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This area (TCT dated 1902) was turned into a camp then known as Fort William McKinley after the 25th US president, William McKinley.

Philippine Scouts at Fort McKinley (called today Fort Bonifacio) firing a 37-mm antitank gun in trainingĭuring the American colonial period, the US government acquired a 25.78 square kilometre property within what was then disputed area between Makati, Taguig and Pateros for military purposes. The camp is named after Andres Bonifacio, the revolutionary leader of Katipunan during the Philippine revolution against Spain. Villamor Airbase, the national headquarters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Philippine Army, Philippine Marine Corps, Philippine Navy "Seabees", Southern Police District Headquartersįort Andres Bonifacio is the national headquarters of the Philippine Army (AFP), Southern Police District and the marine base of Philippine Navy and Philippine Marine Corps located in this district. Republic of the Philippines, Armed Forces of the Philippines See also: Fort William McKinley Fort Andres Bonifacio BCDA and the two companies now control Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, which oversees the master planning of Bonifacio Global City. of the Campos Group purchased a controlling stake in BLDC from Metro Pacific in 2003. The Ayala Corporation through Ayala Land, Inc., and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. BLDC made a successful bid to become BCDA's partner in the development of the district. In 1995, Bonifacio Land Development Corporation (BLDC) started planning a major urban development-Bonifacio Global City. The entire district used to be the part of the main Philippine Army camp. In recent years, the district has experienced robust commercial growth through the sale of military land by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). It is located 11 kilometers south-east of the center of Manila in an area disputed between the cities of Makati and Taguig as well as the municipality of Pateros. Fort Bonifacio (also known as Bonifacio Global City or The Fort) is a highly urbanized district in Metro Manila, Philippines.