JLL Philippines pushes for sustainability
MAJOR retail estate and investment management professional services firm JLL Philippines recently urged developers to adapt sustainability in their current and upcoming projects, stressing...
Creating the workspace for Internet 3.0
INTERNET 1.0 was all about the exchange of information, videos and images. 2.0 was the era of “social,” while 3.0, the latest iteration of...
Taal Vista embarks on a room renovation program
AS part of its commitment to provide excellent facilities, as well as to stay ahead of the changing market trends, Taal Vista has embarked...
Passion for innovation
THE passion for innovation is one reason Alveo Land has been a successful brand. The latest display for pushing modernism is manifested through its...
Rastrullo: The nostalgic, grateful designer
WHEN I came across Joseph Rastrullo’s work, I knew he was going to be big because of the confluence of contributions of the many...
ArthaLand to build country’s biggest ‘green’ building in Cebu
STUDIES show that if an office is too cold, employees experience a 4-percent reduction in performance, while if it is too hot, a 6-percent...
Mactan International Airport all set to open
THE Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2 is all set to open tomorrow, June 7—increasing passenger capacity to 12.5 million. GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp....
Cebu puts Philippines in the real-estate sustainability map
THE real-estate gathering recently in Cebu, which I had moderated, was very personal to me on so many levels.
First, Cebu province is one of...
Chinese investments boosting local property sector
THE influx of investments from the mainland Chinese has been a major contributor to the growth of the country’s property sector.
With the significant...
Having fun, staying fit and fab at Amaia
SUMMER evokes images of fun in the sun—heading out to the beach and swimming in the cool turquoise waters of the sea, diving and...
KMC Savills office development boasts low vacancy rates despite increase in...
The office development in the Philippines boasts a relatively low vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2018 despite increased rental rates in prime...
Rule The City
Living in Metro Manila has its fair share of challenges but there are still many ways to enjoy living in the metro with the...
Ayala Land rediscovers the lost paradise of Sicogon
AFTER a hiatus of over two decades, Sicogon Island, once the 1980s playground of the rich and famous, is set for a grand reopening...
Greenfield eyes green living leadership in Santa Rosa
THE Campos-led Greenfield Development Corp. (Greenfield) recently revealed its intention to lead in the greening of Santa Rosa City in Laguna.
“Greenfield Development Corp. wants to take...
Interior design is culture-building
I HAVE always associated May as a beautiful month—with spring, flowers, fiestas and Flores de Mayo.
The month of May brings forth many reasons for...
Century Properties eyes P13-billion sales from Batulao Artscapes
AFTER the smashing success of the first phase of the Batulao Artscapes project, Century Properties Group—through its leisure, tourism and hospitality business unit—is also...
Citystate Properties honors its top brokers
More than 100 real-estate brokers witnessed their peers get recognized during Citystate Properties & Management Corp.’s (CPMC) Brokers Appreciation Day held recently at the...
Real-estate industry wins in recent property awards
ON the heels of the national government’s bullish “Build, Build, Build” initiative, Dr. Jaime A. Cura, chairman of the judging panel of the Philippine...
HBA Manila creates Italy in Okada
GLOBAL hospitality design company Hirsch Bedner Associates’s (HBA) Manila Design Office was awarded that challenge for some areas of a major luxury hotel, and...
Dusit to open hospitality management school in August
THE options for young people and professionals to get quality learning in hospitality management got broader when the Thailand-based Dusit group announced recently the...
