Megaworld to develop old Iloilo Airport lot into new business district
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On October 12, Iloilo City, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves will arrive in Iloilo lead the turnover. Megaworld said that if it won the property it would apply for a “special economic zone” license for a project to transform the former airport into a central business district. According to its official website, Megaworld foresee its project “to become a magnet for major business process outsourcing (BPO) companies interested to set up shop in the Visayas region.”
The masterplan for Megaworld’s development will be designed by Palafox Associates, one of the Philippines’ premier architectural, planning, and design firm. The plan will be released by next month, as announced. Megaword Corporation will spend P1.5B for the initial development.
Early this year, the bidding for the lot failed as all of the bidders (SM Prime Holdings, Empire East Landholdings Inc., and Robinsons Land Corporation) fell short of the minimum floor price of P1.2B. Megaworld then submitted and offered to buy the old airport through negotiated sale, which was endorsed by the finance department.
Megaworld is the pioneer developer of urban information technology/BPO parks in the country starting with the PEZA-accredited Eastwood City CyberPark. The CyberPark is a centerpiece of Eastwood City, its premier live-work-play project in Quezon City. At present, Megaworld is replicating its initial success in Eastwood City in other parts of Metro Manila, namely, Newport City at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City and McKinley Hill at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City. Within the next five years, Megaworld plans to build around 500,000 square meters of BPO office space across different locations not only in Metro Manila but also in key centers outside the National Capital Region.
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Panay Island has plenty of beautiful and virginal places waiting to be developed. When these places are developed, surely will be another HUGE income for the whole island. See Boracay Island Beach and Resorts?!! Now cheers! :)
replyhighblood gd si jolly.. hehe joke. pasensya lang gd miss jolly,, hindi ako agree sa coal fired power plant.. agree ako s multa about vandalism, ang pagtapon sang basura sa hindi husto nga lugar kag jaywalking.. kita na gid nila nga no jaywalking pero wala man ti gapati.. wala pa hasta subong ang rendering sang masterplan nila?
replyAng masiling ko nga dali-dalion inang Coal Power Plant nga maconstruct para man makasugod ang construction sang Megaworld. Time is running out, and time is gold. Indi lang Megaworld kundi ang iban pa nga mga maabot nga mga projects sa ciudad sang ILOILO. BTW, ang mga Vandalismo multahan kag pagapresuhon oras nga madakpan, cash and jail time penalty. Malimpiuhon inang mga tonto nga ina sang kaselyas publiko oras nga madakpan. That’s all.
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