Makati traffic bureau to implement number coding in BGC

MANILA, Philippines – Soon vehicles driving around the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) will be included in Makati City's number coding scheme, the city's traffic bureau said Tuesday.

The Makati Traffic bureau made the confirmation through its Twitter account.

@jaebolando Yes, but there is still no exact date of effectivity of number coding in BGC. #MakatiTraffic

— MakatiTraffic (@MakatiTraffic) August 6, 2013

The bureau, however, could not say when the number coding scheme will be implemented within BGC.

The Court of Appeals has declared as constitutional Presidential Proclamation No. 2475 of President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and Proclamation No. 518 of President Corazon Aquino in 1990 declaring the 729-hectare Fort Bonifacio within the jurisdiction of Makati.

It reversed a 2008 decision of the Pasig City regional trial court, declaring the seven military barangays and Inner Fort barangays, including the high-end Bonifacio Global City, within the jurisdiction of Taguig.

The CA lifted the Pasig court’s 1994 preliminary injunction in favor of Taguig’s claim.

It ordered Taguig to immediately cease and desist from exercising jurisdiction within the disputed area and return it to Makati.

The CA said the presidential proclamations did not alter boundaries but confirmed that Fort Bonifacio is under the jurisdiction of Makati.