Empresa Homes Mariveles welcomes new homeowners in the “Industrial Heartland of Central Luzon”

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All eyes are on Bataan, currently tagged as the “Industrial Heartland of Central Luzon”. The designation is well-earned as this once laidback province is now a bustling industry and investment hub where a slew of industrial estates and multi-national companies thrive.

The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge is only a 15-minute drive from Empresa Mariveles.

With several engines of growth across the Bataan Peninsula—the Hermosa Ecozone Industrial Park; the Bataan Technology Park and Subic Bay Freeport Zone; the Mt. Samat Flagship Tourism Enterprise Zone; the Limay Industrial Estate and Government Arsenal; and the Freeport Area of Bataan—it is only logical that homebuyers and property investors are earnestly eyeing Bataan as an ideal place to settle down.

Indeed, the past years have seen Bataan steadily transform into a flourishing economic zone, opening doors for job and business opportunities and affording its longtime residents and migrant workers the chance to prosper and grow. These comprise the market of potential homebuyers that leading residential property developer Empresa Homes, known for building its projects in progressive towns and cities in the Philippines, is primed to serve.

In fact, Empresa Homes Mariveles, located at Barangay Lucanin in Mariveles, Bataan, is just the residential enclave they need to set down roots, raise a family, and move towards a foreseeably bright future.

Empresa Homes Mariveles, located at Barangay Lucanin in Mariveles, Bataan, is just the residential enclave homeowners need to set down roots.

Families with school-age kids will be gratified to know that Empresa Mariveles is located close to schools such as Batangas II and Lucanin Elementary School, Mariveles National High School, PUP Bataan, Balanga State University, and Limay Polytechnic College. Retail establishments like Puregold Cabcaben, VistaMall Bataan, Batangas Market, Cabcaben Market, and Mariveles Market are also a short commute away.

Empresa Mariveles homeowners are likewise perfectly positioned to benefit from infrastructure projects that are underway. One is the longest and largest span in the region—the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge, a 15-minute drive from Empresa Mariveles. Cross the Manila Bay from Mariveles to Cavite in just 30-minutes. Imagine road trips to the metropolis and back made easier and shorter, offering more livelihood and business opportunities to the community’s entrepreneurs.

Commuters and motorists will likewise appreciate Empresa Mariveles’ proximity to major roads and highways like the Roman Superhighway and the Dinalupihan Exit of SCTEX (Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway).

As in the developer’s other residential projects in the country, Empresa Mariveles features leisure and security amenities, like a basketball court, a park, and a kiddie playground—plus guarded entrances and exits and a perimeter fence.

Interested property buyers and investors in Bataan can check out Empresa home models via virtual tours in the BRIA website.

The Mariveles development offers the contemporary Elena unit, a rowhouse with 22 sq. m. floor area and 36 sq. m. lot area, which has living and dining areas, a toilet and bath, and provisions for bedroom and service area. It will also soon offer Elena xE, an enhanced version with painted fence and gate, complete toilet and bath fixtures, common area floor tiles and bathroom floor and wall tiles.

“Rest assured, Empresa Homes remains committed to building safe and secure modern communities in towns and cities where we see great potential for our future residents,” Neil Almonte, Empresa Homes North/Central Luzon and Rizal Division Head affirms. “With the province of Bataan staying on track as one of Central Luzon’s more progressive provinces, we are set to welcome new homeowners in our Bataan properties.”

Interested property buyers and investors in Bataan can check out Empresa home models via virtual tours in the BRIA website (www.bria.com.ph), inquire via the official BRIA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BriaHomesIncOfficial/), or reserve a BRIA home online through https://www.bria.com.ph/online-reservation/.

BRIA Homes is a subsidiary of GOLDEN MV Holdings, Inc., one of the top real estate companies in the country. Acclaimed for its massive footprint of over 50 developments in major Philippine cities and municipalities, BRIA Homes is committed to bring quality and best-value residential communities closer to everyday Filipino families. Through a diverse portfolio of properties such as house-and-lots and condominiums, BRIA Homes promises to provide the right property option for every Filipino’s needs.

To know more, visit their website at www.bria.com.ph, like and follow “Bria Homes, Inc.” on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Spotify, Viber Community, Telegram Channel, Kakao Talk, LINE and WhatsApp, or call 0939-887-9637.

SITEL® PH opens MAXHUB in Bataan bringing job opportunities to more people in Luzon

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Sitel Group®, a global leader in end-to-end customer experience (CX) products and solutions recently launched a brand new Sitel® MAXhub in Balanga, Bataan bringing job opportunities to aspiring CX professionals in the community. The MAXhub, Sitel’s 11th in the Philippines brings the Sitel experience closer to Filipino talents who may be too far from the company’s headquarters in Baguio and Tarlac. To date, the MAXhub has already hired 114 associates with recruitment ongoing.

Sitel joins Balanga City Mayor in opening the latest MAXhub in Bataan

“Sitel has made bold steps to navigate the uncertainties of the global pandemic,” said Geoffrey Domigpe, Vice President of Operations, Sitel Tarlac. “We continue to broaden our work-from-home capabilities and expand avenues for training, development and employee engagement. These MAXhubs are Sitel’s continued commitment to bringing more jobs closer to where Filipinos live and promoting countryside development.”

The first Sitel MAXhubs were launched last June in response to the pandemic and to bring the Sitel opportunities closer to aspiring professions in the provinces. Through these satellite sites, job seekers in remote areas had a convenient location to facilitate recruitment, onboarding, and technology and equipment distribution for Sitel at Home arrangements.

“We look forward to working closely with Sitel and helping grow the MAXhub in Balanga,” expressed Mayor Francis Anthony S. Garcia, Mayor of Balanga City. “This partnership is will help bring job opportunities to Balanga and Bataan as a whole and boost the local economy.”

The Balanga Sitel MAXhub is located at One Magnolia Center, occupying the building’s fourth and fifth floors with facilities for training and production. To ensure safety, physical distancing and health and sanitation measures are fully implemented.

“Bataan is an ideal location for Sitel’s expansion,” shared Haidee Enriquez, Chief People Officer, Sitel PHANZ. “The region possesses a highly skilled and competent labor force, a business-friendly environment, strong infrastructure, and an engaged local government. Thanks to the strong support of the LGU we were able to safely hire over 100 associates in just under three weeks. We have high hopes for Balanga’s continued capability to support Sitel’s further growth.”

At present, Sitel has over 22,000 employees in The Philippines with sites located in Metro Manila, Baguio, Tarlac, Palawan and Sitel MAXhubs in Palawan, Cabanatuan City (Nueva Ecija), Angles City (Pampanga), Dagupan City (Pangasinan), San Fernando City (La Union).

 

Globe teams up with Bataan LGU to streamline SAP processing

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The general community quarantine still follows the same guidelines from the enhanced community quarantine: go out only when necessary, practice social distancing, and wear masks at all times. To help maintain these guidelines, the Bataan local government unit (LGU) has tapped Globe to streamline the processing and approval of its Social Amelioration Program (SAP) for constituents. 

Globe via its innovative developer arm, Globe Labs, and Bataan LGU harnessed technology through Amber, the telco’s SMS blasting tool that allows businesses and organizations to send branded and customizable messages to engage their target audience.

Through the service, information about the SAP was disseminated to constituents safely and effectively. Since reports about the subsidy were circulated via text message, it helped minimize overcrowding in public spaces, thus curtailing and eliminating the spread of COVID-19. 

“As they say, modern challenges require modern solutions. Given that our national government mandated most of us to stay in our homes, some LGUs may find it difficult to share information about the SAP cash aid,” shares Globe Chief Commercial Officer Albert de Larrazabal. “This is especially true for provinces who have limited access to social media. Amber allows LGUs to be prepared in responding to their constituents’ needs through connectivity and communication.”

Under the partnership, Bataan authorities received one million incoming SMS credits and 500,000 outgoing credits.

“We were pleased with the results of our partnership with Globe and Amber. Almost 170,000 households in Bataan participated in providing us with the information we needed to allocate and identify the recipients of food packs," says Joet Garcia, 2nd District Congressman of Bataan. "Instead of requesting people to fill up a form and submit their basic data to a representative, we asked our residents to send their details via text response, making our process accessible and centralized."

Amber is Globe Labs’ all-in-one SMS solution. Clients can develop campaigns in minutes and send out thousands of messages at once. They can also track their communications in real-time to ensure that recipients get access to information on time, all the time.

Streamline communications to your customers with Amber! Send bulk text messages, create a custom sender ID, and broadcast updates using your Globe number. To learn more, visit our website or talk to your Globe Business Account Manager.  

Celebrities endure ‘tougher’ Yellow Cab Challenge Philippines Subic-Bataan

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Coming from a very successful inaugural race last year, the Yellow Cab Challenge Philippines Subic-Bataan showcased multi-awarded triathletes from different parts of the world last February 21, including some of the country’s celebrity triathletes.

TV host Drew Arellano races his way out of the pristine waters of Subic Bay.

TV host and active triathlete Drew Arellano finished strong despite lack of training after clocking in at 5:58:41, ranking 9th in the 35-39 year-old category.

TV personality Drew Arellano finished strong after a recorded time of 5:58:19, ranking ninth under Men’s 35-39 category.

“Wala [kaming special training], just the usual. It’s just really hard to prepare properly coming from a Christmas vacation and this is still early in the season so people are still making kapa, people are just starting have better fitness levels,” Arellano said.

“There are flats, there are rolling hills, [and] definitely there are mountains to climb, so this course was probably the hardest… It’s challenging but the trade-off is it’s very enjoyable and not boring,” Arellano added.

GMA News Anchor Kara David, on the other hand, was part of the Powerpops TriKings 3 for swim, while TGIS alumnus Onemig Bondoc also participated in the relay for run.

News Anchor Kara David of Powerpops TriKings 3 (mixed relay category) finishes the race after clocking in at 7:00:29.

David’s mixed relay group clocked in at 7:00:29 while Bondoc’s all male team, Powerpops TriKings 1, registered a 6:29:30 record.

Former PBB housemate Paul Jake Castillo was also among the race finishers of the 1.9km swim, 90km bike, and 21.1km course.

The PBB alumnus clocked in at 7:07:11, finishing 17th under the 30-34 year-old category. “Despite so little training, I finished the toughest and hardest triathlon in the Philippines,” Castillo posted on his Instagram account.

After being dubbed by the TRIMAG Asia as the most prestigious triathlon event in the Asian region last year, this year’s race in Subic-Bataan is already being called as one of the toughest race in the world by a lot of triathletes and fans.

On the other hand, the race’s broadcast coverage extends to over 82 countries worldwide, showcasing the Philippines as the most desired lifestyle and sports destination.

TV host Drew Arellano had a strong showing in the Yellow Cab Challenge Philippines Subic-Bataan last Feb. 21 after finishing 65^th overall against more than 700 athletes.

The world-class season opener for long-distance racing in the Philippines—and all other festivities—were held at the Camayan Beach Resort, Subic Bay, and at the rugged and beautiful province of Bataan.

On June 14, the team will stage another race, this time in CamSur, where multi-awarded world champs and local celebrities are expected to join. This one is touted to be one of the fastest races in the world.

For more details about the race and future races, please visit the Challenge Philippines website athttp://challengephilippines.com.ph.

PTT plants 10k trees in 3 months and expects to breach 3-year target

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“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now.” -  (Proverb)

“Gas Up for a Tree”, PTT’s corporate social responsibility project that aims to reforest 50 hectares of denuded forest, the ancestral lands of the Magbukun tribe within the Bataan National Park (BNP), had planted 10,000 trees and expects more trees to grow.

Barely three months after its first tree-planting activity, PTT Philippines Corp.'s environmental campaign has achieved its goal to plant 10,000 trees for this year with the third leg of its “Gas Up for a Tree” planting activity Friday at the denuded portion of the Bataan Natural Park (BNP) in Morong town.

PTT president and chief executive officer Wisarn Chawalitanon led volunteers and various sectoral leaders in the tree-planting activity, reaching the targeted 10,000 trees for this year.

“We didn’t expect to achieve our target as this early. And we owe it to all volunteers, partners and supporters,” Chawalitanon said. “With the turnout, we expect that we could breach our 30,000 trees target by year 2015.”

“Gas Up for a Tree” is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project of PTT through PTT Philippines Foundation, Inc. (PTTPFI) under its president Paul Patricio Senador. The Foundation’s thrust is focused on the environment protection and preservation, community development, educational and sports development, and outreach program.

The Foundation launched the tree planting project in May this year and conducted the first tree-planting activity in late June and was immediately followed by the second leg of the activity in August.

“We are fortunate enough to get an active support from government and non-governmental organizations as well as those coming from the academe, the church, and other partners from the private sector,” Chawalitanon said.

“We cannot claim credit for this success. It is the cause or our call to stand for the environment per se that led these people to support this project. It shows as well the level of public awareness on how each one of us should get our acts together to protect Mother Earth,” he averred.

Environment Undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio, former BCDA chairman Felicito Payumo and Col. Jeff Tamayo of Philippine Olympic Committee were among those who participated in the third leg of tree-planting activity.

The tree-planting activity also coincided with the tribal games organized by the POC.

Aetas from Magbukun Tribe serve as PTT’s partner in taking care of the trees planted in the area. More than 100 Aeta families from Magbukun tribe were given livelihood as managers of a nursery of seedlings and caretaker of the trees that have been planted.

Sec. Neric Acosta, from the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection (OPAEP), earlier  lauded this environmental activity of PTT “for taking action on the reforestation of the BNP.”

Acosta  took part in the first two treeplanting activities. “The OPAEP was very honored to have taken part in this very inspiring initiative to heighten not only awareness of ecosystems’ protection but in the greater convergence of private and public engagement for conservation and sustainable development,” he said during the tree planting event.

According to Chawalitanon, PTT is set to embark on another environmental campaign next year, the details of which he said would be announced soon.

PTT Philippines is the local subsidiary of Thailand’s biggest oil company, the PTT Public Company Limited that was ranked 81st in Top 500 Corporations in Fortune’s Global 500 for 2013.

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