Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig,Mandaluyong and Quezon City,within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than 100 hectares,it is Metro Manila's second most important business district after Makati Central Business District. It is governed by Ortigas Center Association,Inc.
Fernando "Nanding"Hofileña Lopez Sr. was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López family of Iloilo,he served as vice president of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino from 1949 to 1953 under the Liberal Party and Ferdinand Marcos from 1965 to 1972,under the Nacionalista Party. He was also the chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death in 1993.
Xavier School is a private,Catholic,college preparatory school run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus. Its main campus is at 64 Xavier Street,Greenhills,San Juan,Metro Manila,Philippines. It has a southern satellite campus along West Conservation Avenue in Nuvali,Canlubang,Calamba,Laguna mainly aimed to serve financially challenged students. It is a K-12 school with a curriculum that includes a mandatory Chinese language program. It also offers an optional International Baccalaureate program in grades 11 and 12 to interested students.
SM Prime Holdings,Inc. (SMPH) is a Filipino integrated property developer and a public subsidiary of SM Investments Corporation. It was incorporated on January 6,1994,to develop,conduct,operate,and maintain the SM commercial shopping centers and all businesses related thereto,such as the lease of commercial spaces within the compound of shopping centers. It went public on July 5,1994,and subsequently grew to become the largest company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange in terms of revenue. The company's main sources of revenues primarily include rental income from mall and food courts,as well as from cinema ticket sales and amusement income.
Equitable PCI Bank,Inc. was one of the largest banks in the Philippines,being the third-largest bank in terms of assets. It was the largest bank before it was overtaken by Metrobank in 1995. It is the result of the merger of Equitable Banking Corporation and Philippine Commercial International Bank or PCIBank. It was known for a wide range of services from savings to insurance and,through its wholly owned subsidiary Equitable Card Network,was the largest Philippine credit card issuer. The bank merged with Banco de Oro Universal Bank in early 2007,and is now branded as BDO as its new identity as part of the new Banco de Oro Unibank,Inc.
John Robinson Lim Gokongwei Jr. was a Filipino banker,businessman,investor,and philanthropist. His conglomerate company JG Summit Holdings,Inc.,had an extensive panoply of business and investment holdings across the Filipino economy,including shipping,telecommunications,retail,financial services,petrochemicals,real estate,utilities,aviation,food,beverages,and livestock farming.
JG Summit Holdings,Inc. (JGSHI) is one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines with business interests in air transportation,banking,food manufacturing,hotels,petrochemicals,power generation,publishing,real estate and property development,and telecommunications. Key subsidiaries include Universal Robina and Cebu Pacific. Incorporated in November 1990,JG Summit Holdings was founded by John Gokongwei Jr.,one of the wealthiest individuals in Southeast Asia. In 2010,JGSHI was one of the ten most profitable companies on the Philippine Stock Exchange.
Robinsons Malls is one of the largest shopping malls and retail operators in the Philippines. It was incorporated on September 9,1997,by entrepreneur John Gokongwei Jr. to develop,conduct,operate and maintain the Robinsons commercial shopping centers and all related businesses,such as the lease of commercial spaces within the compound of shopping centers.
Robinsons Galleria is a mixed-use complex and shopping mall located at EDSA (C-4) corner Ortigas Avenue in Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines. It is the flagship mall of Robinsons Malls and is the first to bear the Galleria branding. It was opened on January 12,1990,with a total gross floor area of approximately 216,000 square meters (2,330,000 sq ft).
The Araneta family is a Filipino family that originated from Gipuzkoa,the Basque region of northern Spain. The name is derived from the Basque word aran meaning "valley",with the suffix -eta meaning "abundance of",but also a locative term denoting place. In this case,the Araneta name means "the family that comes from the valley".
Alfredo "Fred" Espinosa Pascual is a Filipino international development banker and finance expert who served as the Secretary of Trade and Industry under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos from June 30,2022 to August 1,2024. He also served as the 20th President of the University of the Philippines (U.P.) System,from 2011 to 2017. He was a member of the U.P. Board of Regents,the university's highest policy-making and governing body,representing the alumni,just before he was elected as U.P. President.
Go Hotels is a Philippine chain of budget hotels owned and operated by Robinsons Land Corporation,a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings conglomerate of Filipino-Chinese entrepreneur John Gokongwei Jr. As of January 2021,the company has 17 hotels,all located in the Philippines.
Bridgetowne is a real estate development spanning the border of Pasig and Quezon City in Metro Manila,Philippines. It is a mixed township and business park situated in a former industrial area on both banks of the Marikina River near the junction of Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue and Ortigas Avenue. The 30.61-hectare (75.6-acre) masterplanned community is the first integrated township project by Robinsons Land Corporation,the real estate arm of JG Summit. It is currently anchored by four office towers in its information technology park dedicated to the business process outsourcing sector,its second in Metro Manila after Robinsons Cybergate in Mandaluyong. Once completed,the township will be a community consisting of seven office towers,a shopping mall,five-star hotel and residential condominiums,with a landmark bridge and a light art installation called The Victor as its centerpiece.
Vivencio "Vince" Bringas Dizon is a Filipino economist,consultant and political aide who previously served as president and CEO of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. He also served as President Rodrigo Duterte's Adviser on Flagship Programs and Projects and as Deputy Chief Implementer of the National Action Plan Against COVID-19.
Summit Hotels and Resorts is a Filipino brand of hotels owned and operated by Robinsons Land Corporation,the real estate arm of JG Summit Holdings established by Filipino-Chinese entrepreneur John Gokongwei Jr. It began operating in 2009 with the opening of its first hotel,Summit Ridge Tagaytay in Tagaytay,Cavite. As of 2020,the company has six hotels,all located in the Philippines.
Lance Yu Gokongwei is a Filipino businessman. He is the President and CEO of JG Summit Holdings,Inc. since 2018. Gokongwei is the only son of businessman John Gokongwei Jr. He and his siblings are listed among the richest in the country.
The Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF),also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF),is a sovereign wealth fund for the Philippines which is managed by the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC). The MIF is the Philippines' first sovereign wealth fund. It will be allocated across a variety of assets,including foreign currencies,fixed-income instruments,domestic and foreign corporate bonds,commercial real estate,and infrastructure projects.The MIF is expected to generate returns that support the government's economic goals,as outlined in the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework,the eight-point Socioeconomic Agenda,and the Philippine Development Plan.
GoTyme Bank is a Filipino direct bank and a subsidiary of the Gokongwei Group.
The Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (SAPIEA) is the official aide of the President of the Philippines with regards to investment affairs. The holder of the position leads the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA). The SAPIEA provides general supervision to the Economic Development Group,a multi-agency taskforce involving economic concerns that was previously helmed by Secretary of Finance.
Sierra Valley Gardens is a mixed-use development being developed by Robinsons Land Corporation in Barangay San Juan,Cainta,Rizal,Philippines. Located on the boundary of Cainta and Taytay,the 18-hectare (44-acre) site was formerly a Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation vehicle production plant until 2015,when it transferred its production site to Santa Rosa,Laguna. Sierra Valley Gardens will have its own Cyber Park technological hub and Robinsons Mall. At an approximate 5 hectares,Robinsons Sierra Valley will be the largest shopping mall in Cainta.
