Nominations still open for PropertyGuru awards

MANILA, Philippines - Nominations have begun to flood the 5th annual PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards, the biggest and most prestigious real estate awards program in the country.

Presented by Kohler this year, the acclaimed international event is organized by PropertyGuru group, Asia’s leading online property group.

The organizers are calling on Philippine developers, as well as real estate agents, architects, interior designers, construction companies, suppliers and the general public to continue sending their nominations online via asiapropertyaward.com/nominations.

The deadline for submission is March 3. There is no fee to enter.

Celebrating its landmark fifth year, the Philippines Property Awards 2017 is the search for the Philippines’ best property developers and developments located in the established and emerging property markets of Mega Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao, in addition to popular and emerging resort destinations and BPO office locations across the country.

The 2017 edition presents an expanded awards scheme. New categories have been added, including the Special Recognition in Sustainable Development, which will reward the sustainable initiatives of outstanding developers from across the country. There will also be new awards for Best Mixed-Use Development and Best BPO Office Development reflecting the growth of those sectors.

To be eligible for the Best Developer and Best Boutique Developer categories, entrants must have completed five and two projects, respectively, since January 2012, while projects entering the development categories should have a completion date between January 2017 and December 2019.

The official shortlist of nominees, comprising one winner and up to four highly commended in each category, will be revealed by the independent judging panel led by JLL Philippines chairman Lindsay Orr in early April.

BDO, one of the world’s largest accounting and auditing firms, has been appointed once again as official judging supervisor to ensure the entire nomination and judging process is fair and transparent.

The Philippines Property Awards annual black-tie gala dinner is set to take place on May 4 once again at the Fairmont Makati, the official hotel venue of the awards. It’s one of the most-anticipated industry events of the year, attended by various senior industry figures, VIP guests and keynote speakers such as Sen. Franklin Drilon and former Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr.

Among the awards’ media partners this year are official broadcaster The ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), official newspaper The Philippine STAR, official property portal ZipMatch.com, media partners HGTV Asia, Inquirer.net and Property Report, as well as PropertyGuru Group’s market-leading property portals and affiliates in Southeast Asia.