Best of the best in property sector

The Philippines’ real estate industry came together to acknowledge the best of the best at the 2013 Philippines Property Awards gala dinner and awards presentation ceremony held at the Fairmont Makati.   The event was organized by Ensign Media led by its CEO Terry Blackburn with Cyndy Tan Jarabata as chairperson of the independent panel of judges and Senator Frank Drilon as guest of honor.  Although a first for the Philippines, the awards are part of the South East Asia Property Awards, which have been held in Singapore for the last three years and built on the organizer’s experience of the eight-year-old Thailand Property Awards. “We decided that the next destination for the Property Awards was the Philippines simply because it is the most exciting, emerging market real estate destination in Southeast Asia right now,” Blackburn said. “There are premium quality developments going up all over Metro Manila and in resort destinations such as Cebu and Boracay that are a match for anything in the rest of Asia.”  A total of 17 awards were given out, with the biggest award of the evening, Best Developer, going to Shang Properties Realty Corp. All the winners will now go on to compete for regional recognition in the South East Property Awards that will be held on October 31 in Singapore.   Best of luck to all!