Taguig

Also known as: Home of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) · City of Taguig

Definition

Taguig, officially the City of Taguig (Filipino: Lungsod ng Taguig), is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country and home to Bonifacio Global City (BGC), McKinley Hill, and the Fort Bonifacio military reservation. Taguig hosts major multinational corporations, embassies (at the Bonifacio Global City diplomatic enclave), the Philippine Army headquarters, and the Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) complex, now partly developed as Arca South. It became a highly urbanized city in 2004.

Identities (Wikipedia/Wikidata/DBpedia)

Wikipedia: Taguig
Wikidata: Q1387
DBpedia: Taguig

Also Known As

Home of Bonifacio Global City (BGC)
City of Taguig

Examples and Analogies

Through BGC, Taguig has become Metro Manila’s most modern district—a master-planned city of parks, towers, and wide sidewalks, comparable to Canary Wharf or Pudong.

Usage Scenarios

Multinational and BPO headquarters location in BGC
Embassy and diplomatic facility siting in McKinley Hill/Global City
Mixed-use redevelopment at Arca South (former FTI)

Strategies

Comprehensive master-planning with green open space and walkability
Transit integration with MRT-7 and the Metro Manila Subway
Heritage balancing around the Libingan ng mga Bayani

Security and Safety Measures

Taguig City Police and BGC security consortium provide 24/7 coverage.
Extensive CCTV and roving patrols in BGC, McKinley Hill, and Market! Market!
Strict zoning enforcement and disaster-risk planning near the Taguig River and Laguna de Bay.

Historical Context

Taguig was a farming and fishing settlement organized as a pueblo in the Spanish era and later produced a Katipunan infantry regiment. The U.S. military developed Fort McKinley (later Fort Andres Bonifacio) here. After the bases turned over, the Bonifacio Global City project transformed former military land into a global business district in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Challenges and Controversies

Long-running territorial dispute with Makati over Fort Bonifacio barangays (resolved largely in Taguig’s favor by the Supreme Court in the 2010s–2020s).
Infrastructure pressure from rapid population growth.
Flooding and drainage in lakeside barangays near Laguna de Bay.