MEGAWORLD CORPORATION Brief Profile and Milestones The Philippines' TOP Residential condominium developer. The Philippines' NO. 1 office landlord and developer. The Philippines' PIONEER of the LIVE-WORK-PLAY-LEARN TOWNSHIPS. Megaworld Corporation is the country's leading real estate developer and No. 1 business process and outsourcing (BPO) office developer and landlord in the Philippines. Led by real estate magnate and visionary, Dr. Andrew L. Tan, Megaworld pioneered LIVE-WORK-PLAY-LEARN integrated urban townships in the country. To date, the company has introduced 18 successful large-scale, master-planned mixed-use townships across the country: Eastwood City in Quezon City (18.5 hectares), which holds the distinction of being the country's first cyberpark; Newport City in Pasay City (25 hectares), which is the home of Resorts World Manila; McKinley Hill (50 hectares), McKinley West (34.5 hectares), Uptown Bonifacio (15.4 hectares) and Forbes Town Center (5 hectares), all in Fort Bonifacio; The Mactan Newtown in Cebu (30 hectares); Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao, Iloilo City (72 hectares); Sta. Barbara Heights in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo (170 hectares); Boracay Newcoast in Malay, Aklan (150 hectares); Twin Lakes in Tagaytay (1,200 hectares); ArcoVia City in Pasig City (12.3 hectares); Southwoods City in the boundaries of Cavite and Laguna (561 hectares); Davao Park District in Lanang, Davao City (11 hectares); Alabang West in Las Pinas City (62 hectares); and Suntrust Ecotown in Tanza, Cavite (350 hectares); Northill Gateway (53 hectares) and The Upper East (34 hectares) both in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. MILESTONES Below are few of the milestones Megaworld as a company had accomplished over the years, apart from the numerous awards garnered from both local and international giving bodies, however the project specific historical gems were reserved for each Marketing Team like for City Place and Noble Place that are exclusively marketed by Megaworld’s Finest, Manila Marketing Group. From the most current to the latest were detailed as follows. WITHIN 26 YEARS, The Megaworld Group has around 4,000 hectares of land in its portfolio. Around 80 percent have been dedicated for LIVE-WORK-PLAY townships or mixed-use communities, the concept of property development that Megaworld pioneered in the Philippines way back in the 1990s. The townships combine the residential, office, commercial, retail, recreational and institutional components to form mixed-use communities. MEGAWORLD HAS COMPLETED OVER 342 PROJECTS AND IS STILL GROWING. CURRENTLY, IT HAS 185 PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED AND CONSTRUCTED SIMULTANEOUSLY. OPENING IN 2016: Months after President Aquino's inauguration of Richmonde Hotel Iloilo, another exciting development rising in Iloilo Business Park -- the first Marriott Courtyard Hotel in the Philippines! This hotel standing next to the iconic Iloilo Convention Center will open next year. Dec 2015 - Philippines' Emperador, Dr. Andrew Tan buys Spain's Fundador for 275 million Euros or P13.8-billion in "cash"!, and three other international brands: Terry Centenario, Tres Cepas Equatorial Guiness and Harvey, UK Nos. 1 selling wine. Dr. Adnrew Tan also acquires Torre Espacio for P11.5-billion ($244-M).The deal was actually made days before the taipan’s company purchased the Fundador.