IBP SMARTPHONE SHOTS

SMARTPHONE SHOTS: visiting Iloilo Business Park, Megaworld's 72-hectare business township in Mandurriao district gives every onlooker a chance to capture some radiant scenery with his or her smartphone. Instantly, these photo snaps will become treasured memories and will surely define the kind of lifestyle they surely aspire. This week, we'll feature the smartphone photo snaps of Neil Jaranilla who is very much inspired by the vibrant life in IBP. His photos include the Iloilo Convention Center, Two Global Center, Richmonde Hotel and Tower, McDonald's and One Global Center.
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VIBRANT and BUSTLING IBP

VIBRANT and BUSTLING: Iloilo Business Park's long-stretching Megaworld Boulevard which retained 30% of the old Iloilo Airport runway is transforming gorgeously into a vibrant and bustling picture of progress, development and lifestyle within the region's biggest township. In these August 2015 photo updates, we can see the swift shaping-up of Festive Walk Mall shopping center near Richmonde Hotel, the country's longest shop-and- dine strip - Street of Festive Walk is speeding up in construction, in front of McDonald's is the stunning IBP township signage and BPO buildings that caters to BPO call center companies. Are you excited to live a great life in IBP?

ICC Set for Unveiling

SET FOR UNVEILING: Ready for an official inauguration on Sept. 14 which will be led by Pres. Benigno Aquino is the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC), the region's most modern convention venue with 2 levels, 3,700 seating capacity and function rooms. ICC is preparing to hold the APEC 2015 Ministerial Meetings from Sept. 21- Oct. 6. Beside ICC is the international hotel Courtyard by Marriot soon to pamper visitors and Ilonggos with world-class accommodation in early 2016. Iloilo Business Park, Megaworld's largest business township is attracting large number of investors and visitors.

2 Additional BPO Buildings at IBP

One Techno Place

One Techno Place

Two Techno Place

Iloilo Business Park is cementing its lead as the region's next biggest home for IT-BPO industry with the rise of additional BPO Buildings where multinational call center companies can hold their office and operation site complete with modern facilities. One Techno Place and Two Techno Place (across the Iloilo Convention Center) with a turnover date set in the second quarter of 2016 are expected to provide competitive employment opportunities for Ilonggos. Megaworld envisions to bring global opportunities to Iloilo and its neighboring provinces with its vibrant IT Park and business township through IBP.

Classy dining @ The Granary

Tickle your taste buds and experience classy dining at The Granary, Richmonde Hotel Iloilo's high-end restaurant always ready to serve food lovers with local and international cuisine. The bistro is fast becoming the "talk of the town" for its great ambiance and sumptuous gastronomy in Iloilo Business Park.

IBP's 3 Sides of Life+Style Stories

 One Madison Place - A story of art and passion that will truly captivate your creativity and young spirit. Added to this modern and trendy condo tower are tasty strawberry shortcakes and fragrant scented sticks that will keep you going to the exciting adventure your vigorous lifestyle awaits.

Lafayette Park Square - A Story of love for those who seek the aura of romance. Together with the sweet taste of assorted cookies and the sophisticated aroma of scented candles will truly enlighten your senses with what this French-inspired tower can do for you. 

 

The Palladium - A story of success and power is all it takes for this condominium to reach the highest of heights. With a strong perfume musk and power-driven chocolate eclairs to go with the strength ambience of this tower, The Palladium will surely get you to the top of your lifestyle.

We would like to say a big Thank You to Mandaue Foam Furniture Store and NanaFermin Interiors for making our event - "Know the 3 Sides of Our Story" at Richmonde Hotel Iloilo a success last August 22, 2015. It was all possible because of the both of you! Again from Iloilo Business Park.

Make the right choice now, call us for inquiries at (033) 330-3462 or visit us at our showroom located at upper ground floor of Richmonde Tower, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

BPO Companies Finds Home in IBP

StarTek hold its Iloilo office at Two Global Center

One Global Center is the operation site for BPO Company Transcom

Reed Elsevier have their Iloilo Site Office at the third level of Richmonde Tower

Iloilo Business Park is the region's home of the biggest BPO offices in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Multinational company Transcom is located at One Global Center while StarTek operates at Two Global Center. Multinational company Reed Elsevier hold their office and operation at the third level of Richmonde Tower. Two more BPO buildings are on the rise at Iloilo Business Park such as One Techno Place and Two Techno Place. Ilonggos will find it more convenient to look for better employment opportunities and experience pleasure with soon-to-rise shopping malls and international hotels in this bustling township.

The 3 Sides of our Story - the IBP lifestyle

It’s always good to know the real story behind every curtain. Stories are meant to inform, inspire and inculcate passion in each of us. Now, imagine yourself living a life of style inspired by extraordinary simplicity, sheer class and something exciting to look forward to. Iloilo Business Park is passionate to share with you our three sides of our story, the story of lifestyles that tickles your senses and truly close to your heart. Let’s imagine life now the way it should be…

ONE MADISON PLACE

You open your eyes and see the world from the window. The sunlight touches your skin gently; you walk around your bedroom as sparks of creativity inspires your soul. You take a sip from a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice before you rush for another adventurous morning. As you go on a biking habit around the boulevard, familiar faces of friends smiling at you, as radiant as the sun, greets you with optimism. So you decided have a seat with them at a coffee shop and started talking a lot of great possibilities in life while browsing each other’s phones and tablets. Everybody’s updating their social media status, telling the world what a great day it is for all you. So, to capture the moment, you take a “selfie” with them and post it online. You told yourself: it’s an inspiring day.  But before you left, you look above and saw the condo tower you now call home – there’s bright colors, modern facet design, visionary in style – just like you – young, vibrant and adventurous by heart.

 

LAFAYETTE PARK SQUARE

Love is alive in the air for you, and so is life. As you sip your brewed coffee, the soothing aroma calms you, it almost tickles your soul and makes you feel the passion you need to experience throughout the day. You look around and you see classic novels beautifully placed in the cupboard, a collection of your passion and fondness for romanticism. You heard the birds chirping while the sweet scent of the room excites you. As you take your shower, the warm water running through your skin gives you a touch of rejuvenation while jazz music filled your ears with serenity. In a blink of an eye, evening comes with a surprise at the balcony of your condo as you share an intimate candlelight dinner with someone whose heart is enamored by your presence. You sit beside your amore while looking each other eye-to-eye and the bright lights of the township below glows flawlessly. Slowly, you reach out for each other’s hands and hold it tight - it is love, the spirit of romance and passion transcends a notion of a sweet life you destined to share.

 

THE PALLADIUM

You’re motivated to do everything that you want. You start your day by going to the gym, sweat it out and challenge yourself to do your best, for your flourishing business and your lifelong endeavor. After a while, you take a plunge in the infinity pool to refresh yourself. The smell of your newly-cooked breakfast feed the passion within you, and looking at the glass window, you can see your future, your drive for success to be on top of everything you know you deserve to have and to achieve. You make yourself dressed-up for work today – sleek, sexy and confident. But before you leave your condo, you look back with a smile - for this is the kind of lifestyle luxury you used to dream of.  So you close the door and take you first step towards a new day, ready to conquer your ambitions, the success, the fulfillment you now have right in the palm of hands.

This Saturday, August 22, 7PM at the 7th Floor Function Room of Richmonde Hotel Iloilo, come to the biggest IBP event this 2015 - "Know the 3 Sides of our Story." Get ready to be inspired and captivated.

For inquiries, call us at (033) 330-3462-65, visit us at our showroom at upper ground floor of Richmonde Tower, 8 Enterprise Road, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Our website is www.iloilobusinesspark.ph.

Personify Luxury at IBP’s ‘Know the 3 Sides of our Story’

Three faces of luxury, three definition of passion, and three stories transform into one coherent lifestyle for the privileged few, Iloilo Business Park unveils something new with its latest “tour-de-force” event, the first of its kind that will create magnificent impression.

The life-changing mantra – “Know the 3 Sides of our Story” – is a passionate approach to make Ilonggos and investors realize the lasting change and elevation of lifestyle with Iloilo Business Park’s first-class residential perspective, giving them unparalleled approach to the visionary kind of life that’staking shape in Western Visayas’ biggest business township. Megaworld, the Philippines’ leading township developer ensures satisfaction, bliss and fulfillment with their top-notch residential and condominium towers inspired by various themes, hues and sophistication. Personifying these unique lifestyle concepts with their residential towers give investors and Ilonggos not just a choice but a lasting assurance that there is no other lifestyle with such class and prestige like Megaworld has to offer at Iloilo Business Park. There’s more to life-style than meets the eye with the township’s mega-luxurious residential towers – One Madison Place, Lafayette Park Square and The Palladium.

Life-changing and ultimately inspiring, “Know the 3 Sides of our Story,” a one-of-kind event happening in Iloilo City for the first time that graciously invites you to come on Saturday, August 22, 7pm at Richmonde Hotel Iloilo’s 7th Floor Function Room is entirely “about YOU, the lifestyle you DREAM about and a moment to write you OWN story” very soon. This is it, embrace your [lifestyle] moment… it’s NOW or NEVER!

Inquiries and reservation to the event? Call us at (033) 330-3462-65 or visit our showroom at the ground level of Richmonde Tower, 8 Enterprise Road, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Website: http://www.iloilobusinesspark.ph.

IBP’s ‘Know the 3 Sides of our Story’

Every story needs to be told and known before it could make a lasting mark. For Iloilo Business Park (IBP), Megaworld’s 72-hectare biggest business and lifestyle township in Western Visayas, is arguably making a mark on its own as the most anticipated development and investment hub in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

Envisioned as one of the most significant events in Iloilo Business Park this year, you’re exclusively invited to classy cocktail party and showcase of lifestyle perspective with “Know the 3 sides of our story” on August 22, 7PM at the 7th floor of Richmonde Hotel Iloilo’s Function Hall.

One Madison Place is a 10-storey residential tower that goes perfectly with trendy, outspoken and vibrant people. Lafayette Park Square is a 16-storey tower that personifies romance, passion and classic-vintage theme. The Palladium makes you feel you’re rising to the very top of your desires - visionary, confident and ambitious as the region’s tallest tower with 22 floors and stunning sky gardens. As an inspiring tribute to IBP’s three faces of luxury, rising Ilonggo interior designer, Johanna Garin-Fermin of Nana Fermin Interiors exclusively designed three different vignettes for each residential tower as a closer look on the classy lifestyle they envision. The event is a surreal glimpse on the exquisite lifestyle that selected clients and guests will experience with IBP’s unique residential towers. A Bossa Nova acoustic band will turn the air of romance and pleasure as guests delight in the magnificent vision of Iloilo Business Park for an unforgettable evening.

Come and re-imagine the luxurious life you truly desire. For inquiries, call us at (033) 330-3465, visit us at the ground level of Richmonde Tower, 8 Enterprise Road, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City or check us online at www.iloilobusinesspark.ph.

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Iloilo

Iloilo is a city of magnificent history and opportunities shaped throughout its existence. Still, it remains to be vibrant and culturally-passionate through its culture-loving people who never fail to dream big yet continue to preserve its rich cultural past. If you’re a true-blue Ilonggo or just a visitor of this exquisite city, here are 10 things you should know: 

Are you Foodie? Come to Iloilo and tickle your taste buds.

Iloilo City is more than just the heart of Western Visayas and economic center. For visitors and travelers who are looking ahead to visit this vibrant city, it’s world-famous gastronomy, delicacies and food tickle the taste buds and palettes of many people. We have the luscious bowl of La Paz Batchoy originated in the wet market of La Paz district, the delicious soup-based Pancit Molo, the Biscocho Haus selling yummy Biscocho and Pandesal ni Pa-a in Jaro district, the Barquillos from Wewins, tastiest Queen Siopao of Roberto’s, the variety of the best seafood, chessy baked Oyster, Native Chicken barbeque in Tatoy’s Manokan, all of these mouth-watering menu sold in various mini-restos along the shores of Villa Beach and many other must-have keepsakes the brings the flavors of authentic Ilonggo cuisine.

Didn’t you know your grandparents were movie lovers? Yes they are.

Back in the middle 1950s until 1980s, Iloilo City’s progress paved way for the expansion of its bustling metropolitan where countless movie theaters started to mushroomed and scattered within the city. The existence of some prominent movie theaters such as Cinema, Regent, Crown Allegro and Rivera, among others makes Iloilo as the movie capital outside Manila. In fact, prominent film festivals in Metro Manila along with their biggest movie stars were brought in to Iloilo back in the heydays. The passion of Ilonggos for movie theaters simply shows that most Ilonggos are affluent and enjoy living in a economically-stable city because they regularly watch movies after work or during weekends with their family. Old folks even used to say that most movie theaters are full-packed during premieres of important Filipino movies. Back then, Ilonggos are very passionate with local Filipino movies which are a form of cultural pride.

Ilonggos take Banking seriously. Here’s why…

There’s a bank in almost every corner in downtown area of Iloilo City. The progressive business, commerce and trade back in the 18th century and the economic rise of the city in 1900s, Ilonggos are known for their thrifty and wise-spending attitude. Thus, banks were lining up in downtown area where most businessmen and old rich Ilonggos are ensuring they always kept their hard-earned money at the right place. Since Iloilo has been the most important international city next to Manila during the heydays, foreign exchange banks can be seen everywhere and large amount of deposits goes in the bank every day. In fact, most of the city’s present major investors were convinced to invest because Ilonggos are known to have big deposits in banks and financial institutions, something that transcends potential financial prominence and the right attitude for progress.

Ilonggos are one of the BEST weavers in the world.

One of the reasons for Iloilo City’s economic prominence was the establishment of its popular weaving industry – sinamay, hablon, jusi and piňa cloth in later 18th and early 19th century. Iloilo became an international trading port for textile industry where local products are sold and send to Europe and other parts of the world.  Textile products made from Iloilo were considered expensive and in-demand in the international market during the heydays. Such reputation ensured Ilonggos’ timeless ingenuity and legacy with their distinct local products. Textile industry and retail stores mushroomed relentlessly in Calle Real, the busiest business district of the city. In Villa de Arevalo, Sinamay production flourished as local weavers became more and more popular for their intricate hand-woven products that impressed investors and suppliers. The Iloilo Sinamay House, an antique heritage house in Villa owned by Guizon and Villanueva clan passed on to her children their family’s business.

Before jeepneys, care for a train ride in Iloilo?

The company was originally founded in Hartford, Connecticut, United States as Philippine Railway Company Inc. on March 5, 1906. It was part of a collection of Philippine infrastructure companies. On May 28, 1906, the Philippine Commission granted the Philippine Railway Corporation a concession to construct railways on the islands of Panay, Negros and Cebu. In 1907, construction began on a railroad from Iloilo City to Roxas City in Capiz. It was later controlled and owned by the Philippine government as Panay Railways Inc. with headquarter in La Paz in Iloilo City. The original route the company’s train service was 117 kilometers (73 miles) long, included 19 permanent, 10 flag stations and connected to La Paz in Iloilo City heading as far as Loctugan in Capiz. It had a total of 46 bridges. The operation of the train service ceased in 1983 and its demolition started in March 2005 under the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos.

Photo from habagatcentral.com

Forget about shopping malls, Iloilo’s Calle Real is timeless!

Its existence dates back in the time of Spain’s colonial era in the Philippines, Calle Real is a long-stretching old business district in Iloilo City where most of the pioneer Chinese merchants and local business clans established their businesses. From expensive to the cheapest shopping centers, retails stores, boutiques, goods, textile products, medical supplies, restaurants, and street vendors selling almost everything are lined-up beautifully to cater the locals. Calle Real is known for its heritage buildings build during the Spanish and American era in the Philippines. The recent effort of the city’s local government and Heritage Council to rebuilt and revive the original façade of heritage buildings creates an echo of cultural pride. The sights and sound of Calle Real dramatically changes from time to time. Its long existence captured great memories of Ilonggo culture, business-minded nature of locals, the city’s legacy for trade and commerce integrated in its impressive international business relationship in the past. Back then, elegant Illustrados, well-dressed elites and the iconic Calezas used to roam around the streets of Calle Real, a place that even until now never loses its mark in the lives of Ilonggos as their first and true leisure destination.

The city with over 100-year-old universities

Iloilo City is considered as the “center of education in Western Visayas” by having the most numbers of schools both private and public school. During the old times and presently, students flocked in Iloilo to gain the best education especially in tertiary level by having the biggest and prestigious universities. Iloilo’s two oldest universities who passed its centennial year or 100 years of existence but still going stronger are the University of San Agustin and Central Philippine University. Founded by the Order of Saint Augustine missionaries, the University of San Agustin was established in July 15, 1904 and celebrated its centennial year on 2004. Established in 1905 by American philanthropist John D. Rockefeller under the auspices of the American Baptist Foreign Missionaries, the Central Philippine University (CPU) has become known for its strong Christian foundation, competitive courses and a tourism-friendly university campus for its wide nature-friendly scenery and old buildings. CPU celebrated its Centennial Year in 2005. West Visayas State University is 113 years old this 2015. It is a prominent university with countless achievements to boast originally founded by the Thomasites who came to the Philippines in the early 1900s, it was a part of Philippine normal school system under the American occupation until it became separate and formally established in 1924. Iloilo Science and Technology University formerly Iloilo School of Arts and Trade (ISAT) and later became Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST) founded in 1905 is another educational institution in Iloilo City that existed for over a hundred years. The university is still fulfilling its vision of providing quality education from its laboratory high school, tertiary college courses and vocational technical continuing course.

What used to be Iloilo’s King of the Road?

Calesa, the traditional two-wheeled elegant cart pulled by a horse used to roam the streets of Iloilo City particularly in Calle Real during the Spanish era. They used to be the King of the road in Iloilo even before its transformation into a royal city through a decree by Queen Regent Maria Christina of Spain in 1889. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Calesas can be still be seen in Calle Real. But the popularity of more modern jeepneys replaced the existence of traditional Calesa in Iloilo City.

Did you know that Ilonggos were the first to fly?

Iloilo holds the record as the first city to have a commercial airline company. 8 years before the Philippine Airlines (PAL) was established, Iloilo Negros Air Express Company (INAEC) owned by Eugenio Lopez had its inaugural flight in Fort San Pedro on February 1, 1933. The company catered to chartered and commercial flights during its peak years. The INAEC site airport was destroyed by 36 Japanese bombers on December 18, 1941 during the outbreak of World War II. Today, INAEC still exists in Iloilo providing chartered flights including medical emergency flights for private clients.

Didn’t you know your grandparents are shopaholics?

Since Iloilo City is prominently popular commercial metropolis next to Manila even way back during the Spanish colonization years, the city secured itself as a bustling commercial and leisure destination. Hoskyn’s Department Store located along J. M. Basa Street was considered as the oldest shopping center in the Philippines according to local historians established in 1877. It was founded by Englishman Henry Hoskyn’s under the business name “Hoskyn’s and Co.” It is the first store in the country to introduced “fixed price” policy in merchandising and the first known “store to sell almost everything from needle to anchor.” Right now, the building remained standing and several retail stores existed in the same location.

Iloilo City’s newest ‘claim-to-fame”- Iloilo Business Park

Reigniting the legacy of Iloilo City and opening a new gateway of opportunities, Megaworld Corporation, the Philippines prime mover in real estate developer set their sights in this city to establish Iloilo Business Park. Transforming the old Iloilo Airport (IBP) property into a bustling new commercial, business and leisure township, IBP is envisioned as the center of almost everything in Iloilo City. IBP will open a high-end shopping center – Festive Walk Mall, the country’s longest leisure strip – Street of Festive Walk, modern convention facility – Iloilo Convention Center, BPO Buildings that would serve as office and operation site for call center companies, international hotels – Richmonde Hotel Iloilo and Courtyard by Marriot and high-end residential towers sporting names like One Madison Place, Lafayette Park Square and The Palladium, the tallest and classiest among the three with 22 floors. IBP is seen as the grand destination that would uplift the tourism industry and modern lifestyle culture of the city. Employment openings in the IT-BPO sector in IBP are foreseen to rise up to 30,000 jobs in the next 10 years. Rapid infrastructure developments provide a life-changing hint in this modern township how Iloilo and its people, will embrace their city’s consistent rise to prominence as the region’s epicenter of progress.

 

Megaworld: Iloilo bloc now 80% sold

MEGAWORLD Corp., the listed property developer of tycoon Andrew Tan, has sold 80 percent of the commercial lots in a 9-hectare financial bloc within Iloilo Business Park since selling started in 2013.
“These commercial lots are already 80 percent sold to banks and financial institutions as well as local enterprises, although these lots are also viable for boutique hotel businesses as well,” the company said in a statement.
Banks setting up regional headquarters in the 9-hectare financial district include Metrobank and UnionBank.
“There has been a strong interest from various sectors, particularly financial and banking, to establish their businesses in Iloilo Business Park. Since we announced the township being envisioned as Iloilo City’s new central business district or CBD, everyone wants their presence here,” said Jennifer Palmares-Fong, head of marketing of Iloilo Business Park.
Since it started selling the commercial lots in 2013, Megaworld noted that prices have increased by 49 percent to P70,000 per square meter (sqm) from the original P47,000 per sqm in 2013.
Iloilo Business Park is a 72-hectare business hub in the former site of the Old Mandurriao Airport.
Iloilo Business Park is one of Megaworld’s large-scale, mixed-use developments and is expected to bring to 20 such developments this year from 15 last year.
Megaworld is the property vehicle of Tan’s holding firm AGI which also owns and operates Emperador Inc., McDonald’s local franchisee Golden Arches Development Corp. and Resorts World Manila operator Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. (The Manila Bulletin)
For similar press releases of the article, check out these links:
http://www.philstar.com/business/2015/08/03/1483783/megaworld-develop-modern-financial-center-iloilo
http://www.msn.com/en-ph/money/companies/megaworld-to-develop-modern-financial-center-in-iloilo/ar-BBlkTbM
http://www.manilatimes.net/megaworld-iloilo-bloc-now-80-sold/205803/