Bonifacio Global City (BGC) is a planned central business district in the City of Taguig (one of the cities in Metropolitan Manila). I’ve seen it described as the Manhattan of Asia and the Singapore of Manila. Both of these descriptions sound hyperbolic, so I had to see for myself. I visited Manila in April 2026, and this is my report on Bonifacio Global City. Getting to BGC BGC is not connected to the metro system (yet), so I got the train to t…
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