“As the Asia Property Awards programme continues to grow in its 11th year, we are proud to accomplish our goal to showcase the finest developers and projects from the established and emerging locations in the Philippines,†says Terry Blackburn, founder of the Asia Property Awards and managing director of awards organizer PropertyGuru International. “We look forward to welcoming more entries from regional developers next year as we celebrate the achievements of Philippine real estate.â€
(The Winners and Highly Commended of the 4th Philippines Property Awards 2016)
This was the first time the property awards was held in the country after its massively successful in Singapore last year. The event started with foreign and local industry experts leading discussions on topics such as the rise of the country’s emerging markets, the emergence of branded residences, the crucial issue of infrastructure problems, the future of green building and the impact of technology in the Philippine property sector, followed by a black-tie gala held at the Fairmont Makati.
Lindsay J Orr, chief operating officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Philippines and John W. Mims, chief connector and managing director of The Hunting Ridge Group were two very special speakers industry professionals got firsthand advice from.
Notable awardees include Megaworld Corp. that bagged Best Developer award, three more gongs and 13 Highly Commended honors, as well as former Senate President Manuel B Villar Jr, founder of the Vista Land Group, taking home the Real Estate Personality of the Year award by the editors of Property Report. It was the only award not selected by the independent judging panel.
Another first for the property awards was the new category added to the awards roster: boutique developers have now been recognized as important players in Philippine real estate. In the category for Best Boutique Developer, AppleOne Properties Inc pipped King Properties. Fellow Cebu-based firms, Primary Homes Inc and Cebu Landmasters Inc, collected several Winners and Highly Commended accolades in other categories.
With this year’s entries doubling to more than 200 compared to 2015, the goal is for the property awards to become much more known and established in the country, so that more developers from outside Metro Manila and major cities like Cebu and Davao can become a part of it.
(Megaworld Corporation won the Best Developer (Philippines) award, plus 3 others and 13 Highly Commended. The Best Developer award was presented by Lindsay J Orr, country head of Jones Lang LaSalle Philippines and chairman of the judging panel)
(Manny Villar, chairman of Vista Land group, receives the 2016 Real Estate Personality award from Property Report editor-in-chief Liam Aran Barnes)
(PropertyGuru’s Terry Blackburn, Founder and Managing Director of the Asia Property Awards, said that a record number of entries from Manila, Cebu and Davao were received in 2016)
(David Celdran of official broadcaster ANC was the master of ceremonies at the Philippines Property Awards 2016 gala dinner)
(The Philippines Property Awards 2016 at the Fairmont Makati was attended by more than 200 C-level executives and top real estate professionals)
(The Philippines Property Awards 2016 was supported by title sponsor Hansgrohe)
(Property Report Congress Philippines 2016’s theme was “transformative technologyâ€. GadgetPilipinas editor-in-chief Giancarlo Viterbo spoke about recent technological innovations that can be used by real estate professionals and companies)
(Asia’s real estate leaders and professionals gathered at the Fairmont Makati for the inaugural Property Report Congress Philippines 2016, organised by PropertyGuru)
