Forging the Vision

An excerpt, from the book Fifty Years and Forward, on the rich history of Makati and how it became the financial capital of the Philippines

- Lisa Guerrero Nakpil

Before the first patch of ground was broken, the first pipe laid and the first street paved, there were almost two years of careful research, study and preparation that went toward the making of the Makati of the Ayalas.

Between 1946 to 1947, when the smoke and rubble of Second Word War had barely cleared, Col Joseph R McMicking would bring to bear the principles of American town planning on this project, consulting with experts on topics as diverse as engineering and architecture, sociology and financing, as well as marketing and sales.

This was the foundation on which the Master Plan, and with it, Makati, was formed.