Bohol Business Park
Bohol Business Park | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| City | Tagbilaran City |
| Area | |
• Total | 21 ha (52 acres) |
Bohol Business Park (also known as BBP), is a 21-hectare (52-acre) under-construction mixed-use master-planned central business district and development in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.[1] Built within the former grounds of the Tagbilaran City Airport, the business park will soon integrate businesses, information technology hubs, commercial, and entertainment facilities.[2]
History
Since the 1960's, the Tagbilaran Airport has been the sole airport operating in Bohol, with Philippine Airlines carrying 2 to 3 flights per day.[3] In the 2000's and 2010's, the airport reached its limit capacity and became congested. A proposal was made on creating a new airport in Panglao, in order to replace the congested airport.[4] Construction of the new airport began in 2015, and would later be inaugurated in November 27, 2018.[5] In that day, flights are then moved to the new Bohol-Panglao International Airport, and the Tagbilaran City Airport would later be closed.[6]
Before the closure of the Tagbilaran Airport, plans to convert the airport into a business park began. In 2017, former Tagbilaran City mayor Baba Yap made a proposal to convert the airport into a business park once operations in the airport closed.[7][8][9] The business park was planned to cater IT businesses, commercial spaces and entertainment centers including a convention center and a coliseum.[10]
Plans of redeveloping the former airport did not come about until 2022. A public-private partnership venture would later be introduced in developing the new airport. Megaworld, a Philippine real-estate developer, proposed to establish a township in the airport but later dropped due to the runway cut of the lot is too slim for the project.[11][12] Sagility, a US-based BPO firm, became the first locator of the business park, which is expected to employ some 3,000 Boholano nurses.[13][14]
Developments
Entertainment
The Bohol International Convention Center is a proposed 2-hectare convention center that will be situated in the Bohol Business Park. The convention center will soon accommodate 12,000 people. In 2022, the convention center received a ₱50 million budget from Senator Imee Marcos, through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).[15]
References
- ^ Udtohan @leoudtohanINQ, Leo (2024-05-23). "Old Tagbilaran airport to be transformed into call center". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Construction of Bohol Business Park underway". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Infrastructure". 2003-11-08. Archived from the original on 8 November 2003. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "MISSING CONTEXT: Bohol-Panglao Airport made possible with 'Build, Build, Build'". RAPPLER. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News. "AirAsia is first to land on New Bohol Airport ahead of formal opening | ABS-CBN News". ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ Rey, Aika (2018-11-27). "Tagbilaran Airport to be closed, all flights moving to Bohol-Panglao". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Tagbilaran airport eyed as future business park". BOHOLCHRONICLE.COM.PH. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "New Bohol Airport hits work timetable". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ Nicolas, Jino (2018-06-19). "Lot donor's family asks: What's the plan for the old Tagbilaran airport?". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Bohol Business Park eyed at old airport". BOHOLCHRONICLE.COM.PH. 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Convention center, IT Park eyed at old Tagbilaran Airport". BOHOLCHRONICLE.COM.PH. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ dbongcac (2023-12-02). "Bohol : Plans to convert old Tagbilaran airport into an IT Park pushed". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Dev't of old Tagbilaran Airport into business park to start soon". BOHOLCHRONICLE.COM.PH. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Construction of Bohol Business Park underway". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Proposed Bohol Convention Center gets P50 million budget". BOHOLCHRONICLE.COM.PH. 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2025-04-09.