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A History of Forbes Park, the Philippines' Wealthiest and First Gated Subdivision

Forbes Park is a result of an urban plan that can be traced back to a hundred years’ history, beginning in the 1800s.

Beyond the ravages of World War II that left 80 percent of Manila in shambles in 1945 (it was the second most devastated city in the world after Warsaw), the Ayala family saw a vision of opulence and economic prosperity. At the ...

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