How does Bonifacio Global City affect Taguig's CLUP under RA 7160 and EO 72?

BGC operates as a special economic zone with its own development authority, but Taguig's CLUP must still account for it as part of the city's overall land-use framework. Nova Gov reconciles BGC's special-zone data with the broader city zoning plan so Taguig's planning office maintains a unified compliance view across all 28 barangays.

What is the Fort Bonifacio land conversion and why does it matter for planning?

Large portions of Taguig were originally part of the Fort Bonifacio military reservation. The ongoing conversion of these lands from military to commercial and residential use requires careful zoning oversight. Nova Gov tracks parcel-level reclassifications so the planning office can verify that each conversion aligns with the approved CLUP.

How many people live in Taguig City?

Taguig's population reached approximately 886,000 in the 2020 census — a figure that understates daytime density, since BGC alone draws hundreds of thousands of daily commuters. Nova Gov factors both resident population and economic-zone activity into its planning analytics for the city.

Taguig City

Also known as: Taguig, Lungsod ng Taguig

By Landon Little, Founder & CEO, Zentarai Labs · Updated June 14, 2026

Taguig City is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila (NCR), National Capital Region (NCR). Population 887K (PSA 2020 census), 38 barangays, land area 53.67 km².

Population (2020 PSA)886,722

Land area53.67 km²

Barangays38

LGU classHighly Urbanized City

Income classSpecial

Annual budget (2024)₱17.4B

Urban planning context

Taguig's planning challenge changed dramatically after the Supreme Court ruling that transferred 10 Embo barangays from Makati to Taguig (Pembo, Comembo, Cembo, etc.). The expanded city now contains the country's premier financial district (BGC, Bonifacio Global City), one of the country's largest informal settlement clusters (Lower Bicutan, Western Bicutan), and the Laguna de Bay shoreline barangays facing chronic flooding (Tipas, Ligid-Tipas, Ibayo-Tipas). The CLUP must absorb the Embo districts while coordinating with the BGC master plan, the Lakeshore master-planned community, and the C5 + C6 expressway alignments. The Taguig riverwalk, Lakeshore reclamation, and Cavite-Tagaytay-Batangas Expressway interchanges all reshape land use simultaneously.

Key industries: Corporate HQ (BGC), BPO, Higher education, Tourism + hospitality, Defense + government

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) continues to transform the former Fort Bonifacio military reservation into Bonifacio Global City — a 240-hectare financial district that generates the bulk of Taguig's tax revenue and attracts hundreds of thousands of daily commuters. The C5 expressway corridor bisects the city and creates a stark development divide: west of C5, BGC's glass towers and premium retail; east of C5, barangays like Napindan, Lower Bicutan, and Western Bicutan where socialized housing and informal settlements reflect Taguig's pre-BGC economic reality. Balancing this wealth gap in a single CLUP is among the most complex zoning challenges in Metro Manila.

Taguig's planning office manages a city where per-hectare property values vary by orders of magnitude across adjacent barangays — a challenge the LGU directory helps contextualize against other NCR cities with similar disparities, such as Pasig and Manila. Officials overseeing the BGC-to-Bicutan zoning continuum can schedule a consultation to explore how Nova Gov's parcel-level analytics surface these inequities in a single compliance dashboard.

CLUP & SGLG status

CLUP compliance (RA 7160 Secs. 20 & 447/458, EO 72 s.1993, DHSUD CLUP guidelines under RA 11201): CLUP under revision following the 2023 Embo barangay transfer from Makati; DHSUD CLUP-guideline alignment in scope

Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG, RA 11292): Nova Gov tracks Taguig City's SGLG readiness across the ten governance areas (RA 11292); the CY2025 assessment was deferred (DILG MC 2025-032).

More on the regulatory framework: CLUP compliance (RA 7160 / EO 72 / DHSUD) · SGLG explainer (RA 11292) · full glossary.

How Nova Gov fits Taguig City

Taguig is the wealthiest LGU in the country by per-capita budget after the BGC tax base + Embo expansion. Nova Gov's compliance dashboards and BGC-style smart-district coordination directly fit the city's capacity to invest in next-generation operational infrastructure.

See the BGC-to-Bicutan divide on one map

West of C5, BGC's glass towers; east of it, Lower and Western Bicutan's socialized housing — plus 10 newly transferred Embo barangays to absorb. A focused demo shows parcel-level analytics surfacing those order-of-magnitude value gaps and Fort Bonifacio land-conversion reclassifications in a single compliance dashboard.

See the Taguig BGC-to-Bicutan demo →