{"id":122864,"date":"2017-10-11T02:14:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T06:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=122864"},"modified":"2017-10-11T02:14:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T06:14:37","slug":"p2-6-b-tourism-estate-to-rise-in-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/11\/p2-6-b-tourism-estate-to-rise-in-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"P2.6-B tourism estate to rise in Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22409\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Clark-Freeport-Zona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22409\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Clark-Freeport-Zona.jpg\" alt=\"Clark Freeport Zone\" width=\"560\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Clark-Freeport-Zona.jpg 560w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Clark-Freeport-Zona-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clark Freeport Zone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga \u2013 A new tourism estate worth PHP2.6 billion will soon rise in a 2.3-hectare area inside this Freeport Zone.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed as The Sharp Clark Hills, the tourism-related project is Clark\u2019s first premium residential town. It will have five high-rise condominium buildings, 21-storey each, with a total of 508 units. It is a new type of residential complex combining apartments and resorts.<\/p>\n<p>The Sharp Clark Hills is set for completion by year 2020. The project is a joint venture of South Korea&#8217;s POSCO Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., (POSCO E&amp;C) and JB Cresta that will put up the Sharp Clark Hills Corporation (SCHC).<\/p>\n<p>The company will be in charge of the development and construction of the state-of-the-art condominium buildings, including support amenities such as a clubhouse, swimming pool, gym, spa and other related facilities.<\/p>\n<p>POSCO Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., one of the largest construction firms in the world, also designs highways, bridges, roads and airports.<\/p>\n<p>The JB Cresta Corporation, on the other hand, is a Clark Freeport locator since 2007 as tourism and leisure estate developer.<\/p>\n<p>Noel F. Manankil, president and CEO of Clark Development Corporation (CDC), congratulated JB Cresta and its partner POSCO E&amp;C for expanding business in the Philippines, particularly in Clark.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;POSCO E&amp;C&#8217;s entry here will not only enhance the beautiful landscape of Clark but will also define the Freeport\u2019s attractiveness as a premier investment hub, said Manankil in a message read by Evangeline Tejada, CDC vice president for business development and business enhancement group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The upcoming presence of The Sharp Clark Hills will be an addition to the growing number of international brands that are choosing Clark as their new home.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC is committed to maintain Clark as a livable, vibrant and dynamic work and play destination,&#8221; Manankil added.<\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to employ 500 workers during the construction period and 50-70 regular workers once fully operational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga \u2013 A new tourism estate worth PHP2.6 billion will soon rise in a 2.3-hectare area inside this &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":122871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[27084,27082,27083],"class_list":["post-122864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-ph","tag-2-3-hectare-area-inside-this-freeport-zone","tag-p2-6-b-tourism-estate-to-rise-in-clark","tag-tourism-estate-worth-php2-6-billion","mauthors-marna-dagumboy-del-rosario","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}