 billion Mind Museum.

Kintanar said there are currently 136 vertical development projects in the Global City of which 72 have been completed while 41 are under construction and 23 have already been proposed but have yet to break ground.

The projects include residential and office buildings, retail and entertainment outlets, and institutions. In terms of gross floor area, the bulk of the completed projects are residential condominiums followed by retail and entertainment establishments and office buildings.

All these are located in 36 hectares of prime property at the heart of Bonifacio Global City. This area is highlighted by the Bonifacio High Street and had only two available lots for sale at a cost of about P600 million assuming lot sizes of 2,000 square meters and average selling price of P150,000 per square meter.

FBDC is now planning to develop City Center North-East Side at a cost of P4 billion to P5 billion. The area will be primed as a center for "Play" under its value proposition of Live-Work-Play.

Kintanar said lots in this area will be sold or leased out over the next five years. FBDC has earmarked 16 lots of prime property adjacent to City Center for mixed use development.

Comprising almost 3.5 hectares, the lots for sale are expected to fetch about P4.7 billion assuming an average rate of P150,000 per square meter. FBDC has so far sold one lot while another lot has been reserved.

Meanwhile, FBDC has already raised P753 million, including donations, for the P1 billion Mind Museum which will be the first state-of-the-art interactive science museum in the country. Groundbreaking has been slated for October 2009 and expects to open to the public by the first quarter of 2011.

FBDC is also spending P300 million for the construction of the 29-storey Bonifacio E-Services Building which is expected to be completed in April 2010. Kintanar noted that the BPO market remains stronger as Bonifacio Global City remains one of the most preferred sites for BPO offices.

^^ i hope in the "play" area of BGC, magtatayo sila ng world-class theatre for performing arts, world-class cinemas, a world-class stadium and sports center, art museum and galleries, a small but world-class theme park, and an observation tower.

everything should be world-class. it's time to show the world that the Philippines doesn't settle for anything second-rate, trying hard, tacky copy-cat :D

A simple big, big parking building would be enough for me... ^^

Where people can park and use the Fort Boni Bus to go around or something similar to the big parking building in McKinley Hill.

The BGC boom continues with more commercial projects (and even a museum) to support the growing needs of this fast becoming world class CBD and residential area! Will the City Center North project be comprised of that whole big block across St.Lukes Hospital up to where the current MC Home Depot is? If so that's quite a big chunk of land and probably going to be one really massive and awesome "Play Area" when done which will in all likelihood include BGC's first neighborhood movie complex, hopefully along with an airconditioned multi-level mall, and public parking of course. Lots of things to do in BGC once all these commercial establishments come on line! I'm definitely looking forward to these projects to come to fruition! WoHoo! :banana: :banana: :banana:


FBDC fasttracks P6-billion new projects in Global City (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443242&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña Updated February 25, 2009 12:00 AM
Philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443242&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

MANILA, Philippines - Fort Bonifacio Development Corp.(FBDC), the main developer of the Bonifacio Global City – Manila’s fastest growing business and recreation center – is accelerating a wave of new developments within the area, estimated to cost at least P6 billion.

Noel Kintanar, head of commercial operations at FBDC, said new developments will rise in BGC with a total of 136 vertical developments completed, ongoing and planned as of end-December last year. Of the total, 72 projects had been completed, 41 are ongoing and 23 are still under study.

According to Kintanar, BGC has increasingly become the battleground for real estate developers, multinationals and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies given its strategic location.

Kintanar said land values in the area have consistently trended up over time, rising 26 percent last year compared with the 2007 level.

Despite the tough business climate, Kintanar said BGC continues to attract a lot of potential buyers or tenants. “We continue to receive a lot of inquiries. The appetite for leasing continues to grow,” he said.

“While residential projects dominate the mix of developments, the office buildings sector has been growing significantly with BPO firms moving to BGC,” Kintanar pointed out.

From the current 100,000 square meters, the total office GFA (gross floor area) is forecast to increase to 500,000 square meters over the next five years, he said.

Kintanar said FBDC is allocating P4 billion to P5 billion for the horizontal development of the City Center North, which is being primed as a center for “play.”

In addition, FBDC is building a P1-billion Mind Museum, the first state-of-the art interactive science museum in the country, in partnership with National Geographic. The museum, a project initiated by property owners in BGC, is scheduled to break ground in late 2009 and open its doors to the public by the first quarter of 2011.

With over 175 interactive exhibits and displays, the Mind Museum is envisioned to be a learning facility that can accommodate more than 300,000 visitors annually. It will rise in the J.Y. Campos park, a prime 12,000-square meter lot.

Kintanar said FBDC is also putting up the Bonifacio E-Services Building, a 29-storey Grade A building project catering to the needs of BPO firms. It is slated for completion in April 2010.

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Bonifacio Global City skyline

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^^ Banner material! :applause: Submit it to Jan please :D

Yuchengco bank in Fort Bonifacio joint venture

BusinessWorld
Feb 25, 2009

RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) is set to enter into a joint venture with sister firms in the Yuchengco Group of Companies to develop a foreclosed property in Taguig.

In a disclosure, the bank said the property project would be carried out with RCBC Savings Bank, Malayan Insurance Co. Inc., Bankard, Inc., and the Great Pacific Life Assurance Corp.

The joint venture will develop RCBC Savings Bank’s idle property at the Bonifacio Global City.

The central bank allows banks to create joint ventures to earn profits out of foreclosed properties and other assets acquired in following a merger.
But under the scheme, banks are not allowed to infuse funds into development projects.

The ruling complemented Republic Act No. 9182 or the Special Purpose Vehicle Law of 2002 which helped banks trim their bad loans following the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Despite the law’s expiry, the central bank still allows such ventures.

RCBC’s joint venture with the other Yuchengco-led firms is still subject to the approval of the Monetary Board.
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Welcome to Bambang, TAGUIG:
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4716/080120091226.jpg

:banana:

(it was raining when this was taken)

It looks like a typical Philippine street.

By the way, there's a dead cat on the street right? Sorry, I can't see it clearly, my monitor is too dim. :D

I created a banner for BGC from one of my photos and already proposed it to one of our mods. Hope this can make it as SSC banner one of these days :D

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Banner-BGC.jpg

I created a banner for BGC from one of my photos and already proposed it to one of our mods. Hope this can make it as SSC banner one of these days :D

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Banner-BGC.jpg
amazing! :okay: thanks for this wonderful banner shyaman. great photos as always. ;) we'll be waiting for this up there.

It looks like a typical Philippine street.

By the way, there's a dead cat on the street right? Sorry, I can't see it clearly, my monitor is too dim. :D

looks like a giant snake to me. or just mini "hump"

Lubak lang un :banana:

BGC is already
quite a cluster
huh! :eek:

Another BGC project groundbreaking...
From page C-4 "People and Events" section of the Philippine Star (Feb.27)
Included on the same page is the picture of the good-looking building.

The CVC Law Center: (11 story building with 5 basement parking and helipad)

Groundbreaking: Law partners Pancho Villaraza, Nonong Cruz, Sonny Marcelo, Reggie Angangco, and Sylvette Tankiang of the law firm Villaraza Cruz Marcelo & Angangco (aka CVC law firm) prepare to lower the time capsule at the groundbreaking for the firm's new headquarters to be known as the CVC Law Center. The future home of atleast 70 lawyers making up the legal powerhouse is an 11 story intelligent building to be completed in early 2010. It will also have a five-level basement parking and a helipad located at Boni Triangle in Global City.



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What's the point of this pic Arciga?

Welcome to Bambang, TAGUIG:
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4716/080120091226.jpg

:banana:

(it was raining when this was taken)


^^ :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: Mmmm... and your point is? Arciga can you atleast state what point you are trying to make in posting this picture in this thread?
I don't even see any skyscrapers/highrises nor any architectural/developmental correlation in here which is what this thread is suppose to be about?
And what's with the dancing Icon? I don't get it... Can you kindly explain what this pic and icon are about? Thanks for your time and assistance...

^^ i think he wants to show something negative about Taguig which is not negative naman pala!:bash:

Continuous LPG supply for BGC piped-in gas users (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443861&publicationSubCategoryId=76)
Updated February 27, 2009 12:00 AM
Philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443861&publicationSubCategoryId=76)

Locators of Bonifacio High Street, Serendra and other notable projects in Bonifacio Global City never run out of LPG.

MANILA, Philippines - Restaurant owners, residents and some institutions in Bonifacio Global City are collectively among the biggest users of LPG in Metro Manila. But unlike many others who purchase LPG in cylinders, they have enjoyed an uninterrupted supply of gas these past months.

Through the piped-in gas network of Bonifacio Gas, LPG users in this growing business district have been assured of their supply of the fuel. Bonifacio Gas, a joint venture between Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, enjoys access to a continuous supply of LPG produced locally and abroad.

Connection to piped-in gas is considered to be a distinct advantage by restaurant owners and residents who are located and live in the area and is being offered by a number of developers in the booming business center as one of its come-on to investors. “The developers of Bonifacio High Street, Serendra, Net Buildings, Pacific Plaza, Grand Hampton, Kensington, Blue Sapphire and other notable projects in the district realize that locators and residents never have to wait for their LPG or risk ruining a meal because have suddenly run out of LPG in their cylinders”, general manager for Bonifacio Gas, Edwin Laset said.

Restaurant owners, who are among the big-volume users of piped-in gas, also keenly appreciate that they never have to keep stock of LPG. “They don’t have to keep an inventory of cylinders,” Laset added.

Continuous LPG supply for BGC piped-in gas users (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443861&publicationSubCategoryId=76)
Updated February 27, 2009 12:00 AM
Philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443861&publicationSubCategoryId=76)

Locators of Bonifacio High Street, Serendra and other notable projects in Bonifacio Global City never run out of LPG.

MANILA, Philippines - Restaurant owners, residents and some institutions in Bonifacio Global City are collectively among the biggest users of LPG in Metro Manila. But unlike many others who purchase LPG in cylinders, they have enjoyed an uninterrupted supply of gas these past months.

Through the piped-in gas network of Bonifacio Gas, LPG users in this growing business district have been assured of their supply of the fuel. Bonifacio Gas, a joint venture between Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, enjoys access to a continuous supply of LPG produced locally and abroad.

Connection to piped-in gas is considered to be a distinct advantage by restaurant owners and residents who are located and live in the area and is being offered by a number of developers in the booming business center as one of its come-on to investors. “The developers of Bonifacio High Street, Serendra, Net Buildings, Pacific Plaza, Grand Hampton, Kensington, Blue Sapphire and other notable projects in the district realize that locators and residents never have to wait for their LPG or risk ruining a meal because have suddenly run out of LPG in their cylinders”, general manager for Bonifacio Gas, Edwin Laset said.

Restaurant owners, who are among the big-volume users of piped-in gas, also keenly appreciate that they never have to keep stock of LPG. “They don’t have to keep an inventory of cylinders,” Laset added.

^^ Is Fort Taguig the only area in the Philippines with piped in LPG gas?

Another project in the BGC pipeline: 5-5 Office Building

http://dci.com.ph/images/stories/55ob.jpg

5-5 OFFICE BUILDING is in Bonifacio Global City’s E-Square. With the dominantly commercial character of its neighborhood, the business advantages from being in a PEZA zone, and the buoyant conditions of the BPO/KPO markets, a premium BPO/KPO office building was initially determined as the best-use development for this 2,233sqm property

Location : Block 5, Lot 5 Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

Owner/Developer : Arthaland Corp.

Architect : Aidea Phil. Inc.




Block 5 would be the block where Bridgestone, 32nd and Fifth, and HSBC is located. It is composed of 5 lots and a mini-park.

Lot 5 would be the corner lot, at the corner of 4th Avenue and 30th Street, just infront of Shangri-La at the Fort, how's that for a location!!!

This would be second to the last vacant lot at Block 5.

On this map, it would be the lot above Shang, to the right of Net Quad, and second lot below HSBC.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee156/aganagutom/BonifacioGlobalCityMasterplan.jpg?t=1235793218





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Building already under construction in BGC: Torvald Klaveness Group HQ?



Unknown building under construction near the American cem.
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Feb2pictures003.jpg

Let take a stab at it...

Torvald Klaveness Group HQ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=578215

This glassy building in Global City will be the shipping company's headquarters. The 20 level tower takes a visually compelling form with its crown shaped like a forward hull of a ship. It will be located on a lot situated on a "Y" crossroad along an exclusive lot in Bonifacio South of booming BGC.

^^ :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: Mmmm... and your point is? Arciga can you atleast state what point you are trying to make in posting this picture in this thread?
I don't even see any skyscrapers/highrises nor any architectural/developmental correlation in here which is what this thread is suppose to be about?
And what's with the dancing Icon? I don't get it... Can you kindly explain what this pic and icon are about? Thanks for your time and assistance...

1: Read the title again, Its not just about BGC and it's development alone. READ AGAIN : Taguig City. kaya may freedom akong i show ito dahil kuha ito sa taguig mismo at hinde all about BGC alone ang thread na ito.


2: The point of the pic and the dancing icon ay eto: I actually posted the picture the barangay where my tita's live and where our ancestral house stands with pride...Ngayon nga lang ako nag post ng postive side picture tapos ganito pa...

Kaya hinaylight ko un taguig ba kasi bigla nyo akong tanungin kung sa bambang pasig ba to o sa iba pang barangay na kapangalan nito...

Just because kakaunti lang ang description na nilagay ko, biglang ginawa nyong negative un meaning nung post ko... tsk, tsk..common sense dyan..


Ewan ko sa inyo...maka iwas na nga muna dito sa thread na to...:nuts:

much better. less negativity in life is always good. hehe.

But this forum is about skyscrapers, architecture, or urban development. 3cr was right in saying that the photo doesn't really add much to the discussion.

1: Read the title again, Its not just about BGC and it's development alone. READ AGAIN : Taguig City. kaya may freedom akong i show ito dahil kuha ito sa taguig mismo at hinde all about BGC alone ang thread na ito.


2: The point of the pic and the dancing icon ay eto: I actually posted the picture the barangay where my tita's live and where our ancestral house stands with pride...Ngayon nga lang ako nag post ng postive side picture tapos ganito pa...

Kaya hinaylight ko un taguig ba kasi bigla nyo akong tanungin kung sa bambang pasig ba to o sa iba pang barangay na kapangalan nito...

Just because kakaunti lang ang description na nilagay ko, biglang ginawa nyong negative un meaning nung post ko... tsk, tsk..common sense dyan..


Ewan ko sa inyo...maka iwas na nga muna dito sa thread na to...:nuts:


^^ Thanks for taking the time to explain yourself. Please don't take this the wrong way but can you really blame us for asking since everytime you have posted in the past you have been very critical of BGC/Taguig? Look at your posts here in this thread - it's only to criticize, bash and say negative things about BGC and Taguig so far. OO nga Taguig yan picture mo pero saan ang skycrapers, buildings, developments, etc. as well as it's architectural/ancestral correlation with the thread title which is basically what the spirit of this Forum/website is about. If you don't believe me, then read it again - the forum name is Skyscraper City and the website is www.skyscrapercity.com. Then check the rules and guidlines - bawal ang bashing. Now if you say what you posted is a positive one for a change then I guess we'll give you the benefit of the doubt. That's why putting a commentary on your picture would have avoided this situation.

Yes I agree this is a public forum and you may have the freedom to post but in the same manner there are basic rules and guidlines members have to follow and that Mods have the freedom to reprimand and even ban those who don't. As I've said before, your past postings in this thread have always been seen as negative and critical and even bashing the thread at times so now can you blame us for being skeptical of your motivations as to why you posted that picture, much more think this one would be any different especially when you didn't even write anything below and all you had was a dancing icon?

We're not mind readers so kung ayaw mong pag-isipan ka ng masama then better qualify your post by writing something about the picture you're posting para malinaw sa lahat kasi sa track record mo bro eh all we know of you from your past posts has been bashing/criticizing BGC and Taguig in general. Common sense lang naman yon di ba? And this will definitely help avoid any miscommunication and misunderstandings.

Just that if you want to rant and rave about certain issues/things, wala naman sama duon and you're free to do so as you said but there are more appropriate threads to post that on. Meron namang ibang thread sa forum for those things where you can vent and rant all you want without breaking forum rules/guidelines so kung pwede duon na lang. Not Here. Especially since we're really trying our very best to be positive here and highlight the progress/development happening in the City in keeping with the spirit of the Forum.

Ewan, I guess you guys cant handle the look of the old barangays of taguig and just likes to see high lifeless concrete structures covered with pretty shiny glass...

But, that will not stop me from posting some pics of the old parts of it since dyan nakatayo ang ancestral house namin :banana:.

^^Well, I think It's all up to the mods to decide.:)

But this forum is about skyscrapers, architecture, or urban development. 3cr was right in saying that the photo doesn't really add much to the discussion.

I agree... this is about urban development...

I understand the point of Arciga in showing the place of their ancestral house. HOwever, I think there is no need to show these areas with no development. What is the purpose? If this is what we aim, then we might as well show areas of San Andres, Paco, Caloocan, and other parts of metropolis that remain stagnant or under developed.

I agree... this is about urban development...

I understand the point of Arciga in showing the place of their ancestral house. HOwever, I think there is no need to show these areas with no development. What is the purpose? If this is what we aim, then we might as well show areas of San Andres, Paco, Caloocan, and other parts of metropolis that remain stagnant or under developed.

Bakit sa iba thread, pinapayagan nyo i pakita un old parts ng town nila na halos walang development.
Tapos, pagdating dito. tinitigilan nyo ako i post ang picture ng old towns ng taguig...

Also, the CAMANAVA thread and City of Manila thread ACTUALLY shows the areas you mentioned.. So that means, dahil halos wala din naman large scale development sa Maynila at CAMANAVA Area, dapat na palang isara un thread nayun dahil... sabi mo nga, walang point ipakita un old parts...

Ewan ko sa inyo, ang lalabo nyo :lol:

1: Read the title again, Its not just about BGC and it's development alone. READ AGAIN : Taguig City. kaya may freedom akong i show ito dahil kuha ito sa taguig mismo at hinde all about BGC alone ang thread na ito.


2: The point of the pic and the dancing icon ay eto: I actually posted the picture the barangay where my tita's live and where our ancestral house stands with pride...Ngayon nga lang ako nag post ng postive side picture tapos ganito pa...


ikaw na nag-sabi na ngayon ka lang nag-post ng positive yan tuloy, every time nakikita ka namin, NEGATIVE na naiisip namen. masisisi mo ba kami?! haha.

at paano naman kasi, no offense sa tita mo at sa mga kamag-anak mo pero wala naman kasi kaming makitang maganda sa pic mo, kung gusto mo pakita ancestral house mo, na pinagmamalaki mo edi sana yun na lang kinuhanan mo ng picture. baka mas na-appreciate pa namin.

moral lesson, mahirap kasi sa ganitong forum, walang boses at hindi rin tayo nagkikita face to face kaya minsan hindi tayo nagkakaintindihan. hindi rin natin alam kung ano talaga nararamdaman ng isat-isa... kaya importanteng lagyan ng caption at explanation ang mga picture at hindi dancing icon lang!:banana:

Sige, peace :p

I will try taking pictures of the actual house but i did show the green paint thing sa pader which is actually a project ng SK Chairman ng bambang. Which happens to be my brother :lol: :D

Ewan, makausap nga si barangay captain para masabi na kailangan ng "development" sa bambang :crazy:

Ewan, I guess you guys cant handle the look of the old barangays of taguig and just likes to see high lifeless concrete structures covered with pretty shiny glass...

But, that will not stop me from posting some pics of the old parts of it since dyan nakatayo ang ancestral house namin :banana:.


ngak. pwede mag-request Arciga, pwede bang post ka na din ng ancestral house niyo? hwag lang yung old parts kung saan nakatayo yun. baka mas ma-appreciate ng mga tao dito. para positive ka na. :)

Pwede :nuts:. Also, see that street sign that points to the left sa picture ko? that street/eskenita is named "L.T R.R.CRUZ" which happens to be my deceased uncle's name. :D

^^ whoa! high profile pala sa Taguig si Arciga_01 :D

Uhhh....*hides* :shifty:

Well you can post photos of old barangays, ancestral houses, and areas without development as long as it shows the beauty of Taguig. Maybe you need to edit which particular photos you should post. :cheers1:

I actually like looking at underdeveloped areas as they have this certain charm that's irresistible.

There's beauty in chaos too.

Ang magandang parte ng Taguig ay yung nasa gilid na ng Laguna Lake. May punto na ang mga nakatira doon. Marami ring mga lumang bahay at maganda ang view ng lawa.

Isa pang medyo kakaiba (at medyo kinatatakutan ng mga taxi drivers lalo na sa gabi) ay ang Maharlika village. Muslim-inspired ang mga bahay dito. Makakabili karin dito ng halal meat. :)

Sige, peace :p

I will try taking pictures of the actual house but i did show the green paint thing sa pader which is actually a project ng SK Chairman ng bambang. Which happens to be my brother :lol: :D

Ewan, makausap nga si barangay captain para masabi na kailangan ng "development" sa bambang :crazy:

Nakadaan na ako dito... asan na ang ancestral house pic? :)

Isa pang medyo kakaiba (at medyo kinatatakutan ng mga taxi drivers lalo na sa gabi) ay ang Maharlika village. Muslim-inspired ang mga bahay dito. Makakabili karin dito ng halal meat. :)

dinig ko nga... hanggang ngayon pa ba?

^^ Ganon parin ata. Ewan ko kapag naisipan nilang ibenta ang FTI para idevelop. Medyo hindi maganda ang nakapaligid diyan e. Buti pa gawin na lang nilang housing project ng mga sundalo at iba pang government employees. At yung ibang area, gawin nilang call centers.

Napakadami na ng tao sa lugar na iyan. parang Tondo na.

Nakadaan na ako dito... asan na ang ancestral house pic? :)

Wala pa, hinde pa ako nakakadaan ng Bambang eh. Oo nga pala, hinde naman kami high profile sa taguig eh. May direct number lang naman kami ni mayor eh :crazy:

But since you did say nakadaan ka na dito, un ancestral house namin ay un may green na gate at kulay white un taas. Katabi nito un ancestral house din ng mga kamag aanak namin, kulay beige naman un sa kanila. :D

EDIT: I found one pic ng bahay ng tito ko:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5165/houseb.jpg

Sadly, yan nalang ang natitirang intact na gilid ng ancestral house nila dahil nasira na un sa left at rear side. Un harap ay intact parin though kaso its in bad condition :ohno:

source (http://worldwidephotos.multiply.com/photos/album/2496/PhilippinesFort_bonifacio_gLobaL_city_night)

http://images.pjazurin.multiply.com/image/1/photos/370/1200x1200/5/asceND-19.jpg?et=8LB7j9QM%2Bv6czuKCLmd9Ag&nmid=212905725

http://images.pjazurin.multiply.com/image/1/photos/370/1200x1200/4/asceND-18.jpg?et=Imly%2CrGjUoFSHhF15%2CXsLQ&nmid=212905725

http://images.pjazurin.multiply.com/image/1/photos/370/1200x1200/1/asceND-15.jpg?et=JM5ghm5g1VKQYO9qkDCAMQ&nmid=212905725

OMG!
Those are jaw dropping pics! ^^

Oi, punasan mo yang laway mo :lol:

^^ Great pics. :)

source (http://worldwidephotos.multiply.com/photos/album/2496/PhilippinesFort_bonifacio_gLobaL_city_night)

http://images.pjazurin.multiply.com/image/1/photos/370/1200x1200/5/asceND-19.jpg?et=8LB7j9QM%2Bv6czuKCLmd9Ag&nmid=212905725

http://images.pjazurin.multiply.com/image/1/photos/370/1200x1200/4/asceND-18.jpg?et=Imly%2CrGjUoFSHhF15%2CXsLQ&nmid=212905725

http://images.pjazurin.multiply.com/image/1/photos/370/1200x1200/1/asceND-15.jpg?et=JM5ghm5g1VKQYO9qkDCAMQ&nmid=212905725
coolness! these were taken from Ascend Superclub's Skye VIP :D

^^ Thanks for posting these beautiful and meaningful BGC pics Sick-n-Tired. Now this is what I'm talking about ... shows skyscrapers/buildings as well as architecture and urban development which is all in keeping with the spirit of this forum/thread. Definitely not a waste of bandwidth. The pics don't even need captions as they speak clearly for themselves the message conveyed. BGC is really fast coming to its own. It's world class CBD and residential areas taking shape and coming to fruition before our eyes. It's a place every Filipino can really be proud of. Really beautiful! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Burara ang gumagawa dyan sa BGC. Halos un road (in some parts) ay mas mababa pa sa gutter ng sidewalks tapos un nag roadwidening ewan sa tapat ng S&R...Un ginawa nilang road going to market market ay mas mataas pa kaysa dun sa original road elevation na papuntang makati area kaya may slight 5 to 6 degree tilt na un road...

In short, sobrang inconsistent ang road elevation ng BGC, may mataas pa sa gutter at merong sobrang baba sa gutter..:ohno:

Pansinin nyo un second photo, sobrang baba nung aspalto at hinde umabot dun sa taas ng rain gutter...:ohno:

Sorry, But, I still cant be fully proud of BGC dahil sobrang burara na un pag gawa ng mga roads nito. Nakakahiyang ipakita kung gano tayo kaburara gumawa and yet, we advertise it as "world class"..

Still, those photo's are lovely though.

@arciga 01, I bet you can find something wrong in the Mona Lisa! :lol:

Burara ang gumagawa dyan sa BGC. Halos un road (in some parts) ay mas mababa pa sa gutter ng sidewalks tapos un nag roadwidening ewan sa tapat ng S&R...Un ginawa nilang road going to market market ay mas mataas pa kaysa dun sa original road elevation na papuntang makati area kaya may slight 5 to 6 degree tilt na un road...

In short, sobrang inconsistent ang road elevation ng BGC, may mataas pa sa gutter at merong sobrang baba sa gutter..:ohno:

Pansinin nyo un second photo, sobrang baba nung aspalto at hinde umabot dun sa taas ng rain gutter...:ohno:

Sorry, But, I still cant be fully proud of BGC dahil sobrang burara na un pag gawa ng mga roads nito. Nakakahiyang ipakita kung gano tayo kaburara gumawa and yet, we advertise it as "world class"..

Still, those photo's are lovely though.

hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha! funny!!! :lol:

Siempre di pa pantay yan. Hindi pa nila pinapantay dahil yun yung final layer ng asphalt. Pantay na sa gutter. Ang dami pa kasing construction sa bgc. It is still a work in progress. Pagnatapos na yung certain sections in bgc, makukumpleto na yung sidewalks and pantay na yung asphalt sa gutter.

You should be proud na nasa Taguig ang BGC. Muntik ng makuha ng makati yan.


Burara ang gumagawa dyan sa BGC. Halos un road (in some parts) ay mas mababa pa sa gutter ng sidewalks tapos un nag roadwidening ewan sa tapat ng S&R...Un ginawa nilang road going to market market ay mas mataas pa kaysa dun sa original road elevation na papuntang makati area kaya may slight 5 to 6 degree tilt na un road...

In short, sobrang inconsistent ang road elevation ng BGC, may mataas pa sa gutter at merong sobrang baba sa gutter..:ohno:

Pansinin nyo un second photo, sobrang baba nung aspalto at hinde umabot dun sa taas ng rain gutter...:ohno:

Sorry, But, I still cant be fully proud of BGC dahil sobrang burara na un pag gawa ng mga roads nito. Nakakahiyang ipakita kung gano tayo kaburara gumawa and yet, we advertise it as "world class"..

Still, those photo's are lovely though.

Siempre di pa pantay yan. Hindi pa nila pinapantay dahil yun yung final layer ng asphalt. Pantay na sa gutter. Ang dami pa kasing construction sa bgc. It is still a work in progress. Pagnatapos na yung certain sections in bgc, makukumpleto na yung sidewalks and pantay na yung asphalt sa gutter.

Then, bakit final at pantay na yun gutter sa harap at gilid ng S&R at kalapit nitong buildings? Tapos nung nag road widening sila, the new road and sidewalk is 6 inches higher than the original road. So, that means na lulubog un original sidewalk sa harap ng S&R..If not, tagilid ang kalsada...


You should be proud na nasa Taguig ang BGC. Muntik ng makuha ng makati yan.

You do have a point...Buti at napunta ito sa Taguig kaysa kay Jejomar engot :crazy:

@arciga 01, I bet you can find something wrong in the Mona Lisa! :lol:

This is what's wrong with the monalisa :naughty: :D
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5062/monalisatour1.jpg

SM to build shopping complex near The Fort (http://http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/03/09/sm-build-shopping-complex-near-fort)
By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes, Business Mirror | 03/03/2009 8:07 AM


Known to have a solid reputation of going against any economic downturn, the SM Group controlled by retail magnate Henry Sy is planning to build a P2-billion shopping center in Taguig City by the end of the year. :banana:

A BusinessMirror source said the project—to be undertaken by the group’s mall development arm SM Prime Holdings Inc.—would be a part of a commercial complex envisioned to rise on a sprawling property owned by the Taguig government.

The shopping center alone is expected occupy around 1.8 hectares. A hotel project, to be handled by another entity, is also planned within the complex.

“SM is leasing the property from the Taguig government for 25 years,” the source said.

The design of the shopping center is still being finalized but the source said it would more or less cater to the upper market because of its proximity to Ayala’s residential and commercial developments Serendra and Bonifacio High Street. Meanwhile, Ayala’s mall development Market! Market! mostly attracts low- to middle-income customers.

“We expect to complete the shopping center by 2011,” added the source privy to the negotiations.

The SM group’s expansion in Taguig, the source added, indicates its bullish outlook on the country’s fundamentals despite the challenges brought by the global financial crisis.

The Taguig property was part of the donation given by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority to the local government as its share in the Bonifacio Global City project.

Earlier, SM Prime reported a consolidated net income of P6.4 billion in 2008 from P6.0 billion the year before. Revenues, on the other hand, grew 12 percent to P17.8 billion. These results included the operations of the three SM malls in China. The SM China in the mainland are located in the cities of Xiamen and Jinjiang in Southern China, and Chengdu in Central China.

“Notwithstanding the global financial situation, SM Prime achieved its goals and sustained its expansion in 2008,” said president Hans Sy.

Rental fees continued to account for the largest share of SM Prime’s consolidated revenues last year, amounting to P15.4 billion. Bulk of the increase came from additional space in new malls and mall expansions during the year. The new malls were SM City Marikina, SM City Rosales, and SM City Baliwag. Mall expansions were seen in The Annex at SM City North Edsa and The Atrium at SM Megamall.

Put together, the new malls and expansions in 2008 added 9 percent, equivalent to 353,000 square meters (sqm) in gross floor area (GFA) for a total of 4.3 million sqm. The average occupancy rate of the new malls now stands at 9 percent.

This year, the company plans to open SM City Naga in Camarines Sur, SM City Rosario in Cavite, SM City Pamplona in Las Piñas and the Sky Garden at SM City North Edsa. The company is also set to expand SM City Rosales in Pangasinan.

By the end of the year, SM Prime will have 36 malls nationwide and three in China, with an estimated GFA of 4.9 million sqm.

ARCIGA 1 may be related to another SSC forumer FORT LOVER. he was a very amusing writer since he purchased a flat at Fifth Avenue Place and then kept writing and complaining to Bevepi on how much he hated his flat.

ARCIGA 1 may be related to another SSC forumer FORT LOVER. he was a very amusing writer since he purchased a flat at Fifth Avenue Place and then kept writing and complaining to Bevepi on how much he hated his flat.

^^ A split personality?

SM to build shopping complex near The Fort (http://http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/03/09/sm-build-shopping-complex-near-fort)
By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes, Business Mirror | 03/03/2009 8:07 AM


Known to have a solid reputation of going against any economic downturn, the SM Group controlled by retail magnate Henry Sy is planning to build a P2-billion shopping center in Taguig City by the end of the year. :banana:

A BusinessMirror source said the project—to be undertaken by the group’s mall development arm SM Prime Holdings Inc.—would be a part of a commercial complex envisioned to rise on a sprawling property owned by the Taguig government.

The shopping center alone is expected occupy around 1.8 hectares. A hotel project, to be handled by another entity, is also planned within the complex.

“SM is leasing the property from the Taguig government for 25 years,” the source said.

The design of the shopping center is still being finalized but the source said it would more or less cater to the upper market because of its proximity to Ayala’s residential and commercial developments Serendra and Bonifacio High Street. Meanwhile, Ayala’s mall development Market! Market! mostly attracts low- to middle-income customers.

“We expect to complete the shopping center by 2011,” added the source privy to the negotiations.

The SM group’s expansion in Taguig, the source added, indicates its bullish outlook on the country’s fundamentals despite the challenges brought by the global financial crisis.

The Taguig property was part of the donation given by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority to the local government as its share in the Bonifacio Global City project.

Earlier, SM Prime reported a consolidated net income of P6.4 billion in 2008 from P6.0 billion the year before. Revenues, on the other hand, grew 12 percent to P17.8 billion. These results included the operations of the three SM malls in China. The SM China in the mainland are located in the cities of Xiamen and Jinjiang in Southern China, and Chengdu in Central China.

“Notwithstanding the global financial situation, SM Prime achieved its goals and sustained its expansion in 2008,” said president Hans Sy.

Rental fees continued to account for the largest share of SM Prime’s consolidated revenues last year, amounting to P15.4 billion. Bulk of the increase came from additional space in new malls and mall expansions during the year. The new malls were SM City Marikina, SM City Rosales, and SM City Baliwag. Mall expansions were seen in The Annex at SM City North Edsa and The Atrium at SM Megamall.

Put together, the new malls and expansions in 2008 added 9 percent, equivalent to 353,000 square meters (sqm) in gross floor area (GFA) for a total of 4.3 million sqm. The average occupancy rate of the new malls now stands at 9 percent.

This year, the company plans to open SM City Naga in Camarines Sur, SM City Rosario in Cavite, SM City Pamplona in Las Piñas and the Sky Garden at SM City North Edsa. The company is also set to expand SM City Rosales in Pangasinan.

By the end of the year, SM Prime will have 36 malls nationwide and three in China, with an estimated GFA of 4.9 million sqm.

oh, this is where the planned taguig convention center will be right besides market-market! finally this will push thru!

oh, this is where the planned taguig convention center will be right besides market-market! finally this will push thru!

so, the new SM mall will just be beside Market market?

ARCIGA 1 may be related to another SSC forumer FORT LOVER. he was a very amusing writer since he purchased a flat at Fifth Avenue Place and then kept writing and complaining to Bevepi on how much he hated his flat.

What? 18 lang ako, pano ako makakabili ng "flat" sa BGC :crazy:

so, the new SM mall will just be beside Market market?

^^ I would have wanted SM to be somewhere located in the area of North Boni.

it would be the height of irony if SM and its boxes decided to make a geometric marvel for its taguig mall and draw the necessary comparison with the US architect and the glorietta 5 box... of course this would not bother the Zobels since they are landlords for both cities...but makati is slipping.

tutoo pala ang tsismis na magtatayo ng SM taguig! nice one.

SM to build shopping complex near The Fort (http://http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/03/09/sm-build-shopping-complex-near-fort)
By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes, Business Mirror | 03/03/2009 8:07 AM


Known to have a solid reputation of going against any economic downturn, the SM Group controlled by retail magnate Henry Sy is planning to build a P2-billion shopping center in Taguig City by the end of the year. :banana:

^^ Just wondering what type of mall can be built with P2B? There was talk before that SM was putting up a Hyper-Mart across MarketMarket where the future Taguig convention center will be. I'm just curious if this is the one talked about in the article above or a full fledge mall ala "Podium" possibly in the City Center North area as mentioned in the article below. I hope it's the latter! :banana: :banana: :banana:

FBDC fasttracks P6-billion new projects in Global City (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443242&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña Updated February 25, 2009 12:00 AM
Philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=443242&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

MANILA, Philippines - Fort Bonifacio Development Corp.(FBDC), the main developer of the Bonifacio Global City – Manila’s fastest growing business and recreation center – is accelerating a wave of new developments within the area, estimated to cost at least P6 billion.

Noel Kintanar, head of commercial operations at FBDC, said new developments will rise in BGC with a total of 136 vertical developments completed, ongoing and planned as of end-December last year. Of the total, 72 projects had been completed, 41 are ongoing and 23 are still under study.

According to Kintanar, BGC has increasingly become the battleground for real estate developers, multinationals and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies given its strategic location.

Kintanar said land values in the area have consistently trended up over time, rising 26 percent last year compared with the 2007 level.

Despite the tough business climate, Kintanar said BGC continues to attract a lot of potential buyers or tenants. “We continue to receive a lot of inquiries. The appetite for leasing continues to grow,” he said.

“While residential projects dominate the mix of developments, the office buildings sector has been growing significantly with BPO firms moving to BGC,” Kintanar pointed out.

From the current 100,000 square meters, the total office GFA (gross floor area) is forecast to increase to 500,000 square meters over the next five years, he said.

Kintanar said FBDC is allocating P4 billion to P5 billion for the horizontal development of the City Center North, which is being primed as a center for “play.”

In addition, FBDC is building a P1-billion Mind Museum, the first state-of-the art interactive science museum in the country, in partnership with National Geographic. The museum, a project initiated by property owners in BGC, is scheduled to break ground in late 2009 and open its doors to the public by the first quarter of 2011.

With over 175 interactive exhibits and displays, the Mind Museum is envisioned to be a learning facility that can accommodate more than 300,000 visitors annually. It will rise in the J.Y. Campos park, a prime 12,000-square meter lot.

Kintanar said FBDC is also putting up the Bonifacio E-Services Building, a 29-storey Grade A building project catering to the needs of BPO firms. It is slated for completion in April 2010.

Not the Torvald Klaveness Group HQ?


As I was passing by the building pictured below, I tried to ask the guard which building is this and ask if this is the Torvald Klaveness Group HQ. He said no and mumbled a name I could not hear/understand. Not sure if he knows what he is talking about and traffic was moving again and got honked at as well so was not able to get the name again from the guard. Oh well maybe another day...


The unknown building under construction near the American cem...
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Feb2pictures003.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/March12009024.jpg

Let take a stab at it...

Torvald Klaveness Group HQ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=578215

This glassy building in Global City will be the shipping company's headquarters. The 20 level tower takes a visually compelling form with its crown shaped like a forward hull of a ship. It will be located on a lot situated on a "Y" crossroad along an exclusive lot in Bonifacio South of booming BGC.

^^ Just wondering what type of mall can be built with P2B? There was talk before that SM was putting up a Hyper-Mart across MarketMarket where the future Taguig convention center will be. I'm just curious if this is the one talked about in the article above or a full fledge mall ala "Podium" possibly in the City Center North area as mentioned in the article below. I hope it's the latter! :banana: :banana: :banana:

i have no idea. Is 2 billion too small or too big for a mall? does anyone here has an idea how much a mall like Trinoma or Greenbelt is?

Youtube Find:

YgUdtglKQP4

Haha wow, tagal na nyan ha. Hinde pa umaabot un C-6 sa Baybreeze at empty pa un BGC. Also, that helicopter ACTUALLY PASSED By sa house namin :crazy:!

Grenade blast hits Global City in Taguig; 1 hurt (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/151231/Grenade-blast-hits-Global-City-in-Taguig-1-hurt)
AIE BALAGTAS SEE, GMANews.TV

MANILA, Philippines — A woman who was walking her dog was wounded after two unidentified men threw a grenade at the showroom of a Korean motor company in a posh area in Taguig City Tuesday evening. Interviewed by radio dzBB’s Lito Laparan, Taguig City Police chief Senior Superintendent Camilo Pancratius Cascolan said the bomb was thrown at Hyundai Global City Hub along the stretch of 5th Street and 25th Street at about 7:15 p.m.

Cascolan identified the victim as Jane Pansoy, who sustained slight injuries in her foot and was rushed to Makati Medical Center for treatment. Due to the explosion, two of the showroom’s panel walls were totally smashed, the radio report said. “We had an explosion at 7:15 p.m. in the city. The SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operatives) and SWAT are right now investigtaing the incident. Initial investigation showed a grenade was thrown at Hyundai," Cascolan said.

Members of the Special Weapon and Tactics (SWAT) group have already cordoned off the area. Motorists passing the area were advised to take alternate routes, the report said. Cascolan said based on footage from the recently installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) system, two motorcyle-riding men threw the grenade for still unknown motives. - GMANews.TV

SM to build shopping complex near The Fort
Written by Honey Madrilejos-Reyes / Reporter
Monday, 02 March 2009 20:56 -

KNOWN to have a solid reputation of going against any economic downturn, the SM Group
controlled by retail magnate Henry Sy*is planning to build a P2-billion shopping center in Taguig
City by the end of the year.

A BusinessMirror source said the project—to be undertaken by the group’s mall development
arm SM Prime Holdings Inc.—would be a part of a commercial complex envisioned to rise on a
sprawling property owned by the Taguig government.

The shopping center alone is expected occupy around 1.8 hectares. A hotel project, to be
handled by another entity, is also planned within the complex.

“SM is leasing the property from the Taguig government for 25 years,” the source said.

The design of the shopping center is still being finalized but the source said it would more or
less cater to the upper market because of its proximity to Ayala’s residential and commercial
developments Serendra and Bonifacio High Street. Meanwhile, Ayala’s mall development
Market! Market! mostly*attracts low- to middle-income customers.

“We expect to complete the shopping center by 2011,” added the source privy to the
negotiations.

The SM group’s expansion in Taguig, the source added, indicates its bullish outlook on the
country’s fundamentals despite the challenges brought by the global financial crisis.

The Taguig property was part of the donation given by the Bases Conversion and Development
Authority to the local government as its share in the Bonifacio Global City project.

Earlier, SM Prime reported a consolidated net income of P6.4 billion in 2008 from P6.0 billion
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SM to build shopping complex near The Fort
Written by Honey Madrilejos-Reyes / Reporter
Monday, 02 March 2009 20:56 -
the year before. Revenues, on the other hand, grew 12 percent to P17.8 billion. These results
included the operations of the three SM malls in China. The SM China in the mainland are
located in the cities of Xiamen and Jinjiang in Southern China, and Chengdu in Central China.

“Notwithstanding the global financial situation, SM Prime achieved its goals and sustained its
expansion in 2008,” said president Hans Sy.

Rental fees continued to account for the largest share of SM Prime’s consolidated revenues last
year, amounting to P15.4 billion. Bulk of the increase came from additional space in new malls
and mall expansions during the year. The new malls were SM City Marikina, SM City Rosales,
and SM City Baliwag. Mall expansions were seen in The Annex at SM City North Edsa and The
Atrium at SM Megamall.

Put together, the new malls and expansions in 2008 added 9 percent, equivalent to 353,000
square meters (sqm) in gross floor area (GFA) for a total* of 4.3 million sqm. The average
occupancy rate of the new malls now stands at 9 percent.

This year, the company plans to open SM City Naga in Camarines Sur, SM City Rosario in
Cavite, SM City Pamplona in Las Piñas and the Sky Garden at SM City North Edsa. The
company is also set to expand SM City Rosales in Pangasinan.

By the end of the year, SM Prime will have 36 malls nationwide and three in China, with an
estimated GFA of 4.9 million sqm.

i have no idea. Is 2 billion too small or too big for a mall? does anyone here has an idea how much a mall like Trinoma or Greenbelt is?

I heard before that SM MOA costed 5 Billion pesos to get build. I dont know but looks like 2 Billion pesos is quite big for a 1.8 hectare shopping center.

^^ So mukhang high end nga siya kung ganoon - possibly something like The Podium! WooHoo! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Fort Bonifacio fast replacing Ortigas Center as alternative CBD
BY KRISTINE JANE R. LIU
BUSINESS WORLD
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW021209/content.php?id=101


LAND PRICES in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City are expected to continue rising as the 26-square kilometer former military base dethrones Ortigas Center in Pasig as an alternative central business district (CBD) three to five years from now, property experts said.

"Three to five years from now, Fort Bonifacio can easily dethrone Ortigas Center as the alternative business district and by that time, it will be challenging Ayala as the next major central business district," said Victor Asuncion, CB Richard Ellis Philippines director for global research and consulting.

CB Richard Ellis said it expects lease and occupancy rates in Fort Bonifacio to post the highest growth. "Lease rates in the district have been on a steady rise, with most office buildings reporting full occupancy," it said.

Its proximity to the Makati central business district and ongoing improvements in the disctrict also make it an ideal location for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies and traditional office space tenants, it added.

Mr. Asuncion based his assessment on buildings that are set to rise in the area, among these a six-star hotel that the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts group expects to complete next year.

The 60-storey tower Shangri-La at the Fort will house 500 guest rooms and 234 apartments and is scheduled to open in 2012. Meanwhile, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will set up a unified trading floor in Fort Bonifacio and vacate its offices at the Ayala Tower One in Makati and the PSE Tektite in Ortigas Center.

Also rising there is a 14-storey St. Luke’s Medical Center that will house 600 beds, and an 11-storey medical arts building with 366 doctors’ offices. The hospital is expected to start operations this year.

Fort Bonifacio will also become a site of the country’s tallest building, the 66-storey skyscraper Federal Land Tower. Construction of the P20-billion project started late last year and once finished, will strip Makati’s 55-storey PBCom Tower of its title.

A number of high-end residential condominiums have been built by the country’s biggest property developers in Fort Bonifacio, among these Essensa, Serendra, Pacific Plaza and Regent Parkway, Forbeswood Heights, Kensington and office buildings like Net Square, Bonifacio Technology Center, HSBC Building, Hanjin Philippines’ building, and the Singapore Chancery.

A month from now, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority will award the contract for the 93-hectare master plan for Bonifacio South, said to be the next major development in the area.

Leanie Sales of Colliers International said the success of the master planning in Fort Bonifacio would depend on the type of projects.

"The master planner and the consultant should create synergy in the area. They have to take into account what is already there and what could be a demand generator," she pointed out.

The property analyst noted that if the developer plans to proceed with building residential condominiums again, they have to make sure that these are different from existing ones.

Ms. Sales said she sees Fort Bonifacio has a potential not only to become a residence for the rich, but also for workers from the BPO industry looking to own their first house.

During the American colonial period, the US government acquired a 25.78-square kilometer property of Taguig for military purposes.

After Philippine independence, the facility, known then as Fort William McKinley, became the home of the Philippine Army and later, the Philippine Navy and became Fort Bonifacio.

When Fort Bonifacio was privatized and placed under the administration of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, the whole area was restored to Taguig.



Hopefully BGC will someday look like this...(Makati Skyline from BGC vantage point)
Pic courtesy of Double_Bee/Aldrin as posted by Dvorak/Erwin... :okay::okay:


pic taken by double_bee
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282/aldrinbee/MakatiDusk01.jpg

^^ It's actually good competition to have numerous CBD's. QC will also have a planned CBD so good for the economy.

I heard before that SM MOA costed 5 Billion pesos to get build. I dont know but looks like 2 Billion pesos is quite big for a 1.8 hectare shopping center.

maybe high rise mall siya. or baka kasama sa 2 Billion yung hotel.

^^ That would be a first to have a high rise mall.

Police facing blank wall on Taguig blast (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=445474&publicationSubCategoryId=200)
By Dennis Carcamo Updated March 04, 2009 02:14 PM


MANILA, Philippines--Police are still facing a blank wall on the possible motives and possible suspects in the blast that rocked a car showroom, injuring a woman, last night in Taguig City.

Chief Superintendent Camilo Cascolan, city police head, said they are evaluating the evidence gathered from the scene and interviewing witnesses that could shed light into the incident.

"We're still looking at several angles including the Tial shooting incident and the angle of disgruntled employees,"Cascolan said in a phone interview this afternoon.

Sgt. Elias Tial, a member of the Philippine Army, went on a shooting rampage recently inside the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, killing three other soldiers and wounding another. He remains at large.

Cascolan said members of the scene of the crime operation have recovered from the area in front of Hyundai showroom on 5th and 25 streets at the Global City in Taguig several pieces of shrapnels from an MK-2 handgrenade.

The blast, which happened around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, also shattered the glass panels of the car showroom.

Cascolan said they will try to wrap up the investigation today and submit the report to Police Deputy Director Leopoldo Bataoil, National Capital Region Police Office head.

Earlier, the Taguig police chief said they would also review the tapes of the CCTV cameras in the area to help in their ongoing investigation.

Fort Bonifacio fast replacing Ortigas Center as alternative CBD
BY KRISTINE JANE R. LIU
BUSINESS WORLD
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW021209/content.php?id=101


LAND PRICES in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City are expected to continue rising as the 26-square kilometer former military base dethrones Ortigas Center in Pasig as an alternative central business district (CBD) three to five years from now, property experts said.

"Three to five years from now, Fort Bonifacio can easily dethrone Ortigas Center as the alternative business district and by that time, it will be challenging Ayala as the next major central business district," said Victor Asuncion, CB Richard Ellis Philippines director for global research and consulting.

CB Richard Ellis said it expects lease and occupancy rates in Fort Bonifacio to post the highest growth. "Lease rates in the district have been on a steady rise, with most office buildings reporting full occupancy," it said.

Its proximity to the Makati central business district and ongoing improvements in the disctrict also make it an ideal location for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies and traditional office space tenants, it added.

Mr. Asuncion based his assessment on buildings that are set to rise in the area, among these a six-star hotel that the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts group expects to complete next year.

The 60-storey tower Shangri-La at the Fort will house 500 guest rooms and 234 apartments and is scheduled to open in 2012. Meanwhile, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will set up a unified trading floor in Fort Bonifacio and vacate its offices at the Ayala Tower One in Makati and the PSE Tektite in Ortigas Center.

Also rising there is a 14-storey St. Luke’s Medical Center that will house 600 beds, and an 11-storey medical arts building with 366 doctors’ offices. The hospital is expected to start operations this year.

Fort Bonifacio will also become a site of the country’s tallest building, the 66-storey skyscraper Federal Land Tower. Construction of the P20-billion project started late last year and once finished, will strip Makati’s 55-storey PBCom Tower of its title.

A number of high-end residential condominiums have been built by the country’s biggest property developers in Fort Bonifacio, among these Essensa, Serendra, Pacific Plaza and Regent Parkway, Forbeswood Heights, Kensington and office buildings like Net Square, Bonifacio Technology Center, HSBC Building, Hanjin Philippines’ building, and the Singapore Chancery.

A month from now, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority will award the contract for the 93-hectare master plan for Bonifacio South, said to be the next major development in the area.

Leanie Sales of Colliers International said the success of the master planning in Fort Bonifacio would depend on the type of projects.

"The master planner and the consultant should create synergy in the area. They have to take into account what is already there and what could be a demand generator," she pointed out.

The property analyst noted that if the developer plans to proceed with building residential condominiums again, they have to make sure that these are different from existing ones.

Ms. Sales said she sees Fort Bonifacio has a potential not only to become a residence for the rich, but also for workers from the BPO industry looking to own their first house.

During the American colonial period, the US government acquired a 25.78-square kilometer property of Taguig for military purposes.

After Philippine independence, the facility, known then as Fort William McKinley, became the home of the Philippine Army and later, the Philippine Navy and became Fort Bonifacio.

When Fort Bonifacio was privatized and placed under the administration of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, the whole area was restored to Taguig.



Hopefully BGC will someday look like this...(Makati Skyline from BGC vantage point)
Pic courtesy of Double_Bee/Aldrin as posted by Dvorak/Erwin... :okay::okay:

Don't worry because in 3 to 5 years from now the BGC skyline will look like makati's and maybe having a more beautiful skyline because of the taller buildings that are being constructed

Took another round of photos of BGC on Feb 4, this time with less haze compared to pictures I have previously posted.


Fort Bonifacio Global City... now a definitive skyline!


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SSC banner?


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^^
great!
i like the 2nd
one better ;)

^^ Sinabi mo eh!
Submitted na :D

^^ galing...

Mod: There's Icon Plaza project pala...don't know if there is a thread for this...just a billboard standing on the lot.

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cute: Electric Tricycle at BGC

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The Fort Bus Stop

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Gandang tingnan kasi disiplinado mga pasahero :)

cute: Electric Tricycle at BGC

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http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/March12009112.jpg

wow ang cute

^^ng driver:lol:

wow ang cute

This is actually the first e-tricycle in the Philippines, after the e-jeepney. :cheers: I saw several of them at the Fort, not an eyesore, unlike the old, dilapidated jeepney that continue to ply in the area of BGC.

Gandang tingnan kasi disiplinado mga pasahero :)

There are several bus stops at BGC, I haven't seen all of them but you can see the passengers queuing in the bus stop.

Took another round of photos of BGC on Feb 4, this time with less haze compared to pictures I have previously posted.


Fort Bonifacio Global City... now a definitive skyline!


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SSC banner?


http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/HOLIDAY%202009%20-%20FEB%2004/Banner-BGC-02.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/HOLIDAY%202009%20-%20FEB%2004/Banner-BGC-01.jpg


^^ Wow! BGC is really on the fast track of having its own beautiful and distinctive skyline! Thanks very much for posting these wonderful pics Shyaman! :banana: :banana: :banana:

FROM SHYAMAN
BUENDIA FLYOVER TO THE FORT
Buendia-EDSA flyover

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/HOLIDAY%202009%20-%20FEB%2004/DSC_0449a.jpg