KMC partners with Philippine Volcanoes

rugby more accessible and popular across the country. “At the unveiling ceremonies were (from left): Thomas Cragg, vice president for sales, KMC; Amanda Carpo, co-founder, KMC; Ada Milby, president, Philippines Rugby complement the existing developments of Federal Land in Cavite.

“We are positioned to be drivers of growth along with our LGU stakeholders and development partners, supporting progress and prosperity in the different regions through our communities,” Mirasol said.

Riverpark will be Federal Land Communities’ first major development in 2023.

River and park side experience

Located in General Trias, Cavite, Riverpark, a 600-hectare township poised to provide smart living, and lifestyle-enhancing developments in a landscape that integrates both river and park side experience.

Riverpark’s master plan integrates rivers, streams, and natural waterways, which are retained as the basis of multi-functional corridors and a 2.6 km long Central Park that will serve as the pedestrian pathway. This feature brings nature into the heart of Riverpark and provides a landscape where people can come together and connect. It also allows the community to engage with the river through parks and other open space settings.

TOAST TO A PROMISING FUTURE.

(From left to right): Stephen Comia, Federal Land, Inc. Project Development Group Head; Thomas Mirasol, Federal Land President and COO; Francisco Sebastian, GT Capital Holdings Chairman; Yusuke Hirano, Federal Land NRE Global, Inc. Vice Chairman; Alvin Ty, Federal Land Technical Execution Group Head; and Carmelo Bautista, GT Capital Holdings President.

Significant partnerships

In January 2022, Federal Land allied with leading Japanese real-estate firm Nomura Real Estate Development (NRE). Together as Federal Land NRE Global, Inc. (FNG), the group seeks to introduce a new way of living for both residents and industry locators in this 230-hectare development.

Federal Land, GT Capital Holdings, SM Development Corporation (SMDC), and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPH) inaugurated the initial phase of the development in June 2022.

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By Patricia Taculao

SINCE 2019, Alexis Dela Cuesta, a certified public accountant, ventured into beekeeping and hasn’t looked back. He began it as a hobby but eventually saw the numerous economic and environmental benefits of beekeeping and decided to intensify his efforts.

He began with two colonies, which he placed on the rooftop of their house in Santa Ana, Manila. He focused on raising Western honeybees (Apis mellifera), the most widely distributed and domesticated bee species known for its honey production abilities.

Thanks to his due diligence and determination by checking up on his colonies frequently, feeding them sugar water during the rainy season, and keeping pests away, Dela Cuesta managed to harvest 58 kilograms from the two colonies he began with. But that was four years ago.

From two colonies, he grew his count to eight and ventured beyond the comforts of their home to other developed areas in the metro, including Raffles Makati.

Raffles Makati, a 30-story hotel and architectural masterpiece set in the heart of the financial district, started its bee farm a year and a half ago in its outdoor herb garden at the hotel’s second level. It’s how the hotel manages its resources to promote sustainability and environmentfriendly practices.