Filinvest Development Corporation (), is the publicly listed holding company for the various firms in the Filinvest group. It was established in 1955 in the Philippines by Andrew L. Gotianun Sr. and his wife, Mercedes Gotianun, as a used-car financing company. It has holdings in real estate development and leasing, the sales of housing units, and hotel and resort management, banking and financial services, sugar and power. It is based in Metro Manila, Philippines and is owned by the Gotianun family.
Filinvest Development Corporation is involved in the hotel and tourism industry, and owns the hotel brands Crimson and Quest, the latter of which is a new value-brand hotel. In September 2014 it was reported that it planned on opening 5,000 hotel rooms within five years. At that time, company officials stated that it had over 1,000 hotel rooms. During this time it was also reported that the company was building seven hotels, two of which will be under the new Quest value brand.
In 1996, the company owned approximately 4,000 acres "of prime real estate around Manila", along with land in Cebu and Fort Bonifacio.
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* EastWest Rural Bank, Inc. – or EWRB is a premier rural bank and a wholly owned subsidiary of EastWest Banking Corporation and Filinvest Development Corporation. Established in 2013 when EastWest Banking Corporation acquired FinMan Bank, Inc., a 16-year-old Pasig-based rural bank and Green Bank, Inc. (also known as Green Bank of Caraga), a 46-branch rural bank based in Butuan City. Before its acquisition, it was the largest rural bank in Caraga Region in terms of assets. Its headquarters is located in Pasig.
*EastWest Ageas Life Insurance Corporation
*EastWest Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
*EastWest Leasing and Finance Corporation
Utilities
*FDC Utilities, Inc. (FDCUI) – a wholly owned subsidiary of the Filinvest Development Corporation.
Hospitality
Filinvest hotels are managed through subsidiaries Filinvest Hospitality Corporation (formerly FDC Hotels Corporation) and Chroma Hospitality, Inc. (formerly FilArchipelago Hospitality, Inc.), a joint venture with
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, respectively. The earlier, a wholly-owned subsidiary was formed to serve as the
primary developer and owners’ representative of Group-owned properties. On the other hand, through Chroma, FDC caters to various segments of the hospitality sector through the 5-star Crimson brand, 3-star Quest brand and Crimson Resort and Spa in
Boracay
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.
Real estate
*Filinvest Alabang, Inc. (FAI) – was incorporated on August 25, 1993, in connection with the development of
Filinvest City
Filinvest City, formerly Filinvest Corporate City, is a central business district situated within the City of Muntinlupa in Metro Manila, Philippines.
History
The development of Filinvest City began in 1995, by Filinvest at the site of the ...
in
Alabang
Alabang is a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines. At one time the area was a farming district, and has since grown from a village to a major commercial center, which includes the Filinvest City and Madrigal Business Park, and a transportation hub ...
Filinvest City
Filinvest City, formerly Filinvest Corporate City, is a central business district situated within the City of Muntinlupa in Metro Manila, Philippines.
History
The development of Filinvest City began in 1995, by Filinvest at the site of the ...
, a 244-hectare mixed-use development project located at the southern end of Metro Manila and adjacent to the
South Luzon Expressway
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in
Alabang
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.
*Filinvest Land, Inc. – is a real estate firm subsidiary of Filinvest Development Corporation also owned by the Gotianun family. The company is into mall operation, subdivision, and mid rise and high rise condominium development. It has landbanks in
Luzon
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,
Visayas
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, and
Mindanao
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, aimed at future developments projects of its parent firm. Developed Timberland Heights in
San Mateo, Rizal
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, Philippines, a 677-hectare suburban housing community. Part of the community's design included incorporating elements of sustainable development, such as preserving the area's natural landscape, the planting of 10,000 trees, and stipulating a requirement that buyers are to plant "at least one tree for every 250 square meters of their lots". These various programs are overseen by the "Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the forester employed by the township". The community also has a nursery where various species of trees are grown.
** Filinvest Lifemalls
**The Palms Country Club
*Cyberzone Properties, Inc.
Transportation
* LIPAD Corporation (operator of
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) – a consortium with
JG Summit Holdings
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