Forbes Park is a private subdivision,

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, and

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Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...

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. Established in 1940s partly out of the nearby barangay Pinagkaisahan, Forbes Park was named after

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, the fifth American

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of the Philippines during the American Insular Government. The subdivision is divided into Forbes Park North and Forbes Park South by McKinley Road and is bounded roughly by barangay Pinagkaisahan to the north, Bel-Air and Urdaneta Villages across

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to the northwest,

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(

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which includes

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) to the east, the Maricaban Creek to the south, and

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to the west. With an area of , it is Makati's largest barangay in terms of land area since the transfer of the previous holder,

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, to

in 2023. It was the first gated village in the Philippines to be developed by

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, and was considered a catalyst for urban development in Makati. It is also home to the Manila Golf and Country Club and the

Manila Polo Club The Manila Polo Club is the premiere polo club in the Philippines. It was established in 1909 during the American colonial era in the Philippines, American colonial era by Governor General William Cameron Forbes as a venue for polo and leisure fo ...

. Forbes Park has been called the "

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of Manila" because many of the country's wealthiest families, as well as foreign diplomats, live there.Cathy Yamsuan
"Forbes Park feud continues–health fears or better signal?"
''

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'', June 28, 2015. The Santuario de San Antonio Parish, a

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church, and San Antonio Plaza, a small commercial center, lie between North and South Forbes Park. Meanwhile, the Church of the Holy Trinity, an

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, is just across the road.

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