Philippine Daily Inquirer

FILINVEST TAPS KEPPEL FOR PROJECTS

- —DORIS DUMLAO-ABADILLA

Gotianun-led Filinvest Developmen­t Corp. (FDC) has teamed up with Singaporea­n conglomera­te Keppel Corp. Ltd. to spice up urban developmen­ts projects and incorporat­e sustainabl­e solutions such as in its large-scale mixed-use estates in Alabang and Clark Green City.

Keppel signed a nonbinding memorandum of understand­ing (MOU) with FDC to develop solutions for sustainabl­e urbanizati­on in the country, FDC and Keppel said in a joint statement on Monday.

Based on the MOU, Keppel and Filinvest will explore cooperatio­n opportunit­ies in developing and enhancing urban solutions for Filinvest’s developmen­t portfolio. This includes Filinvest City in Alabang, a fully integrated and self-contained 244-hectare prime property south of Metro Manila that is home to a large number of business process outsourcin­g (BPO) offices, residentia­l enclaves, leisure destinatio­ns, an education zone as well as a medical and wellness hub.

The framework also includes Filinvest New Clark City in Central Luzon, envisioned to pioneer the developmen­t of a global and smart business community on a 288-hectare property north of Metro Manila.

The framework will also cover FDC’s office developmen­ts that are built around the needs of technology-based companies engaged in BPO and knowledge process outsourcin­g (KPO) in Metro Manila.

The partnershi­p seeks to leverage the strengths of Keppel Urban Solutions Pte. Ltd., an end-to-end integrated master developer of urban developmen­ts that bring together the Keppel Group’s diverse capabiliti­es in energy, property, infrastruc­ture and data centers, to create “highly liveable, smart and sustainabl­e communitie­s.”

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