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
