Park Inn by Radisson Hotel

(09 May 2011. Pasay City, Philippines.) Philippine conglomerate SM Investments Corporation (SM) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation, signed a contract with Carlson, a privately held global hospitality and travel company, for the opening of a Park Inn by Radisson hotel in Davao City’s Lanang district. The hotel will be the very first Park Inn by Radisson in the Asia Pacific region. Park Inn by Radisson is one of the hotel brands under Carlson and is the largest mid-market brand for hotels under development in Europe.

The 200-room hotel will be located within the 175,000 square meter (sqm) mixed-use complex owned and developed by SM shopping mall subsidiary, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Other projects to rise in the complex are an SM Supermall and a convention center. SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation will construct and own the Php 750 million building for the Park Inn by Radisson Davao hotel, while management and operations will be handled by Carlson. Construction of the hotel is expected to start in the 3rd quarter of this year and is scheduled to open by 2013.

Elizabeth T. Sy, president of SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation said, “The signing of our contract with Carlson to open a Park Inn by Radisson in Davao City is another concrete step towards fulfilling the vision of our founder, Henry Sy, Sr., to make the Philippines a world-class tourist destination. We believe that Davao is an ideal location for such an undertaking because of its robust economy, vibrant population, and excellent infrastructure including its international airport. In addition, the Park Inn hotel will benefit from the business synergies that will be created with the other upcoming SM projects within its vicinity.”

The 200-room Park Inn by Radisson will feature bright, bold, and fresh room interiors coupled with fun friendly service. “With the tagline Sleep Well, Live Well, Park Inn by Radisson hotels offer a hassle-free, clean and comfortable stay at a reasonable price,” says Xerxes Meher-Homji, executive vice-president and chief development officer, Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific. The hotel will also offer other amenities such as an all-day dining restaurant, meeting rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, and a gym.

In September last year, SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation opened the upper upscale, 400-room Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, which is also managed by Carlson. It also recently opened the Pico Sands Hotel, a 154-room resort hotel within Pico de Loro, SM’s eco-tourism project at Hamilo Coast, Nasugbu, Batangas.

SM Lanang Premier

SM Lanang Premier, which is set to open tomorrow, September 28 2012, will be home to a number of international and local brands. SM Lanang Premier promises to bring the definitive shopping experience of a premier SM Mall to Davao City with its modern structure and cutting-edge design, upscale retail mix, dining concepts, and world-class entertainment and convention facilities never before seen in Mindanao.

SM Lanang, the country’s fifth SM premiere mall, is the first of such establishment equipped with a 550-cubic meter rain catchment system.  the mall has a gross floor area if 144,002 square meters and a gross leasable area of 88,499 sq meters. 

In the second floor is the Sky Garden, which will highlight the facade of the mall and the Al Fresco, facing "The Park." The Park is an outdoor area event and will also house some of the fine dining restaurants. A dancing fountain is also one of the attractions in The Park. 

The mall boasts of five auditorium cinema, centerstage and IMAX. This is the fifth IMAX in the country will also be opening its doors this month to people of Davao City.

IMAX has 466-seating capacity. On the other hand, cinemas 1 and 2 will have 317 seats while cinemas 3, 4 and 5 will have 357 seats. The centerstage can also accommodate 556 seats.

SM Lanang Premiere also has 273 leasable units, with 160 units already leased.

Update as of September 23, 2012.. 5 days before the opening of the biggest mall of Mindanao.

Palmetto Place

as of September 23, 2012

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Linville Residences - Amenities and Features

Manila firm to set up condominium in Ma-a

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A Manila-based firm is planning to put up a 12-storey twin tower condominium in Brgy. Ma-a, Talomo District, its top official said.

Teresita G. Alforque, project director of RPRP Ventures Management and Development Corp., said in a letter addressed to Councilor Arnolfo Ricardo B. Cabling, chair of the committee on housing, rural and urban development, on May 2 that it would be dubbed as Linnville Residences.

“The condominium project is purely devoted to residential units that will cater to the low to middle target market,” Alforque said.

The proposed project will comprise two towers at 12 storeys each with 314 units of different size types like studio and two bedroom units. The first two levels will be devoted to parking units with 95 slots available for sale.

The condominium will also have service shops, lap pool and function room units.

“It is our utmost intention to introduce this type of development on the property given a very upbeat market condition in the city for condominium projects and this will likewise address the need for housing within the city proper,” Alforque said.

The property where the proposal will be constructed has a land area of 2,622 square meters.

At present, the company is seeking clarification before the city council especially the committee on housing, rural and urban development if the location needs reclassification from medium density residential zone to accommodate the proposed project.

Amenities and Features:

Lap Pool (3rd Level Podium)
Jogging Paths & Walk Ways (3rd Level Podium)
24-hour Security
2-unit Elevators(per Tower)
Parking Units (Ground and 2nd Level Podium for sale)
Provision for telephone lines, cable, Internet via Local Service Provider
Landscaped Green Gardens (2nd and 3rd level Podiums)
Water and Power supply via Local Providers

SM Lanang Premier

Tebow Cure Hospital Davao City

Team Tebow scores touchdown for Davao children’s hospital
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This news was posted on December 12th, 2011.

SACRAMENTO, California—The hottest quarterback in the NFL has football in his mind and the Philippines in his heart.

Tim Tebow of the National Football League’s Denver Broncos announced recently that his Tebow Foundation and CURE International will build a new 30-bed children’s hospital in Davao City.

The $3.1-million (about P134.4 million) hospital project will be the first by the sports superstar and the charitable medical organization since forming a partnership last October.

Donors to CURE and the Foundation are sharing the costs. It is reported that all but $700,000 of the funds needed for the project have been raised.

Why the zeal to help needy kids in the Philippines?
Well, Tim Tebow was born in Makati, in 1987, while his parents were Baptist missionaries in the country. “I always have a special place in my heart for the country where I was born,” he told supporters in a video message. “I’m very excited about the project. This hospital will change the lives of thousands of children in the Philippines.”

The facility will treat children with club foot and bow legs, deformities correctable by surgery that poor people in Davao and surrounding areas cannot afford. At least a third of the patients will be treated free of charge. Tim and his family will help spread their mantra—have a little faith—by way of a planned “Timmy’s Playroom” within the hospital to teach children about faith, hope and love. “The idea is to give kids a brighter day in their darkest hour of need,” said the American sports superstar.

To be outfitted with modern equipment, the hospital will surely enrich Davao’s skyline. It will be the first to be built in the Philippines by CURE and its 11th worldwide. CURE describes itself as “the largest provider of reconstructive surgery to disabled children in the emerging world.”

The hospital will not be the first labor of love involving Tim and his family in the islands. Uncle Dick’s Home, founded by his father Bob and his own evangelistic association, is an orphanage that houses 49 tots in Surallah, South Cotabato. The Tebows are known to visit Surallah without media fanfare.

Groundbreaking for the Davao hospital is planned for January next year or earlier, depending on the Broncos’ fortunes in the NFL.

“Tim’s attention is drawn to football right now,” CURE spokeswoman Lisa Wolf told me. Lisa said “Tim’s desire” is to fly to Davao when local officials drive ceremonial shovels into the dirt for a much-needed facility.
Before turning pro, Tebow took the University of Florida to a national championship and won a Heisman Trophy in the process. Since becoming the Broncos’ starting quarterback, he has engineered seven wins in a row, all in exciting down-the-wire fashion.

With each of Tim’s perplexing comebacks in the fourth quarter, Denver has suddenly turned into a threat in the NFL. The Broncos now lead the league’s Western division after Tebow pulled off another one of his weekly miracles, a 13-10 pulse-pounding victory over the fabled Chicago Bears Sunday (Monday in Manila).

Tim rushes like a linebacker, throws those Hail Mary passes with a passion and rightly so. His religious beliefs are well-publicized, and as the Tebow train rolls on, fans and players are polarized. Their burning question: Should he keep the God stuff to himself or should he share it on national television?
The quarterback remains unperturbed. He is steadfast with his public display of prayer on the football field, a la Manny Pacquiao in the ring. Tim begins and ends his postgame chat with the media by crediting God’s help for his team’s success.

Metro Davao Medical and Research Center

The Metro Davao Medical and Research Center had its outpatient clinic and services opened to the public.
These include the Laboratory, Diagnostic Radio Imaging, Cardiovascular and Neurology Unit, and a Pharmacy.

The MDMRC is a modern hospital offering a comprehensive range of medical and paramedical services aside from being primed to conduct future researches.

The doctors are well-trained and possess excellent credentials. Some had undergone further studies and special training. The center has doctors specializing in aesthetic and anti-aging medicine, hair and scalp diseases–hair transplant and restoration, gynecologic oncology, sleep medicine, hematology, and other specialties of different departments.
There are a total of 109 clinics covering majority of the sub specialties.
Included in their center are a spa, diabetes center, dialysis center, and rehabilitation center.
MDMRC also is referred to as a “Health Service and Wellness Center,” mainly because they want the hospital and medical center to be an advocate of good and healthy living, apart from giving treatment to the sick. What makes the new facility different from others is that it provides proper guidance to people to help them attain a healthy life-style.

Source: http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8443:metro-davao-medical-and-research-center-opens-today&catid=60:special-feature&Itemid=85

Kukun Hotel Davao

The Kukun group of hotels is operated by Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts Corp. Kukun vigorously pursues Ayala Land’s best-in-class product and service standards with a new hospitality concept—the urban lifestyle hotel. The best qualities of chain, boutique, and business hotels are united to offer savvy travelers the essence of destination, comfort, and value with refreshing simplicity.

Current State

Kukun Davao is located within the Abreeza master-planned mixed-use development, which includes the Abreeza Residences and Abreeza Place, residential as well as office buildings in the emerging premier lifestyle and business district in the city. It is just a stone’s throw away from Abreeza Mall.

The hotel has 186 guest rooms with 167 standard rooms and nine suites, which are corner rooms, each with a balcony. Aside from the executive lounge, there are 10 function rooms, two of which can accommodate 150 people each. All the rooms have the latest technology, Wi-Fi, and the latest generation high-definition TV, with built-in digi-box.

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DAVAO | KJC King Dome

DAVAO | Felcris Centrale

Felcris Centrale

Felcris Hotels and Resorts Corporation was incorporated to engage in real-estate development. Its flagship Felcris Centrale is a major development project to create a business community in one of the prime areas of Davao City. The property is located in a 5.9-hectare lot along Quimpo Boulevard, Barangay Bucana. The development will include a shopping mall, office buildings, residential towers and hotels. The first phase of our project will be the completion of the mall and BPO building at the cost of at least P1 billion.
According to Colliers International, Davao City is the next wave city in the Philippines most suitable for call centers and BPO businesses.
Covering more than 54,000 square meters of floor area, Felcris Centrale will feature a 12-storey commercial complex with a 10-floor office space and a two-level retail and entertainment center complete with supermarket, boutiques, restaurants, and specialty shops. It will feature a new mall which offers an exciting and eccentric mix of shops and restaurants that is complemented by a fully-landscaped activity and entertainment area. The interior walkways will showcase Davao as the “Fruit and Flower Basket of the Philippines” consisting of flower stalls, fruit stalls, local delicacies and handicrafts.
Felcris Centrale is ideally located and is easily accessible from neighboring business establishments, government offices, and residential communities. With its proximity to the Davao International Airport, Davao City Hall, and the old Davao Central Business District, this development provides its occupants easier access to the major transportation and business areas.
Felcris Centrale will be Davao’s newest focal point where business and entertainment converge. The Yap family commits to investing at least P5 billion for the whole project.

The Felcris Brand

The Felcris name is what defines the Yap family. Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the Felcris name. Established by two brothers Felipe “Fel” and Cresencio “Cris” Yap on Sept 19, 1969, Felcris began as a small retail store selling textiles in Anda Street, Davao City. The company prospered and the family saw the need to expand. In November 1976, Felcris Supermarket, Inc. was incorporated and Felcris Supermarket (Ramon Magsaysay) became the first established supermarket in Davao City.
Seeing the growth of warehouse club businesses around the world, the Yap family formed the Davao Central Warehouse Club, Inc. on July 14, 1991. Davao Central Warehouse Club (Agdao) became the first warehouse club to service the wholesale consumers at the lowest price.
The Yap family is also the pioneer in the convenience store industry in Davao when it founded the Davao Central Convenience Store, Inc. on March 12, 1997. Davao Central Convenience Store

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Avida Towers Davao

Wake up each morning to a colorful world of infinite possibilities.

Avida Towers Davao is nestled in the center of the city. With picturesque sunset views of the mountain range and sunrise views of the Davao gulf, the best possible views to rise and retire to are framed for you.
Avida Land, in partnership with Avencosouth Corp., presents you with a home created in a modern contemporary design that you can be proud of. Our location is set in a safe and peaceful community, yet highly accessible through public transportation.

Location: Along C.M. Recto Avenue
Price Range: 1.7M to 5.1M
Size of Units: 22.4 sq.m. to 58.13 sq.m.