Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) -
June 3, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Rockwell Land
Corp. is investing up to P4 billion in a beach resort in Mactan, Cebu to take
advantage of the tourism boom in the country.
Nestor Padilla, president and CEO of
Rockwell Land, said the 300-room resort in Cebu would feature sky suites on its
upper floors with panoramic views of the 25- meter beachfront.
The resort, which will be under the
Aruga brand, will have private villas that will give guests direct access to
the beach.
“We are excited about our first resort
development, Punta Engano in Mactan, Cebu and looking at Iloilo for expansion,”
Padilla said.
Construction of the Mactan resort is
targeted to start in the third quarter of 2017 and slated for completion in
2021.
The
project is expected to generate some P300 to P400 million in revenues annually
upon the completion of the project.
“The strong interest from our roster of
investors and partners to roll out new ventures outside Metro Manila is
evidence of not only the strength of Rockwell’s hotel and leisure business but
also reflects our collective vision to develop prime tourist locations like
Mactan Island as the country experiences a tourism renaissance,” Padilla said.
Rockwell Land is also building a
280-room Aruga Hotel in Makati, its first urban resort themed hotel in the
city. It will feature a 1,400-seater ballroom, specialty restaurants, a fitness
gym, meeting rooms and an executive lounge.
In the first quarter, Rockwell Land
reported a P342 million net income with its hotel operations generating P90
million in revenues.
Last year, the Lopez-owned property
company earned P1.6 billion or five percent higher than the yar earlier.
Revenues from condominium sales reached
P6.2 billion while revenues from commercial development business jumped 59
percent to P2.1 billion.
Hotel operations under the Aruga brand
generated P260 million in revenues, up 189 percent from P90 million.
Rockwell is targeting a double digit
growth in net income this year.
“We are still aiming for a double digit
growth,” said Ellen Almodiel, chief finance officer.
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