From SunStar
AYALA Land Logistics Holdings Corp. president Rowena
Tomeldan, together with the local government officials
and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza), led
the groundbreaking ceremony last Thursday, April 25, of
the P172-billion Laguindingan Technopark in barangays
Moog and Tubajon, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.
The Laguindingan Technopark, a 1,045,247-million-square
meter property of Laguna Technopark Inc. (LTI), will be
a catalyst in the economic development of Laguindingan
by drawing innovative global and local businesses
leading to more job opportunities, according to Ayala
Land Logistics Holding Corp.
It is expected to generate around 5,000 jobs. People
around the area will also benefit as they put up
business that will cater to the needs of the
locator-companies.
“We all as part of Ayala Land Logistics Holdings Inc.
look forward to foreign and local manufactors of
electronics, pharmaceuticals, automotive, logistics
operators, setting up business here in Mindanao. And we
aim to create an environment that will energize the
barangays of Laguindingan and even Cagayan de Oro,”
Tomeldan said.
“Laguindingan Technopark will open more opportunities
for growth and also support the communities surrounding
it,” she added.
The Ayala Land envisioned the technopark to be the new
logistics hub in the Philippines due to its strategic
location, being Mindanao’s Business Center and
Industrial Trade Corridor and Mindanao’s gateway to
domestic markets in Visayas and Luzon.
It is expected to be the home for both local and global
companies engaged in a wide range of enterprises and
ensure that all locators are only engaged in light to
medium, non-polluting industries and will comply with
the various environmental regulations local and national
government.
“We hope that with our project, we’ll be able to
contribute to the economic development of Misamis
Oriental as co-catalyst with the local government and
its people for its growth,” Tomeldan said.
Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Emano, for his part,
was grateful to Ayala Land, saying that the Provincial
Government will help them if ever they encounter
problems in the future.
“In this province, we will help you, if you will be
encountering challenges in the future, let us know. We
will help you, we will protect the investors in the
province of Misamis Oriental. And we hope that this is
not the second or the third and the last, but a start of
more investments in the province of Misamis Oriental,”
Emano said.
– Jo Ann Sablad
Ayala Land breaks ground for Laguindingan Technopark
