i could say if u stay at fort, a beautiful place, u could be stranded in jam during office hours unless u work beyond office hour.
Legaspi would b better since it is in the centre of Makati. i stayed at Salcedo village which is next to Legazpi.
from my experience i tend to avoid yellow taxi and only board white...i dunno whats the reason ; )
when u get inside the taxi, make sure the meter is on, if not, ask for the price, if u r happy then go ahead, if not, ask them to drop u off right away.
becareful of ur belonging although u r inside the taxi, one of my fren got robbed in the taxi.
always rmb to locked the taxi door as you wont know who gonna open the car door n snatch ur bags~~