CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu Health and Wellness Council (CHWC) is initiating an aggressive move to tap the balikbayan community from the different continents around the world to be the “ambassadors” to promote Cebu as the premier health and wellness destination in Asia.
“Our first target is to attract all Filipinos around the world to avail of the ‘best’ health and wellness services we have here,” said Nelia F. Navarro, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-Cebu Provincial Office) provincial director.
Navarro said since it is still hard to convince foreigners to consider the Philippines, specifically Cebu as health and wellness destination, the International Filipino communities around the world are, by now, the best tool for promotion.
Navarro said Cebu medical institutions, as well as wellness facilities have been ready to accommodate the more sophisticated market, like Americans and Europeans, seeking for medical help, and total package for wellness vacations.
The Philippines, she said is closely competing with Thailand, India, Singapore and Malaysia, apparently these countries are attracting significant number of health and wellness enthusiast tourists, or the medical tourists.
In Asia, medical tourism has raked US$120 billion in revenues for 2006, a big improvement from US$40 billion it earned in 2000. India is now the number one destination for medical tourists around the world.
Total package for one medical tourist, is pegged at US$28,000, depending on medical procedure, this already include accommodation, vacation package among others.
Every medical tourist can save at least US$77,000 for this amount, if they were to have their medical services done in other countries like Europe or United States.
Aside from vanity and dental services, medical tourists, including Balikbayans are also availing other medical services such as cardiac surgery, executive check up, MRI, CT Scan.
CHWC president Oscar Tuason earlier said that although the world economic turbulence has brought about jittery of slowdown in the medical tourism sector in the Philippines, Cebu is insisting to see dynamic performance in attracting increased number of tourists seeking for medical help.
"As long as the United States, will still charge expensive medical services, we are seeing steady growth of medical tourists in Cebu," said Tuason. Ehda M. Dagooc
Friday, September 18, 2009
Landco exceeds target by 11% despite crisis
CEBU, Philippines - Amid the gloomy backdrop brought about by the global economic crisis, one of the country’s largest real estate developers Landco Pacific Corporation exceeded its sales target for the first six months of this year, by 11 percent.
In a statement, Landco reported that it registered above target sales of P1.949 billion, P196 million more than its P1.753 billion target for the first half of the year, driven by strong sales of its real estate developments in Visayas and Mindanao.
Sales in Visayas and Mindanao rose to P497 million, P128 million higher or 35 percent than its P368 million target, due to good sales performance of leisure, urban and hometown developments.
In other categories, sales of Landco’s leisure developments increased to P427 million while sales of memorial parks rose to P287 million, exceeding their combined target of P561 million by P153 million or 27 percent.
Landco’s prime projects in the Vis-Min area include Monterazzas de Cebu, a premier mountainside residential community in Guadalupe, Cebu City; Playa Azalea, a seaside commercial and residential enclave in Samal Island, Davao del Norte; and Woodridge Garden Village in Zamboanga City, a resort-like residential subdivision. Its memorial parks are Forest Lake parks in Iloilo, Zamboanga, Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, San Fernando, La Union and Binan, Laguna.
Landco president Alfred Xerez-Burgos III said that the company is bent on completing all ongoing projects.
“Coupled with the improving global economy, the completion of these projects will provide Landco better opportunity to further boost sales,” he said.
Xerez-Burgos III said the continued positive sales performance of Landco developments shows that people still put high premium on quality “life at your leisure” living.
“This also shows that the market continues to trust and value what Landco developments offer to its homeowners,” he said. Xerez-Burgos III further shared, “At this point in time, when those who have money to invest may be afraid to put it in riskier vehicles, real estate becomes the safer investment—it’s a tangible asset that won’t go anywhere and will surely appreciate—plus, it is an investment that can be used, experienced and enjoyed.”
Landco Pacific Corporation is the developer of high-end leisure, urban, and hometown communities.
For 19 years, the company has made its mark in Philippine real estate, and is widely acknowledged to be the leader in leisure development. As the purveyor of resort living experiences, Landco is committed to consistently create innovative and outstanding lifestyle products that revolutionize the way of life.
In Cebu, the company is developing a 220-hectare prime hillside estates for high-end residential development called Monterazzas de Cebu. The P10 billion integrated project is expected to be completed in the next few years.
In a statement, Landco reported that it registered above target sales of P1.949 billion, P196 million more than its P1.753 billion target for the first half of the year, driven by strong sales of its real estate developments in Visayas and Mindanao.
Sales in Visayas and Mindanao rose to P497 million, P128 million higher or 35 percent than its P368 million target, due to good sales performance of leisure, urban and hometown developments.
In other categories, sales of Landco’s leisure developments increased to P427 million while sales of memorial parks rose to P287 million, exceeding their combined target of P561 million by P153 million or 27 percent.
Landco’s prime projects in the Vis-Min area include Monterazzas de Cebu, a premier mountainside residential community in Guadalupe, Cebu City; Playa Azalea, a seaside commercial and residential enclave in Samal Island, Davao del Norte; and Woodridge Garden Village in Zamboanga City, a resort-like residential subdivision. Its memorial parks are Forest Lake parks in Iloilo, Zamboanga, Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, San Fernando, La Union and Binan, Laguna.
Landco president Alfred Xerez-Burgos III said that the company is bent on completing all ongoing projects.
“Coupled with the improving global economy, the completion of these projects will provide Landco better opportunity to further boost sales,” he said.
Xerez-Burgos III said the continued positive sales performance of Landco developments shows that people still put high premium on quality “life at your leisure” living.
“This also shows that the market continues to trust and value what Landco developments offer to its homeowners,” he said. Xerez-Burgos III further shared, “At this point in time, when those who have money to invest may be afraid to put it in riskier vehicles, real estate becomes the safer investment—it’s a tangible asset that won’t go anywhere and will surely appreciate—plus, it is an investment that can be used, experienced and enjoyed.”
Landco Pacific Corporation is the developer of high-end leisure, urban, and hometown communities.
For 19 years, the company has made its mark in Philippine real estate, and is widely acknowledged to be the leader in leisure development. As the purveyor of resort living experiences, Landco is committed to consistently create innovative and outstanding lifestyle products that revolutionize the way of life.
In Cebu, the company is developing a 220-hectare prime hillside estates for high-end residential development called Monterazzas de Cebu. The P10 billion integrated project is expected to be completed in the next few years.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
AboitizLand to pour P2B on more housing projects
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman) Updated September 18, 2009 12:00 AM
CEBU, Philippines - Bullish about Cebu’s real estate market, property developer Aboitiz Land Inc. will be spending P2 billion next year on more residential projects in Cebu as well as expansions of its existing developments.
AboitizLand president Andoni Aboitiz said that the company just closed a deal to acquire a 15-hectare property at Cordova on Mactan Island, for the establishment of another middle-range subdivision, the first development of AboitizLand located in Mactan.
Bigger chunk of the capital expenditure (capex) allocated for 2010 will be poured on the expansion of its City-based condominium project called “Persimmon”, as the company will spend about P400 million for the construction of each tower.
Aboitiz said the company is on the constant look out for available land for other projects, especially for condominium developments, as it has seen a strong take up of condominium units in Cebu since the company offered the Tower 1 units to the market.
Part of the expenditure will also be used to construct the commercial segment of its high-end residential project in Talamban—the Pristina North, including the Town Houses component of the chic subdivision.
AboitizLand’s middle-range subdivision project in the Southern part of the City, Kishanta, will also be expanded next year, as take up sales is also strong, he said.
The company expects to complete all the 628 condominium units at 1.4 hectare Persimmon project located in Mabolo area, Aboitiz said.
“[We noted] good uptake of [real estate] sales especially in condominium market. Some years ago we made judgment call that Cebuanos will embrace condo living,” Aboitiz said adding that today, the condo market is hitting very strongly and he projects a more competitive market in the next few years.
“We are studying some areas and good properties [around Metro Cebu] for our future condominium development projects,” he said in an interview on the sidelines of the launching of the 15-story Persimmon North Tower that will offer another 157 condo units.
Last year, AboitizLand Inc. spent P2.3 billion in for projects it started in 2008, including Persimmon, iMEZ project at the Mactan Export Zone (MEZ-2), Kishanta expansion, among others.
According to Aboitiz, the company will be spending more on condominium developments in the next few years, as soon as it can spot good location for its next condo project.
The Persimmon is the company’s 15th project. It has realized “impressive” uptake attributed to its combination of strategic location, excellent amenities and value-for-money construction.
For its Tower 1, surprisingly, 80 percent of the buyers are local residents in Cebu, 10 percent international Filipino market, and seven percent foreigners.
CEBU, Philippines - Bullish about Cebu’s real estate market, property developer Aboitiz Land Inc. will be spending P2 billion next year on more residential projects in Cebu as well as expansions of its existing developments.
AboitizLand president Andoni Aboitiz said that the company just closed a deal to acquire a 15-hectare property at Cordova on Mactan Island, for the establishment of another middle-range subdivision, the first development of AboitizLand located in Mactan.
Bigger chunk of the capital expenditure (capex) allocated for 2010 will be poured on the expansion of its City-based condominium project called “Persimmon”, as the company will spend about P400 million for the construction of each tower.
Aboitiz said the company is on the constant look out for available land for other projects, especially for condominium developments, as it has seen a strong take up of condominium units in Cebu since the company offered the Tower 1 units to the market.
Part of the expenditure will also be used to construct the commercial segment of its high-end residential project in Talamban—the Pristina North, including the Town Houses component of the chic subdivision.
AboitizLand’s middle-range subdivision project in the Southern part of the City, Kishanta, will also be expanded next year, as take up sales is also strong, he said.
The company expects to complete all the 628 condominium units at 1.4 hectare Persimmon project located in Mabolo area, Aboitiz said.
“[We noted] good uptake of [real estate] sales especially in condominium market. Some years ago we made judgment call that Cebuanos will embrace condo living,” Aboitiz said adding that today, the condo market is hitting very strongly and he projects a more competitive market in the next few years.
“We are studying some areas and good properties [around Metro Cebu] for our future condominium development projects,” he said in an interview on the sidelines of the launching of the 15-story Persimmon North Tower that will offer another 157 condo units.
Last year, AboitizLand Inc. spent P2.3 billion in for projects it started in 2008, including Persimmon, iMEZ project at the Mactan Export Zone (MEZ-2), Kishanta expansion, among others.
According to Aboitiz, the company will be spending more on condominium developments in the next few years, as soon as it can spot good location for its next condo project.
The Persimmon is the company’s 15th project. It has realized “impressive” uptake attributed to its combination of strategic location, excellent amenities and value-for-money construction.
For its Tower 1, surprisingly, 80 percent of the buyers are local residents in Cebu, 10 percent international Filipino market, and seven percent foreigners.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sustainability at forefront (The Philippine Star) Updated August 07, 2009 12:00 AM
Public spaces radiate from the Welcome Pavilion, allowing visitors to enjoy the site’s natural beauty.
MANILA, Philippines - Sustainable building, a practice once deemed as unprofitable and utopian, is now emerging as a powerful force.
Rising energy costs and increased awareness about global warming helped catapult green building into the consciousness of the public. And the leading developer in the country, Ayala Land Premier has committed to a vigorous and progressive sustainability program exemplified in their first seaside residential leisure community, Anvaya Cove.
“From its inception, respect for and sensitivity to the environment has been ingrained into the vision for Anvaya Cove,” says Melissa Gil, head of residential buildings and leisure “With the help of our partners and several collaborators, this vision has now come to fruition. With a masterplan that followed the lay of the land, roads rise and fall and curve follow the natural contour of the site. An allocation of 30% green buffers within the entire development and 30% open space – which includes parks, easements, and roadways — within the neighborhoods has been allocated so that we are able to preserve natural habitats and ecosystems.
For inquiries on Anvaya Cove, call 841-5769, email ask@ayalalandpremier.com or visit http://www.ayalalandpremier.com/. Interested parties may visit the Seascape Ridge model house by appointment on site. You may also visit Anvaya Cove’s marketing showroom located at the Ground Floor Greenbelt 2 Park (near Italianni’s), Ayala Center, and Makati.
Condo living redefined
MANILA, Philippines - For the single professional or the startup family, the many vertical mid-to-high-rise residential developments that now dot the landscape of the metropolis offer an alternative lifestyle marked by conveniences one will not enjoy from more traditional living quarters. Moreover, condo living is less expensive than buying land and building your home from the ground up.
Still, not a few view condos with reservation, primarily due to preconceived notions that condo living is a glorified version of living in a bunker, an impression that some real-estate developers have not helped with their boxy vertical developments and their cramped spaces.
Then again, there is Woodsville Viverde Mansions, an upcoming gated community in Merville, Parañaque, master-planned by premier real-estate developer Robinsons Land Corp., which redefines condo living for single professionals and startup families with compelling features, not the least of which is the fact that 70 percent of the entire development has been left open.
Within this expanse of space, seven distinct enclaves for wellness and leisure have been created, including Nirvana Cove, which provides residents with a peaceful sanctuary; Poet’s Nook for getting in touch with one’s inner poet; Nature’s Orchestra, with its Greek-inspired gardens, mini amphitheater and butterfly cage; Fitness Cove, for badminton and other fun ways to sweat it up to good health; Fun Park, for endless kiddie play time; Picnic Grove, with its fruit-bearing trees for family bonding; and The Oasis, with its Mediterranean-inspired clubhouse and beach-type swimming pools.
And, of course, there is The Village Mall, which now houses Robinsons Supermarket, David’s Salon, Mercury Drug and Dental Clinic.
All these add to the exceptional experience of living in Woodsville Viverde Mansions, whose units-whether studio, two-bedroom or three-bedroom layouts-offer the space and the built-in facilities/amenities from which the single professional or the startup family can readily create a home in the truest sense of the word.
For more information, contact 683-3101, 636-0888 or 0922-838-0888, e-mail properties@robinsonsland.com, visit www.woodsville.com.ph.
Still, not a few view condos with reservation, primarily due to preconceived notions that condo living is a glorified version of living in a bunker, an impression that some real-estate developers have not helped with their boxy vertical developments and their cramped spaces.
Then again, there is Woodsville Viverde Mansions, an upcoming gated community in Merville, Parañaque, master-planned by premier real-estate developer Robinsons Land Corp., which redefines condo living for single professionals and startup families with compelling features, not the least of which is the fact that 70 percent of the entire development has been left open.
Within this expanse of space, seven distinct enclaves for wellness and leisure have been created, including Nirvana Cove, which provides residents with a peaceful sanctuary; Poet’s Nook for getting in touch with one’s inner poet; Nature’s Orchestra, with its Greek-inspired gardens, mini amphitheater and butterfly cage; Fitness Cove, for badminton and other fun ways to sweat it up to good health; Fun Park, for endless kiddie play time; Picnic Grove, with its fruit-bearing trees for family bonding; and The Oasis, with its Mediterranean-inspired clubhouse and beach-type swimming pools.
And, of course, there is The Village Mall, which now houses Robinsons Supermarket, David’s Salon, Mercury Drug and Dental Clinic.
All these add to the exceptional experience of living in Woodsville Viverde Mansions, whose units-whether studio, two-bedroom or three-bedroom layouts-offer the space and the built-in facilities/amenities from which the single professional or the startup family can readily create a home in the truest sense of the word.
For more information, contact 683-3101, 636-0888 or 0922-838-0888, e-mail properties@robinsonsland.com, visit www.woodsville.com.ph.
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