The eighteen shortlisted awards for this year’s Philippines Property Awards have been revealed, with the coveted Best Developer award to be fought between Ayala Land and Filinvest.
The accolades, which will be presented at a gala dinner on July 29 in Manila, will be handed to winners and highly commended entries.
Terry Blackburn, Chief Executive Officer of organisers Ensign Media, said; “The shortlist is very impressive this year, and we thank the judges for all their hard work on the selection process.
“The quality of projects on it really demonstrates why the Philippines has been the market leader in ASEAN real estate in the last year,” he added.
The judging panel was headed by Cyndy Tan Jabarata, who praised the exceptional quality of entries this year and noted how hard it was to choose the winners. Other judges include Lindsay J. Orr, William V. Coscolluela, Abelardo-M Tolentino Jr, Rommel M. Leuterio, Jaime A. Cura, Jose Oscar O. Salvacion and Joy Benedicto who are heading the Cebu site visit team.
The Best Developer award will go to either Ayala Land or Filinvest, while ASEANA One and Two, Globe Tower, Century City Mall and SM Aura Premier will compete in the commercial categories.
The residential shortlist for Manila is particularly strong with Avida Parkway Settings Nuvali, Portofino, Admiral Baysuites, Botanika, Azure Urban Resort Residences, Jazz Residences, ASiA Enclaves, and Avida CityFlex Towers BGC competing for honours across four categories.
Cebu is represented by Marco Polo Residences Towers 1 and 2, Park Point Residences, eBloc 3 and Park Centrale Cebu in residential and commercial categories.
Davao is new to the awards this year and has two shortlisted developments: Abreeza Residences and Camella Northpoint.
The design categories recognise achievements in the residential, commercial, and hotel sectors, and have a strong list of contenders including Arya Residences, Jazz Residences, SM Aura Premier, Century City Mall, Globe Tower, Net Park, Bonifacio High Street, SM Aura Premier and Ascott Bonifacio Global City Manila.
Real Estate Personality of the Year Award will be awarded to Dr. Andrew Tan, Chairman of Megaworld.
Winners from the Philippines will do battle with winners from around the region for top honour at the Southeast Asia Property Awards, to be held in Singapore on October 16.
Tickets for the gala dinner for the Philippines Property Awards at the Fairmont Makati in Manila on Tuesday, July 29, are still available. Contact organisers Ensign Media for details.
Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru Group, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email andrew@propertyguru.com.sg
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