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| '''Metro Manila and prov'l business districts will continue to grow''' | | '''Ramgen's sis says Janelle was killer's target''' |
| *Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/346759/metro-manila-and-provl-business-districts-will-continue-grow | | *Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/01/03/12/ramgens-sis-says-janelle-was-killers-target |
| *By: www.mb.com.ph | | *By: Ron Gagalac |
| *''January 02, 2012'' | | *''January 03, 2012'' |
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| New business centers in Metro Manila and key provincial centers will continue to grow up to 2015 as a result of the rapid and sustained growth of the outsourcing and call center industry, according to reports by Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu (JLLL), the largest international property services firm in the Philippines.
| | Gail Bautista Furuyama and her husband, Hiro, underwent a preliminary investigation at the Paranaque Regional Trial Court Tuesday after being accused of masterminding the killing of Gail's brother, Ramgen Revilla. |
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| Phillip Anonuevo, JLLL associate director, said that from two dominant business districts at the end of the 20th century, there are now at least 10 in Metro Manila and 10 more emerging in key Philippine cities – most of them fuelled by the outsourcing and call center industry which was valued as a US$ 9-billion industry in 2010.
| | In her counter-affidavit on the statement of primary witness Janelle Manahan, Bautista-Furuyama insisted that the killing was meant for Janelle, and that Ramgen was killed when he tried to intervene. |
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| JLLL represents 10 of the 12 top outsourcing and call center companies operating in the Philippines. It has also handled 90 percent of outsourcing and call center lease transactions in key provincial cities from Baguio to Davao City.
| | "This is a frustrated murder of Janelle Manahan that gave occasion to the killing of my beloved brother, Ramgen, by the same masked gunman using the same weapon," she said in her counter-affidavit. |
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| Anonuevo said that over 50 percent of all office space leased in the Philippines since 2006 has been taken up by key players of this bourgeoning industry which generates demand for an average 300,000 to 360,000 sqm of office space annually.
| | "The killer shot her first although my Kuya Ramgen was already in the line of fire of the killer. My Kuya Ramgen came to her aid where he was shot in the process. Very clearly this is not a premeditated murder of my Kuya Ramgen, as the target of the killer was Janelle. These are facts based on the evidence in the records and my sister Ramona happens to be there at the wrong time but it did not make her a part of the crime." |
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| | She also said it is unbelievable for Janelle to overhear the conversation between her and sister Ramona after being shot in the head. |
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| In Metro Manila, the fastest growing business district is Bonifacio Global City where JLLL was actively involved in 92 percent of leasing transactions.
| | "The impact of the bullet on her head is traumatic and her consciousness is definitely affected. She even allegedly heard my voice from the other end of a cellphone in that condition, and this is simply preposterous and merely a concocted statement," she said. |
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| | Atty. Luke Espiritu, Manahan's lawyer, said the counter affidavit was full of mere denials. He said: "May positive identification kay Gail (Bautista-Furuyama) in terms of planning. May mga witness na sya ang tinuturo kaya sya hinabla." |
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| “Its proximity to Makati and accessibility to most of the labor pools of Metro Manila has fuelled the rapid growth of BGC,” said Anonuevo.
| | Manahan will be submitting her reply to the counter-affidavit on January 10. Her lawyers will also submit their reply to the motion filed today by the Bautista-Furuyama lawyers to dismiss the case with alternative prayer to inhibit Assistant City Prosecutor Leah Roma. |
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| The company was appointed sole leasing agent by nine building owners in Bonifacio Global City who expect their developments to be completed within the years 2012 and 2013. These developments include the NAC Building to be completed in the third quarter of 2012; and in the fourth quarter, Ecotower, W Fifth Avenue, and W Global Center. In the second quarter of 2013, RSB Corporate Center is set to be finished.
| | The Bautista-Furuyama couple is the third batch of suspects on the controversial Ramgen Revilla Killing. |
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| The attractions of Bonifacio Global City are also shared by the adjoining McKinley Hill development with Megaworld boosting development in the area.
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| Being the largest business district, Makati remains an attractive location. At least two prominent office buildings including the SLC Building along Ayala Avenue are set to open in the last two quarters of 2012 and to be leased out by JLLL.
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| Also filling up quickly with tenants related to the BPO sector are Ecoplaza and Southgate Tower in the Chino Roces Avenue area and which were completed earlier and are also represented by the company.
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| In the last few years, the Bay City area anchored by the Mall of Asia development has likewise emerged as a business destination.
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| Anonuevo said the success of the E-com center dispelled all misconceptions about the area.
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| “Bay City has become accessible to public transportation and call centers and other firms located there easily attract employees from '''Paranaque''' and Las Pinas and even parts of Cavite.”
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| JLLL is leasing out Aseana One on Bradco Avenue which is set for completion in the second quarter of 2012.
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| Pockets of Quezon City – like the UP Ayala Technohub developed by Ayala Land, Eton’s Centris development, and The Gateway Tower in Cubao – likewise continue to evolve as their respective skylines change with the addition of new office towers occupied by employees of outsourcing and call center firms.
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| The same is true with pockets of Muntinlupa including the Madrigal Business Park where Kingston Tower is located. Meanwhile, Anonuevo disclosed that the company continues to actively network with its offices in a number of locations in the US and Europe to attract companies to do business in Metro Manila as well as provincial capitals. | |
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| “Many top BPO corporations have expanded beyond Metro Manila to cities like Baguio, Sta. Rosa in Laguna, Lipa in Batangas, Iloilo, Dumaguete and Davao seeking to tap the services of fresh labor pools. As far as we can see, the industry will continue to provide impetus to the office sector and other related sectors up to 2015,” he said.
| | The first set of suspects, Ramon Joseph Bautista, Francis Tolisora and Michael Nartea, is scheduled to be arraigned on January 17, while the second set of suspects, Ramona Bautista, Glaiza Visda, and Norwyn Dela Cruz, are already set for resolution at the Paranaque City prosecutors office anytime from today. |
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