Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. JORGE DANIEL S. BOCOBO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
For many barangays, the National Tax Allotment (formerly the Internal Revenue 
Allotment) is the primary and largest source of operating revenue for financing basic 
services, development projects, and various devolved functions. These include among 
others, the delivery of basic health and social services, maintenance of local roads 
and utilities, support for public order and safety, and management of community 
facilities. Given the central role of the NTA in sustaining these legally mandated 
services and related budgetary obligations, it is urgent that Barangay Fort Bonifacio 
(Taguig City) receives its full and properly computed share in national taxes. 
Barangay Fort Bonifacio, with a land area of 465.3 hectares and a population of 
approximately 20,0001, was established pursuant to City Ordinance No. 68-2008 
enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Taguig and approved on September 15, 
2008. Following the conduct of a plebiscite and the election of its first set of officials 
on October 25, 2010, the barangay began to operate as a distinct corporate entity, 
consistent with Section 14 of the Local Government Code. 
Despite its formal creation and compliance with the legal requisites for barangayhood 
under Section 386 of the Local Government Code, Barangay Fort Bonifacio has yet to 
receive its NTA.  
As former Barangay Chairman of Barangay Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, I saw 
firsthand the difficulties of managing a fast-growing community without its proper share 
of the NTA. Barangay Fort Bonifacio, which includes Bonifacio Global City (BGC), now 
a premier central business district in Metro Manila, caters to hundreds of thousands of 
office workers, residents, and shoppers each day. Bonifacio High Street alone draws 
an estimated 156,000 daily visitors. Considering this landscape, Barangay Fort 
Bonifacio urgently needs its fair share of the NTA to fund robust public-order and safety 
programs, coordinated traffic and pedestrian systems, and streamlined business-
friendly services—ensuring the business district and the surrounding barangay 
remains secure, navigable, and economically vibrant. 
This proposal seeks to correct an administrative gap and ensure that Barangay Fort 
Bonifacio is granted full fiscal recognition as a local government unit so it can deliver 
1  based on the official website of Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Philippine Statistics Authority 
(PSA) 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) data pegs population at 12,190. 
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the basic services and fund local projects for the benefit of its residents, workers, 
businesses, and visitors. 
Geographically, Barangay Fort Bonifacio is bounded by J.P. Rizal Avenue Extension, 
Barangay West Rembo, South Cembo, Maricaban Creek, Forbes Park, Barangay 
Pembo, McKinley Hills Perimeter Fence, Megaworld Corporation, McKinley Road, 
Lawton Avenue, and the Manila Railroad Company—all within or adjacent to territories 
historically associated with boundary disputes in Metro Manila. Nonetheless, its 
recognition as a separate and functioning barangay under the jurisdiction of the City 
of Taguig has long been established. 
No less than the 1987 Constitution mandates that “Local government units shall have 
a just share, as determined by law, in the national taxes which shall be automatically 
released to them.” 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
JORGE DANIEL S. BOCOBO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. JORGE DANIEL S. BOCOBO 
AN ACT 
CREATING A BARANGAY TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY FORT BONIFACIO 
IN THE CITY OF TAGUIG, METRO MANILA 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Creation of Barangay Fort Bonifacio. – Fort Bonifacio Proper in 
Barangay Western Bicutan, City of Taguig, Metro Manila is hereby separated from 
Barangay Western Bicutan and constituted into a distinct and independent barangay 
to be known as Barangay Fort Bonifacio. 
SEC. 2. Territorial Boundaries. – The territorial boundaries of Barangay Fort 
Bonifacio shall consist of permanent natural boundaries identifies as follows: 
"Bounded on the North and North East by J.P. Rizal Ave. Ext., swo-13-
000338 amd. (Makati Cadastre) and Barangay West Rembo (Makati 
Cadastre); 
On the North West, by South Cembo, Maricaban Creek and Forbes Park 
(Makati Cadastre); 
On the East, by Barangay Pembo (Makati Cadastre) and the Mckinley 
Hills Perimeter Fence; 
On the South, by Mega World Corp., Mckinley Road and Lawton 
Avenue; and On the West, by the Manila Railroad Company." 
SEC. 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite. – The plebiscite conducted and 
supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Barangay Western 
Bicutan pursuant to City Ordinance No. 57, Series of 2008 of the Sangguniang 
Panlungsod of the City of Taguig, which ratified the creation of Barangay Fort 
Bonifacio as proclaimed by the City Board of Canvassers on December 28, 2008, shall 
serve as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement under Section 10 of 
Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the “Local Government 
Code of 1991”. 
SEC. 4. Incumbent Barangay Officials. – The incumbent officials of Barangay Fort 
Bonifacio, City of Taguig shall continue to hold office until such time that their 
successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. 
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SEC. 5. Public Infrastructure and Facilities. – All public infrastructure and facilities 
existing therein at the time of the approval of this Act are hereby transferred without 
cost or compensation to and shall be administered by the new barangay. 
 
SEC. 6. National Tax Allotment Shares. – Barangay Fort Bonifacio shall be entitled 
to the National Tax Allotment shares pursuant to Section 285 of the Local Government 
Code of 1991, as amended. 
 
SEC. 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in 
the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,