ABS-CBNNews.com reports that the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) is eyeing the Fort Bonifacio War Tunnel-which is located underneath C-5, on the eastern portion of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig-for development. According to the BCDA, it could become a "heritage site." The report noted that the tunnel is "30 meters deep and 2.24 kilometers" and has "32 built-in chambers and two passable exits, one leading to Barangay Pembo and the other to Barangay East Rembo."
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According to the report, the tunnel, which was first dug up in 1936, "was intended to serve as a stockroom during World War II, and was used to transport supplies" and that "most of the workers employed in the digging were Igorots from Baguio."
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The report also quoted BCDA president and chief executive officer Arnel Casanova, who said, "We may tap the private sector for the project. There is a need to preserve the heritage and promote the history that once played a vital role in regaining our freedom and democracy."
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