STAR LAUNCHES PROPERTY REPORT PH:

The Philippine STAR recently launched a new section called Property Report Ph, which comes out every Friday starting today. “We created this section as a service to our readers who want to acquire their dream homes,” STAR president and ceo Miguel Belmonte said. Property Report Ph will cover residential, commercial, tourism estates and leisure developments all over the country. At the launch are Property Report Ph editor Tanya lara, STAR EVP lucien Dy Tioco, STAR sales and marketing director Mick Atienza, advertising manager Grace laurel, assistant editor Aliyya Sawadjaan and contributing writers Kap Maceda Aguila, Rivka nagtalon, Maan D’Asis Pamaran, Ching Alano and Atty. Raymund Martelino. Its 28-page maiden issue features essays and industry-related stories by a team of veteran print, broadcast and online journalists.

(Tanya is concurrent editor of STAR’s

Property Report PH and Lifestyle assistant editor. She has covered architecture and design, real estate, fashion, travel and other lifestyle beats for the past 20 years. Prior to the paper, she worked in political and lifestyle magazines.)

The Philippine STAR launched and introduced its newest weekly section to stakeholders in the real estate industry last week, and today we present our maiden issue.

Philippine STAR president and CEO Miguel G. Belmonte says, “The property and real estate industry in the Philippines is robust and growing because demand for quality homes is on the rise. Home-based as well as overseas Filipinos are looking to buy, so as a service to our readers who want to acquire their dream homes, we created

Property Report PH. This section will report on the various options in different locations and price points from a selection of property developers. Our features will be firsthand and experiential, written by veteran journalists. We will bring to our readers entertaining, out-of-the-box stories on real estate.” Property Report PH’s first issue— 28 pages of essays and industry stories — is a sample of everything the section covers. We will have stories on the latest in development — residential, commercial, tourism estates and leisure — and how they impact our daily lives, and what you should consider when leasing or buying a home from financial and legal aspects. We

will report on how the government and developers are building our cities and our future, what makes us stay and what makes us leave.

Our decision on where to live is not an easy one to make given all that we must consider like traffic, our place of work, our families and finances.

And in this issue, we have two essays that reflect how family takes precedence over everything else. One story is on the difficulty of searching for a home in the city and how quickly a starting family outgrows their space. The second is a story about leaving the city altogether — including a glamorous career — and relocating to the countryside to feel the soil underneath their feet. In both stories, the determination to stay in Manila and to leave it is driven by what’s best for their children.

We’ve assembled a team of brilliant writers and editors from newspapers and magazines, TV and online who will bring fun and engaging stories to our readers as we examine where we live, work and play — and why we are where we are. Most of them are now freelance writers who have left journalism to pursue other wonderful things — but writing is in their DNA and they’re all excited to be part of our section. We hope our readers will be, too. Aside from its print edition, Property Report PH will be carried online in STAR’s dedicated Modern Living website, which includes stories and clips from our show Modern Living TV. Check out www.modernliving.ph.

Property Report PH editor Tanya Lara (fifth from left), STAR EVP Lucien Dy Tioco (fourth from left), STAR sales and marketing director Mick Atienza and advertising manager Grace Laurel (left and right), Property Report assistant editor Aliyya Sawadjaan (second from left), and contributing writers (from left) Kap Maceda Aguila, Rivka Nagtalon, Maan D’Asis Pamaran, Ching Alano and Atty. Raymund Martelino

STAR Lifestyle editor Millet Mananquil (fourth from left), STAR advertising’s Jing Tiu, Rona Magdalaga, Mick Atienza, Grace Laurel, Babes Adriano, Mike Maneze, Crizza Dealino-Kaw, Ana Meera and Eliz Lim

Robinsons Land Corporation’s Darylle Aninao, Anne Lorraine Roque, Jowee Angelyne Olarte, Mari Lorinie Catabay, Ma. Mercedes Cootauco, Raisa Cheeneze Avendaño

Vista Land Group’s Nadine Bober, Joyce Melegrito, Angel Joy Mandingal, Camille Ortiguerra, Rica Villar and Bea Katrina Tan

Rockwell Land’s Natalia Sy, Gel Guillamas and Monique Pensotes

Crown Pipes’ Mon Bermeo with Ayala Land’s Suzette Naval and Cathy Bengzon

Paulo Alcazaren, SM Retail’s Millie Dizon and Megaworld’s Harold Geronimo

8990 Holdings president and CEO Willy Uy

BPI’s Joey Silvestre, Owen Cammayo and Madz Embalado

Fuentes Publicity Manila’s Edd Fuentes, Tina Cabanayan, Arj Alberto and Ariel Lim

Edna Abong with 720 Degree’s Maycee Tobeo, Baby Lyn Manchus and Katherine De Guzman

SM Leisure Resort Residences’ Rex Lalata, Mabe Degoitia and Allen Catindig

SM Retail Inc.’s Vanessa Pakinggan, Katrina Gajasan and Ana Queppet

OMD Phils.’ Bernie Nepomuceno, Mila Columna and Paola Buscaino

Federal Land’s Geri Pacleb and Lilibeth Chan

Property24’s Melizza Hernandez and OLX Phils. and Property24’s Tina Bautista

Maverick’s Lita Padernal, Danielle Montayre and Cheska Olmos

P.A. Properties’ Jahz Rivera, Rochelle Jara and Zyrhys Tayag

SMDC’s Shiela del Rosario and Allan Quiocho

Alpha Land’s Emerald Bañeras and Sheena Concepcion

8990 Holdings’ Tracy Ilagan and Rico Carreon

OLX Phils.’ Ralph Garcia with STAR’s Bryan Escueta

Wilcon Depot’s Dessa Paras and Kristine Benedicto

Avida’s Paul Abear and Mishy Lawenko

Megaworld’s Nate Dacua and Teresa Isla

Wavemaker’s Francis Domingo and Jane Maturan

BusinessWorld’s Jay Sarmiento

Data Land Inc.’s Joyce Dayrit