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Bonifacio Flores Arévalo Sculptor and patron of the arts

Bonifacio Flores Arévalo was a Filipino ilustrado, dentist, sculptor, propagandist, and an ardent patron of music and theater. He was the treasurer of La Liga Filipina and the founder of the Sociedad Dental de Filipinas, which is now known as the Philippine Dental Association.

Bonifacio Asioli Italian composer

Bonifazio Asioli was a composer of classical and church music. He was also a child prodigy, having commenced to study music when five years of age and composing several masses and a piano concerto by age eight. By the time he was eighteen, he had composed five masses, twenty-four other works for church and theatre, and many instrumental pieces.

Bonifacio Ávila is a retired boxer from Colombia, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's light middleweight division by eventual gold medalist Dieter Kottysch from West Germany. Avila turned pro on April 6, 1973, and retired in 1979 after 28 bouts.

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Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud Commune in Corsica, France

Bonifacio is a commune at the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in the Corse-du-Sud department of France. Its inhabitants are called Bonifaciens, feminine Bonifaciennes. The commune is the largest commune of Corsica.

Strait of Bonifacio strait

The Strait of Bonifacio is the strait between Corsica and Sardinia, named after the Corsican town Bonifacio. It is 11 km (6.8 mi) wide and divides the Tyrrhenian Sea from the western Mediterranean Sea. The strait is notorious among sailors for its weather, currents, shoals, and other obstacles.

Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental Municipality in Northern Mindanao, Philippines

Bonifacio, officially the Municipality of Bonifacio, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 32,345 people.

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Bonifacio Transport Corp., or more commonly known as BGC Bus or formerly The Fort Bus, is an intercity bus company in Metro Manila, Philippines operated under Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC), an affiliate company under Ayala Corporation, one of the largest conglomerate company established during the Spanish era. It plies routes from EDSA in Makati to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig via McKinley Road.

<i>Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo</i> 2014 film by Enzo Williams

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo is a 2014 Philippine historical action drama film centering on the life of Katipunan revolutionary Andres Bonifacio.It is an official entry to the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.

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San Bonifacio Comune in Veneto, Italy

San Bonifacio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Venice and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Verona.

São Bonifácio Municipality in South, Brazil

São Bonifácio is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.

Boniface is a given name and a surname. The best known of those who bear the name is Saint Boniface, an important leader in early Christianity and the "Apostle of the Germans". Others named Boniface include:

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Metro Manila Metropolis & Region in Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Philippines

Metropolitan Manila is the seat of government and one of the three defined metropolitan areas of the Philippines. It is officially known as the National Capital Region (NCR), and is commonly known as Metro Manila or simply Manila. It is made up of 16 cities namely: the City of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros.

Pateros, Metro Manila Municipality in National Capital Region, Philippines

Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros,, is a first-1st class municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 63,840 people.

Taguig Highly Urbanized City in National Capital Region, Philippines

Taguig, officially the City of Taguig,, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 804,915 people. The city is known for the Bonifacio Global City, one of the leading financial and lifestyle districts of the country, and Arca South, a planned unit development located at the site of the former Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) in Western Bicutan. Taguig is also the home of SM Aura Premier, Market! Market!, the Department of Science and Technology, Manila American Cemetery, and the Heroes' Cemetery.

Bonifacio Global City Central Business District in National Capital Region, Philippines

Bonifacio Global City is a financial and lifestyle district in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) south-east of the center of Manila. The district experienced commercial growth following the sale of military land by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). The entire district used to be the part of the main Philippine Army camp.

Monumento LRT station station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1)

Monumento LRT station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Monumento is above-ground. The station serves the southern portion of Caloocan, and is named after the most famous landmark of Caloocan, the Monumento Circle, which houses the Bonifacio Monument, a famous monument to Andrés Bonifacio. The name Monumento itself is derived from the Spanish word for monument. Being a former terminal in LRT-1, it is called Monumento Terminal.

Ayala MRT station station on the Manila MRT Blue Line (MRT-3)

The Ayala Station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Ayala station is one of the two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being the Buendia station. The station is located in Makati and is named so due to its proximity to two places bearing the Ayala name: Ayala Center and Ayala Avenue.

Guadalupe MRT station station on the Manila MRT Blue Line (MRT-3)

Guadalupe Station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. The station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. It is located in Makati, Philippines and is named because of its location in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo in Makati. The barangay is named after Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Fort Bonifacio headquarters of the Philippine Army

Fort Bonifacio, is the national headquarters of the Philippine Army (AFP) and is located in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located near the national headquarters of the Philippine Air Force (AFP). The camp is named after Andres Bonifacio, the revolutionary leader of the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution.

Radial Road 1

Radial Road 1, more commonly referred to as R-1, is a 41.5-kilometre (25.8 mi) long network of roads and bridges that altogether form the first arterial road of Manila in the Philippines. The road runs north-south linking the City of Manila to the Metro Manila cities of Pasay, Parañaque and Las Piñas, down to Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, General Trias, Tanza and Naic in the province of Cavite.

Radial Road 3

Radial Road 3 (R-3) is a network of roads and bridges that altogether form the third arterial road of Manila in the Philippines. The road runs north-south linking the City of Manila to the southern Metro Manila cities of Makati, Pasay, Taguig, Parañaque and Muntinlupa, down to San Pedro, Biñan, Santa Rosa, Cabuyao and Calamba in the province of Laguna, all the way to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road from Santo Tomas to Batangas City in the province of Batangas. The portion of R-3 from Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Makati to Calamba also forms part of the Pan-Philippine Highway network (AH26).

The Infinity Fort Bonifacio

The Infinity Fort Bonifacio is a mixed-use skyscraper under construction in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. Although no exact height details was disclosed, it is found to have a height of 189.8 metres, and has 48 floors above ground level. It was proclaimed by its developer, Nuvoland Philippines Inc., that it will be the tallest structure in Bonifacio Global City by Dec. 2011 surpassing Pacific Plaza Towers after 10 years as a tallest building.

Lawton Avenue road in the Philippines

Lawton Avenue is the main road in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig southeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It follows a part of the alignment of the old Nichols route running roughly southwest to northeast from the interchange with South Luzon Expressway and the Manila Skyway to Fifth Avenue and the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. It was named after Henry Ware Lawton, US Army general during the Philippine-American War.

Bonifacio Avenue LRT station, also Felix Avenue LRT station, is a proposed station along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines. It will be located at the intersection of Ortigas Avenue Extension with Bonifacio Avenue and Felix Avenue in the Cainta barangay of Santo Domingo adjacent to Robinsons Place Cainta shopping mall. Under the current proposal, the station will be the first station of the line outside Metro Manila.

Outline of Metro Manila

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Metro Manila:

Radial Road 4

Radial Road 4, more commonly referred to as R-4, is a proposed network of roads and bridges that altogether would form the fourth radial road of Manila in the Philippines. The road would link the City of Manila with Makati and Pasig in the south and east, leading out of Metro Manila into the province of Rizal. R-4 parallels Radial Road 5 (R-5) on the south bank of the Pasig River. At present, only certain portions of the road are complete.

Andres Bonifacio Avenue, Quezon City street of Philippines

The Andres Bonifacio Avenue is a 1.9-kilometer (1.2 mi), national secondary road running from Blumentritt Road in Manila to the North Luzon Expressway at Balintawak Interchange located in Quezon City in a north-south direction.

Burgos Circle

Burgos Circle, also known as Padre Burgos Circle, is a traffic circle within the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila in the Philippines. Developed as part of the Forbes Town Center mixed-use development developed by the Megaworld Corporation and named after martyr José Burgos of Gomburza, it serves as the intersection between Forbestown Road, 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue and 29th Street.

Balingasa Barangay in National Capital Region, Philippines

Balingasa, more commonly known as Balintawak and Cloverleaf, is one of many barangays located in the west portion of Quezon City sharing a boundary with Caloocan City.