Aboitiz units win six PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards for integrated development model
Aboitiz Economic Estates and Aboitiz Land won six awards at the 2026 PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards, including Best Developer (Luzon) and Best Industrial Developer for the sixth consecutive year. The wins recognise the group's jobs-first, industry-anchored approach to building integrated e
Aboitiz Economic Estates and Aboitiz Land have won six awards at the 2026 PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards, reflecting growing recognition of their industry-anchored development philosophy as a model for integrated regional growth. The group was named Best Developer (Luzon), while Aboitiz Economic Estates also received Best Industrial Developer for the sixth consecutive year and Best Sustainable Commercial Developer. Individual projects that earned awards include TARI Estate, Biz Hub at LIMA Estate and The Villages at LIMA Estate.
“For years, our strength has been industrial development, grounded in the belief that real estate should begin with the economic fundamentals: investment, infrastructure, and jobs. From that foundation, more complete communities can grow,” said Rafael Fernandez de Mesa, President and CEO of Aboitiz Economic Estates and Aboitiz Land. “To now be recognised across industrial, mixed-use, residential, sustainability, and overall development tells us that this approach is increasingly relevant beyond the category where it began.”
LIMA Estate in Batangas, developed over three decades, exemplifies the model by evolving from an industrial estate into an integrated economic community combining industry, business, residential, education, hospitality, retail and lifestyle uses. Its commercial district, Biz Hub at LIMA Estate, named Best Completed Mixed Use Development, and The Villages at LIMA Estate, recognised as Best Lifestyle Housing Development, both draw demand from the same established economic base.
In Central Luzon, the 384-hectare TARI Estate in Tarlac, named Best Industrial Estate Development, represents the next iteration of the approach. Positioned along the Luzon Economic Corridor with access to major transport infrastructure, the estate has attracted investments from Ajinomoto Philippines and Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines and is projected to support around 60,000 jobs at full build-out. Across its economic estates, Aboitiz Economic Estates now supports more than 260 locators, over 100,000 jobs and PHP175.4 billion in investments.
“We will continue raising the benchmark for integrated development by building places where businesses can compete, people can access opportunity, and communities can grow sustainably,” Fernandez de Mesa said.
