SOON an exclusive and luxurious resort living community will rise on the Island Garden City of Samal.
Landco-Pacific, the company behind the conceptualization, building and management of the country's high-end lifestyle communities, and Anflocor, Davao City's leading corporation with Damosa Land Inc., as the property management and development arm, forged their partnership to the creation of Samal Island's most exciting and upscale seaside community enclave -- the Playa Azalea.
The Marina of the Pearl Farm Beach Resort was transformed into a stylish tropical setting for the soft launching and initial public presentation of Playa Azalea.
It was an apt setting for the event that will give the same feel for the soon-to-rise resort village along the Davao Gulf. Davao's A-list guests from the business, political and corporate spheres were entertained with nothing less than grand.
To publicly present this joint venture, Landco Pacific's president and CEO Alfred Xerez-Burgos Jr. and chairman and founder of Anflocor, Antonio O. Floirendo Sr., gave their speeches and expressed their gratitude and desire for a successful collaborative undertaking.
The exchange of trust between the two prime movers was represented in the company's exchanging of presents.
Following the partnership salutation given by the vice-president of the Anflo Group of Companies, Antonio Floirendo Jr., was the highlight of the celebration -- Playa Azalea development plan unveiling.
The Playa Azalea site development presentation proved more significant with the presence and representation of the VIPs of the two forging companies.
Representing the Anflocor Group of Companies as the landowner were Antonio O. Floirendo Sr., with his wife Nenita; vice-president of Damosa Land Inc. Ricardo R. Floirendo; Antonio R. Floirendo Jr., and Maricris F. Brias, VP-Anflo Group.
The partner and developer, Landco Pacific Corp. was represented by the president and COO Alfred Xerez-Burgos, Jr. with Francis V. Ceballos, EVP and chief operating officer; Gerard C. Marcelo, AVP/Strategic Business Unit; Ging Relativo, chief financial officer, and Shella Laxa-Sarmiento, marketing manager for VisMin.
Capping the event was the spectacular display of fireworks over the Playa Azalea on Samal Island.
The resort-village development, which is very visible from the Marina, gave a perfect vantage point of view for the nightscape extravaganza, a special treat every Davao city-dweller surely enjoyed and missed for the past few years.
The P600 million Playa Azalea development will sit on a 33-hectare property and will take four years to complete.
The luxe resort village will have 800 lots for sale cut at 250-300 square meters each and the villagers will enjoy amenities befitting of a high-end seaside resort including a private white sand stretch.
A posh hotel will rise beside the village that will be operational in 2012. (Jinggoy Salvador)
