It’s Beginning to Glow like Christmas at Bonifacio Global City

Floating Chandeliers in BHS

It’s Beginning to Glow like Christmas at Bonifacio Global City! Ready your holiday cheer as BGC amps up the festivities with their remarkable Christmas decorations, safe pet-friendly events, and many more.

With everyone eager for a little holly jolly this month, there’s no better rendezvous for all things merry than Bonifacio Global City! BGC is once again turning up the city’s wanderlust-worthy ambiance with a fun line-up of activities. Whether you’re a foodie or a loving fur parent who wants to include your pets in the Christmas fun, you’ll surely feel the holiday magic in the air at BGC!

City Lamppost Bell Decors

Keeping the Christmas spirit alive in the streets

Adorned with hundreds of twinkling lights, you’ll find various Christmas trees and decorations that lit up the streets in BGC. From classic to quirky, to the absolute showstoppers, BGC is going big with different decorations that capture the joy of the season. To further amp up the festive spirit, BGC also has a variety of dining options showcasing different cuisines you and your loved ones can indulge in. If you're still wary of eating indoors in restaurants, there are a lot of options with open areas for outdoor dining so you can celebrate the holidays with good food and peace of mind. 

Seize the view with the Bird Cage Chandeliers hanging on trees along Bonifacio High Street, or sit down and eat a meal at the al fresco dining setups along One Bonifacio High Street Park with Hanging Stingray Lamps. 

If you’re on the road, you can spot the Red Bells with ribbons on BGC lampposts and the iconic Christmas shaped stop lights all over the estate.

You can even stroll through the one kilometer stretch of canopy lights (from Fully Booked until OBHS) and further embrace the joy of the season. There are also floating Chandeliers (near Italianni’s), perfect as a backdrop for your holiday snaps. 

A special installation by Monkey Shoulder’s The Giving Tree at C1 Park (beside 5th Ave) comes with a pop-up bar. BGCitizens and visitors can get free cocktails every Friday and Saturday, 7 to 8 PM. You can also drop by to pick up their Monkey Shoulder twin packs and gift them to family and friends for their holiday celebrations!

Just like old times, you can now also experience a safe meet and greet with Santa at the indoor Christmas tree at the One Bonifacio Mall during Sundays from 2-5PM. 

Pawfect Christmas

A Pawfect Holiday for You and Your Pets

It’s no secret how the presence of your adorable pets can simply make any celebration ten times more fun and exciting! Here’s a rundown of activities you can enjoy with your furbabies as we officially enter this holiday season:

• Sophisticated Swag - Limited edition pet bandana promo for cats and dogs
• BHS x PETdentity - Score your furry ones their own Pet Passport
• Dog Coach Francis (BGCitizen Perk) - Professional Furbaby Training & Classes
• Pet Huddle - A pet lifestyle and community fair

BGC shines with festive holiday activities. Everyone is welcome to come with their loved ones for some eye-catching spectacles, fun-filled surprises, and a beautiful holiday celebration.

To know more about the latest happenings and updates on Bonifacio Global City’s holiday festivities, feel free to visit Bonifacio Global City and Bonifacio High Street’s Facebook pages. You can check out more photos of the Christmas decors.

Shop for a Cause: 8 Homegrown Social Enterprises to Support in BGC

Bayanihan has never been more apparent in this time of the pandemic. With small businesses and social enterprises popping up here and there, we are given all the more reason and opportunity to support local and try out buying from our fellow Filipinos. In line with BGC’s continued support for local communities, many different homegrown social enterprises have become part of Project Buyanihan. 

This passion project is in partnership with Fort Bonifacio Development Foundation (FBDFI) which aims to offer FREE retail spaces for selected social enterprises along Bonifacio High Street. Who would’ve thought shopping could be this meaningful? By supporting these social enterprises, we get to be aware of their advocacies and make it well-known to many. This does not only benefit the #BGCitizens but this also reinforces a greater social impact on the causes that these businesses are founded on essentially.

The current pandemic has affected many businesses as the shutdowns swept the country, but it also opened up the door for them to explore new markets. Some are even launching at breakneck speed like the brands under Project Buyanihan in BGC!

In partnership with the Fort Bonifacio Development Foundation (FBDFI), Buyanihan is a passion project which offers free retail spaces for selected social enterprises along Bonifacio High Street. Eight social enterprises participated and will be back as soon as the quarantine protocols permit.

Benguet Collective Producers

Benguet Collective Producers

• 1. Fresh market goods from Benguet Collective Producers

The first one, Benguet Collective Producers, allows the community to shop all sorts of market goods fresh from Benguet. Benguet Farmers Collective is composed of upland farmers from Sablan whose livelihoods were affected during the pandemic. With the community’s support every weekend, the partner farmers shared how the project enabled them to send their kids to school and provide for their families.

• 2. Curated and handwoven finds from Mask For A Cause PH

Another one is Mask For A Cause PH which supports women weavers all around the country by providing additional income opportunities. They curate and promote Filipino handwoven masks and other cultural products from various ethnic communities in the Philippines like Iloilo, Zamboanga, and more. Each item, design, markings and symbols from their masks and other collections are unique and one of a kind. In just one weekend in BGC, they were able to surpass their regular month’s sales and further strengthen the support for local weavers.

• 3. Cultural and unique items from Abra Indigo Manila

With a vision of addressing the cultural disconnect we have with our cultural heritage, Abra Indigo Manila is an all-Filipino social enterprise showcasing local and indigenous cultures through various products like face masks, accessories, apparel, and home essentials. 

Diwatang Maria

• 4. Made for Pinoys skincare from Diwatang Maria 

Diwatang Maria, on the other hand, is a skincare brand that aims to address the need of Pinoys when it comes to skincare. They produce only organic and natural products using plant derivatives to help local communities. Each variant serves as a declaration of Filipino ingenuity as they promote the brave, compassionate, and fearless stories of Diwatas Filipinos grew up to.

SANFA

SANFA

• 5. Farm fresh produce with SANFA

You can also find a group of farmers from San Antonio, Quezon, who bring lowland crops and produce. San Antonio Natural Farmers (SANFA) work towards making agriculture a profitable and sustainable endeavor for the community. 

Mask For A Cause PH

• 6. Must have finds made by former inmates

Many people lost their jobs during the pandemic, and finding a source of income is even more difficult for former inmates. BJMP’s Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) Livelihood Program aims to provide livelihood projects to past offenders by training them with skills, which do not only help provide them with sustainable earnings for their families, but can also aid them in making their reintegration to society a bit easier. This includes crafting mandala pots made of clay, stylish bayong bags, lampshades, and even acrylic paintings. 

• 7. Satisfy Taho cravings with Bacoor Collective Producers

With stricter community quarantine protocols, taho producers and vendors are not allowed to roam around the village streets. Bacoor Collective Producers, through Project Buyanihan, has found a new market where they can also sell other soy products. 

• 8. Organic Plantito / Plantita needs by Homegrown Harvest

Last but not the least, Homegrown Harvest, makes it easy for everyone to grow their own food at home while helping a local community. They offer pre-planted containers, raised beds, and even monthly maintenance check-ins and other services.

This is just the start of BGC’s venture towards helping local communities. These products are not only supported by #BGCitizens, but because their advocacies are being known by many, it helps expand their reach and achieve a more significant social impact. 

Project Buyanihan resumes in BGC this weekend! For other news and updates, visit https://www.facebook.com/bonifacioglobalcityph and https://www.facebook.com/BoniHighStreet/ on Facebook!

Bonifacio High Street recognized as one of the most bike-friendly commercial establishments in NCR

Our favorite place just got recognized as one of the Most Bicycle Friendly Commercial Establishments in the first-ever Mobility Awards!  Recognizing BGC’s efforts in maintaining a bike-friendly city, Bonifacio High Street was recently awarded as one of the “Most Bike-Friendly Commercial Establishments (Silver)” in the first-ever Mobility Awards. The Mobility Awards was launched last September 2020 by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, MNL Move, The Climate Reality Project Philippines, and 350 Pilipinas.

In keeping with the promise of providing new normal solutions and becoming a Personal Mobility Device (PMD) friendly community, BGC has taken further steps to ensure that BGCitizens can easily ride their way within its confines, extending its existing 9.5km bike lanes with another 3.65km covering 26th street, 29th street, 1st ave, 2nd ave, and Burgos Circle.

 

Aside from that, BGC has also deployed new bike racks in twenty different locations within the city.

 

Passionate about promoting an active lifestyle since 2010, Bonifacio High Street has been making a conscious effort to integrate PMD-friendly facilities and infrastructure into its ecosystem for a more sustainable BGC!

 

With these efforts, BGC aims to create a safer, more conducive, and more convenient environment for its BGCitizens and more. For updates, visit Bonifacio Global City’s official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bonifacioglobalcityph.

 

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Congratulations,

Bonifacio High Street

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