Fort knocks

It's been less than 2 months since my last visit to the Bonifacio Global City. In that short time, the landscape has changed a lot. Buildings are on the rise, new condominiums have opened, foreign embassies have opened its doors, and the area formerly known as Fort Bonifacio is really shaping up to be a global city.



A drive around the area makes you feel like you're not in Manila. The roads are organized and the bus stops ONLY at the designated area. People and cars follow and honor the pedestrian lane. I saw an ISM school bus drop of little foreign kids and their big foreign moms would pick them up at the gate of their buildings - for a minute there, this place felt like HKG.

Another sign that this area is growing as an alternative business center is the fact that the Shangrila Hotel group is opening their 5th property here. A Shangrila at the Fort hotel is set to open in 2011, and by that time, most of the new office buildings, embassies, museums and malls will be open.

I'm so excited to see how this new city shapes up.