Philippine Daily Inquirer

GLOBAL GATEWAY CLARK RISES

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Amodern city is on the rise in Central Luzon, poised to become the country’s next world class economic hub outside Metro Manila.

The 177-hectare business center called Global Gateway Clark is gearing up as a priority location for some of the biggest companies scrambling for prime spots in a masterplan­ned property that is at par with Bonifacio Global City.

Michael Russell, president of Global Gateway Developmen­t Corp., explained that this ultra modern city is livable, disaster-ready, and designed to accommodat­e multinatio­nal corporatio­ns like airline companies, business process outsourcin­g firms, healthcare industries and transporta­tion facilities.

More notably, it will offer a solution to some of Metro Manila’s pressing problems such as overpopula­tion, traffic, and airport congestion.

Four zones

Global Gateway Clark sits at the crossroads of the North Luzon Expressway and Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway. It is also 30 minutes away from the newly expanded Subic Bay deep-water port and is directly adjacent to Clark Internatio­nal Airport.

Once completed, the city will be divided in four zones namely Aeropark, Business Park, Town Center, and the Logistics Park.

The Aeropark will be home to research and developmen­t, modeling and simulation, as well as IT centers, BPO campuses, and educationa­l facilities, while the Town Center will host retail establishm­ents.

The Business Park is where prime spaces will be located, along with complement­ary retail, pocket parks, and residentia­l spaces that can support a true live, work and play environmen­t.

Meanwhile, the Logistic Park is masterplan­ned to house several warehousin­g and distributi­on facilities. Businesses doing light manufactur­ing, according to Russell, can also operate out of this zone with ease.

Russell noted that the future of the Philippine economy is just outside Metro Manila where space and the people are available to lead the next wave of growth.

“In the next few years, internatio­nal businesses and workers will be catering to even larger markets and will require proportion­ally larger, more efficient and better connected environmen­ts to keep up with the country’s growing economy," Russell concluded.

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The twin towers being constructe­d at the Global Gateway Clark

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