Democratic Global City

16/06/2022

16 June 2022 | The return of the ruthless privileged and their toys

It was just a matter of time until the flashy black cars and SUVs are back to illegally park in Bonifacio Global City . It's also impressive that the owners bring their security monkeys with them to guard them from unwanted attention and criticism for their ruthless parking behaviour. The Mercedes S-Class with the plate number NCT 3830 just parked next to Mind Museum and no guard bothered to intervene. Welcome back and time to act, ILovetaguig!

27/09/2021

27 September 2021 | More trash bins for BGC!

Dear Bonifacio Global City and I Love Taguig,

Thank you for this creative idea to provide delivery riders and other citizens with a rest stop near Forbestown. But while we also appreciate your call for cleanliness, how about some trash bins?

Generally, many areas in BGC lack of trash bins which leads to unnecessary littering. This should be an easy solution!

18/06/2021

19 June 2021 | We are back!

It is very interesting that the guards of the Burgos Circle park make sure that nobody sits on the benches after 10pm, but they actually legitimize the cars of the small nasty minority who are blatantly park their cars in in the no-parking zone of the rotunda again.
Just after Reserve Gastro Tavern opened their customers still think they are entitled to violate parking rules. Sad to see that Bonifacio Global City and Megaworld Corporation still accept and endorse that behavior.

Or maybe those cards belong to the "owner of BGC", who the guards talk about when we asked why they do not intervene?

05/03/2021

5 March 2021 | A small step for Megaworld Corporation..

There are silver linings on the horizon for the residents of BGC and Forbes Town in particular! Megaworld Lifestyle Malls has introduced a sign that reminds visitors to keep their cars quiet and do not misbehave the way they did in the past.

Well, while many of those show-off people clearly consider this sign as a decoration rather than a serious reminder, this is definitely a good step in the right direction.
We can just hope that the guards, traffic enforcers, and most importantly businesses that attract people who usually consider Forbes Town their playground (Tipsy Pig Gastropub, Zion-1 PH) should act and take responsibility for their clients.

23/01/2021

24 January 2021 | Taguig City holds up law and order

A refreshing thing just happened two days ago when the Taguig City government ordered the closure of the La Picara Manila restaurant in BGC.
After they allowed the so called "celebrity" Raymond Gutierrez to celebrate his birthday in their restaurant without observing social distancing, the city government has acted quickly and ordered the closure. It doesn't matter who you are, how rich you are, or if you just feel entitled, rules and policies are there for a reason.

Fortunately the city government takes the blatant violation of policies more serious than the owners of La Picara Manila or Ayala Malls who operate the mall One Bonifacio High Street Mall. For them, hosting a celebrity is more important than ensuring that protocols are being followed.

03/01/2021

3 January 2021 | New year, same parking violations

The new year has started but what remains the same is the brazenly obvious parking rule violation of some "entitled" persons and the shameful negligence by the Bonifacio Global City management, probably the Ayala Property Management Corporation and the I Love Taguig administration.

The traffic enforcers and marshals always say that "VIPs" have the right to park there, recently they claim that those cars belong to the "owner of BGC". Apart from the fact that BGC has no sole owner, it is actually interesting how many cars that "owner" has in his/her car collection.

On another year with public management failures in the Philippine's flagship urban area!

27/11/2020

27 November 2020 | Illegal street parking reloaded

Despite the recent announcement by Bonifacio Global City highlighting that street parking is now allowed (see below), the same VIP cars of the House of Representatives of the Philippines are parking comfortably next to The Mind Museum and Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila.
Since this website was founded, Bonifacio Global City has never responded to any post or comment. You can clearly see that the BGC management has no interest in serving its citizens. Despite many people complaining, they hesitate to be accountable.

The "home of passionate minds" is nothing else than a fancier version of the usual Philippine mess.

25/11/2020

We have never laughed louder, Bonifacio Global City! You obviously tolerate illegal parking by swanky cars and their owners and you did not issue a statement, but come up with this ridiculous artwork here.
That is, what you guys always do. Instead of real enforcement, you just post your crap here. Hold Cork Wine Bar & Shop, Las Flores and other tenants accountable to remind their customers to park properly.
As you can see, there are many people who are just annoyed by your do-nothing attitude.

Hey, !

A gentle reminder that street parking is strictly prohibited within Bonifacio Global City 🚫
We have allocated parking areas for your safety and convenience 🚘

Please see the list of open parking lots here:
https://www.facebook.com/bonifacioglobalcityph/photos/a.368921219839848/3433653333366606/

📸 : Keith Briosos

19/11/2020

19 November 2020 | Serial offenders @ Cork Wine Bar & Shop

In September we already reported how visitors of Cork Wine Bar & Shop felt entitled enough to park their cars right in front of the store, in a big no-parking/unloading zone.

Today, Cork Wine Bar & Shop had even more customers and 17 (!) cars parked illegally on the street, of course, all cars of the upper price range. It is interesting, how safe the owners must feel that Bonifacio Global City will not intervene and just tow their cars.. I Love Taguig, don't you think, it is time to engage here? Lino Cayetano, we remember your words, that "rich and poor are still equal"!

Again, another example that Bonifacio Global City is not "home of passionate minds" but rather a place where the social divide is celebrated openly.

19/11/2020

19 November 2020 | Repeated parking violation of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Remember our previous post and how cars of the House of Representatives of the Philippines blatantly violate parking rules at The Mind Museum ?

Well, here they are again! They still feel entitled enough to save parking fees at nearby parking spaces and just park and relax where they want.

Needless to say that Bonifacio Global City tolerates and endorses such reckless behavior. But I also wonder why I Love Taguig seems to have a blind eye here?

15/11/2020

14 November 2020 | BGC Marshals tolerate blatant traffic violation

An unbelievable shameful situation took place on Saturday evening: in presence of 3 BGC marshals, some privileged parked their flashy cars right in Burgos Circle in Forbestown. Neither do they care about traffic rules and no-parking zones, nor do the so-called marshals feel any need to intervene. They even parked their official motorcycle in front of the cars, what a shame!

The marshals even explained us that those cars belong to the government, since they are owned by "the owner of BGC". When we asked them if that entitles the owner to park their cars there, they said, it is agreed by the BGC management that this is rightful.

Therefore, we have the following questions to Bonifacio Global City:

1. Is it true, that those cars belong to you or your managers? I doubt someone "owns" BGC, but then, please explain who might be responsible here? Let's neglect the question how an official of Bonifacio Global City can afford a Ferrari!
2. Could you explain us how someone who owns a Ferrari is not ble to afford the parking in BGC to properly his/her car?
3. Could you explain us why you and your marshals tolerate this? Regardless who is the owner, why do you show so less of respect for ordinary BGCitzens who comply with your rules every single day?

I hope Bonifacio Global City shows some responsibility and act to restore law and order in BGC. I Love Taguig might me also helpful in educating the Bonifacio Global City management on how to enforce traffic rules.

03/11/2020

3 November 2020 | Reckless Parking Rule Violation

Similar to our previous post, Las Flores seem to still tolerate that their customers park their opulent SUVs just in front of the restaurant, a no-parking zone.
The reckless cars have the following plates:
UQD 170, a black Toyota Fortuner
NBQ 7770, a white Nissan Terra
NAJ 1589, a black Subaru Forester

Why do Bonifacio Global City, the I Love Taguig and the Philippine National Police accept that behavior? Don't they think that people who drive such cars and dine in Las Flores can't afford parking in BGC?