MANILA - The Lopez-led First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) said it broke ground on a three-story mixed-use hub inside its nearly 600-hectare space in Sto. Tomas, Batangas on September 10, 2024.

The new FPIP Plaza is a 15,000-square-meter space that will house various retail establishments, restaurants, service centers, corporate offices, and government offices upon its completion, the company said.

The new commercial hub, located at FPIP’s Gate 1, also aims to open doors for more employment opportunities, adding to the over 70,000 employees working at FPIP.

“It will continue to support the mission of FPIP – to create jobs, strengthen industry, and modernize the two cities of Sto. Tomas and Tanauan, and make Batangas as the prime industrial corridor of the Philippines,” Pantangco added.

FPIP is a PEZA-registered ecozone that is home to over 150 world-class locators, including Collins Aerospace, Philippine Manufacturing Co. of Murata Inc., and Dyson. FPIP has partnered with construction firm First Balfour and architectural firm Aidea to develop FPIP Plaza. It is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026.

FPIP and ABS-CBN are both part of the Lopez Group of companies.

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