Tabinas, Renato Miguel F.

CEAT-01-601P / ARCPL12 – Research Work #4

1. Research the following planned cities. Provide the following details: a brief history of
its origins, geographical profile, recent developments, and supporting photos.
- Bonifacio Global City
- Baseco Compound
- Clark Green City

I. Bonifacio Global City

Bonifacio Global City (also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort) is a
financial and lifestyle district in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located 11 km
(6.8 mi) southeast of downtown Manila. The district experienced commercial growth
following the sale of military land at Fort Bonifacio by the Bases Conversion and
Development Authority (BCDA). The entire district used to be the part of the main
Philippine Army camp.
Bonifacio Global City was once part of a multi-hectare portion of Taguig that
the United States government acquired in 1902 and operated as a military base.
Christened Fort McKinley after US President William McKinley, it was the
headquarters of the Philippine Scouts, the Philippine Division of the United States
Army.

Picture 1: Fort William McKinley, 1923

In 1949, three years after the Philippines gained political independence from
the United States, Fort McKinley was turned over to the Philippine government. In
1957, it was made the permanent headquarters of the Philippine Army and renamed
Fort Bonifacio after Andres Bonifacio, the Father of the Philippine Revolution against
Spain.
 In the 1990s approximately 240-hectares of Fort Bonifacio was turned over to
the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) to facilitate the conversion of
former US military bases and Metro Manila camps into productive civilian use. By
2003, Ayala Land, Inc. and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. entered into a landmark
partnership with BCDA to help shape and develop Bonifacio Global City – an area
once synonymous with war and aggression – into the amiable, nurturing, world-class
business and residential center it is today.

Picture 2: BGC Geographical Map

Bonifacio Global City is between EDSA and the C-5 Road. There are seven
major access points: access from the North and West through Kalayaan Avenue which
connects it to the North Gate and the Kalayaan Flyover, access from Taguig in the
West via EDSA through McKinley Road and to the McKinley Gate; the three main
entrances (Upper East Gate, Sampaguita Gate, and Lower East Gate) from C-5
highway in the East; and from the airport through the Villamor Airbase to the South
Gate by Fifth Avenue and Lawton Avenue.

Picture 3: Bonifacio High Street

Bonifacio High Street forms the physical core of Bonifacio Global City and is
designed as a three-by-three matrix of high-tech offices and residential buildings, retail
outlets and pedestrian-friendly roads and walkways. The grid design ensures a city
center that is easy to navigate. 5th and 11th Avenues and 32nd and 26th Streets serve
as the boundaries of the city center.
 At One Bonifacio High Street, the PSE Tower, which houses the unified trading
floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila and Ascott
Bonifacio Global City Manila are also located here.
The Retail Promenade which encompasses 29th Street is characterized by
landscaped areas. Its design concept is centered on an east–west central access with
business establishments and activity pods. It offers retail at the ground level and
offices at the second floor. The City Square Blocks feature landscaped areas and
parks.

Picture 4: North Bonifacio

The P20-billion tower was estimated to start construction by late 2008, by

Federal Land, Inc. (led by its president Alfred Ty), on a 27-hectare North Bonifacio
district lot (jointly owned by the Metrobank Group of Companies and the Bases
Conversion Development Authority). The tower is the 65-storey Metrobank Center
which houses the Grand Hyatt Manila hotel and is currently one of the tallest
skyscrapers in Metro Manila.

Picture 5: Forbes Town Center

The Forbes Town Center is Megaworld's 5-hectare township community, where

8 Forbestown Road, Forbeswood Heights, Forbeswood Parklane, and Bellagio
condominiums are located. It has a combination of low-density residential
development, shopping strip, dining outlets, and other service facilities.
 Picture 6: Uptown Bonifacio

Uptown Bonifacio is a new 15-hectare property located in the northern district

of Fort Bonifacio. The Megaworld Corporation plans to build new residential
condominiums (Uptown Parksuites, Uptown Ritz and One Uptown Residence) and
mixed-use business and commercial developments in the area that cater to upper to
middle class markets. The area is near the zone where the British, Japanese, and
American international schools, and other local schools are located. Moreover,
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls also built Uptown Mall in the area.

II. Baseco Compound

Baseco, also known as the Baseco Compound or Barangay 649, Zone 68, is a
barangay in Port Area, Manila. It largely consists of Engineer's Island. The land which
covers Baseco today was once the location of a dockyard of the National Shipyard
and Steel Corporation (NASSCO). In 1966, during the administration of then-President
Ferdinand Marcos, NASSCO was acquired by the Romualdez family, the kin of the
president's wife Imelda Marcos through the Bataan Shipping and Engineering
Company or BASECO. In the late 1970s, the urban poor population were resettled by
the Marcos administration to give space for a possible international seaport. Baseco
was formally declared a barangay (Barangay 649, Zone 68) in the 1980s. Following
the People Power Revolution of 1986, the national government under Marcos'
successor Corazon Aquino sequestered the property and the urban poor population
began to resettle the area.
 Picture 7: Aerial View of Engineer Island

People settled in an area within Baseco which would later be designated as

"Block 40". At least 39 other blocks would be established. By 1999, Baseco attained
full access to electricity.
On February 12, 2002, then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo proclaimed
Baseco as a residential site.

Picture 8: Baseco Compound

Baseco consists of Engineer's Island including two stone breakwaters one

which borders the Pasig River and another the South Harbor. Prior to 1980, the two
breakwaters were two separate islands, (Big Island and Small Island). Baseco's area
has been increased by reclamation both by the government, Non-profit organization,
and residents. The area also has a beach which is frequented by some Manila
residents despite dangerous levels of coliform in its adjacent waters.
 Picture 9: BaseCommunity

BaseCommunity is a community housing project in Port Area, Manila where

Tondominium 1 and 2 is located, launched by Manila City Mayor “Isko Moreno” which
was expected to be completed on the end of 2021.

III. Clark Green City

New Clark City (formerly known as Clark Green City) is a planned community
currently undergoing development, located within the Clark Special Economic Zone in
the towns of Bamban and Capas in Tarlac province, Philippines. It has an area of
approximately 9,450 hectares (23,400 acres) and will accommodate up to 1.2 million
people. It is owned and managed by the Bases Conversion and Development
Authority (BCDA).

Picture 10: The aerial view of the Phase 1A of the New Clark City built by MTD Philippines.

New Clark City, previously known as Clark Green City was first presented by
the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) under the administration of
then-president Arnel Casonova in 2012. The then-proposal was met with skepticism
from some high-ranking government officials due to the development's proposed
location being remote. Casanova envisioned a development with wide and tree-
shaded pedestrian lanes. He also envisioned the development to be free of gated
communities to discourage heavy traffic.
 The BCDA held a design competition for the master conceptual development
plan for Clark Green City with AECOM coming up with the winning design in 2015.
After Casanova's tenure in BCDA ended, he joined AECOM as the firm's
representative in the Philippines. In March 2015, the Philippine Congress approved
House Resolution 116 in support of Clark Green City.

Picture 11: Conceptual Perspective of New Clark City

The groundbreaking rites for New Clark City, led by then-President Benigno
Aquino III was made on April 11, 2016. The development became one of the flagship
projects of President Rodrigo Duterte, the succeeding President.[9] Under the
leadership of BCDA President Vince Dizon, the New Clark City entered development.
In March 2018, the development of Phase 1-A of the National Government
Administrative Center which consists of the New Clark City Sports Complex began
and would serve as one of the venues to the country's hosting of the 2019 Southeast
Asian Games. The sports facilities were completed in record time for the games.
In July 2020, the BCDA and the Department of Agriculture are planning to put
up an Agro-Industrial Hub in New Clark City aimed to support farming communities,
and strengthen food security in Luzon.
The BCDA in September 2020 signed a memorandum of understanding with
the British Embassy Manila for the design of NCC Central Park, as well as an
affordable housing project in the new metropolis. A symbolic marker was unveiled in
July 2021 at New Clark City by BCDA and the British Embassy Manila to ceremonially
lay the foundation of the central park.
 Picture 12: Location Map of New Clark City

New Clark City spans an area of 9,450 hectares (23,400 acres) and is located
within the former U.S. military base of Camp O'Donnell. The development is located
in the municipalities of Capas and Bamban, Tarlac province although it is administered
from Angeles City as part of the Clark Special Economic Zone.
The National Government Administrative Center (NGAC), a 200-hectare (490-
acre) mixed-used development, hosts facilities and offices for the Philippine
government. It is meant to serve as a "backup city" in case the capital is incapacitated
by disasters, alongside being a "one-stop-shop" for businesses in the Central Luzon
region.

Picture 13: New Clark City Athletics Stadium

The New Clark City Sports Hub located within the National Government
Administrative Center contains an athletes' village, an aquatics center and a 20,000-
seater athletics stadium. New Clark City was one of the host cities of the 2019
Southeast Asian Games, which took place all over Luzon. The closing ceremony was
held in the Athletics Stadium. The said sporting facilities were also to be used as the
venues for the Aquatics and Athletics events in the 2020 ASEAN Para Games, before
it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Picture 14: Filinvest New Clark Citywwwwwwwwwwwww

Filinvest New Clark City is a district being developed under a joint venture
agreement between BCDA and Filinvest Land. The district covers a 288-hectare
portion of NCC.