Robinsons
February 11, 2008 — PeterRobinsons is finally entering the Davao market. The building of its mall here was announced by Frederick Go, president of Robinsons Land Corp.
Long rumored after its landbanking in Davao, the Gokongwei group will be the third major mall developer to venture here after Henry Sy set up SM City Davao almost a decade ago. Ayala Land earlier entered into partnership with the Floriendo’s for the development of the latter’s 10 has. property infront of Redemptorist Church.
The R Mall would be located also at Bajada near the Water District. JP Laurel would thus become truly the mall street of the city with Gaisano Mall, Victoria Plaza, Ayala, Robinsons and Gateway dotting the stretch from the Chinese School to Lanang.
NCCC Mall has a monopoly on the other side of the city’s MacArthur Highway.
The mall project is preceded by three major Robinsons housing projects here. The first at Diversion Road Buhangin, the second infront of Lanang Golf & Country Club, and the third, recently approved by the City Council, is also along the Buhangin Diversion Road.
Property development remains as the top investment priority area in the city under the Investment Incentive Code. Its of no wonder, however, because property projects really make a killing.
Incidentally, the Gokongweis have good local partners in Davao in the Ed Bangayan group who are its Cebu Pacific General Agent and also part owners of Victoria Plaza and SM Davao Department Store.
(7:25 a.m.)
February 11, 2008 at 9:53 am
Hi most respected Councilor Peter! Wow! This is good news!
More power to you sir! 
February 18, 2008 at 11:36 pm
TO SEE IS TO BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 20, 2008 at 8:21 pm
huhuhuhuhu musamot ang traffic ug ang tubig muhinay na jud..di nako makapanghambog na abundant ang water supply diri…i think sm, nccc, gmall, gsmall and vp are enough..
February 23, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Sir, are they started hiring for robinsons department store? where are we going to submit our application?
thanks
February 29, 2008 at 11:32 am
Yay!!! the more the merrier. mas daghan ug mall mas daghan investors and tourists mupasok sa dvao city. plus para sa mga shoppingeras-UNITE! Sana naa pud unta Starbucks para makapagtambay ang mga mahilig magkape, Crossings and other specialty shopping malls pareha sa manila para dili na ta muadto didto para magshopping kay gubot kaau didto, kalamidad ug daghan krimen! Thank you sir and more power!
March 3, 2008 at 4:25 pm
thanks for the info…
looking forward that we’re having a new shopping center here in davao…
also, it contributes to more job oppurtunities for the city.
March 6, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I cant wait for this project to push through.. not only will it generate jobs for our citizens it will also boost competition in the retail business especially in the Bajada area where they are mostly converge.
Additional “laaganan” for the “laagans”.
April 21, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Wow.. magmahal na ang mga lugar near bajada area.. hehe kay duul ug 4 ka malls.. Mabuhay Davao!
April 22, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Is it true that they’ve move their construction next year?
can someone confirm??
May 16, 2008 at 11:12 am
MAgandang araw po!
my view on this.
before the city adds property development, they need to build wider roads, or a systematic transit system especially in the downtown area. the city proper is very very congested, and with the additional development congestion will engulf the outlying areas. suggestion lang po parang ganito— an LRT system for the downtown area (matina to bajada) with multiple stations, then big jeeps for the outer routes going to panacan/toril. ang downtown serviced by multicabs na lang.. parang ganun po ba.
ive lived all my life in davao city and i think the planning of the city is somewhat off. with this additional development and the influx of trade/human resource/commuter traffic this will create traffic chokepoints that may approach metropolitan manila traffic, especially during rush hour. traffic is the main factor why i will never relocate to manila. from what i see now, davao traffic is following suit.
chuck lozano
dabawenyo