Megaworld woos Dutch Pinoys to invest in RP

Megaworld woos Dutch Pinoys to invest in RP

By LOUI GALICIA
ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

The Philippines’s second-largest property developer showcased the beauty of the country to Dutch Filipinos in a roadshow presentation held recently in Rotterdam, Holland.

Megaworld Corp. showed its projects and property developments through a slide-show presentation that featured how the Philippines look now and how it will look in the future.

Ambassador Romeo Arguelles attended the presentation as he also browsed through all the available leaflets and pamphlets and inquired about new property developments.

Arguelles himself was impressed at the sight of rising buildings and beautiful townhouses and condominium units that are being built which created a modern architectural landscape of a beautiful Philippines.

According to Arsenio Reyes, president of Shore Access Europe which is Megaworld International’s partner, this is the company’s first time in Holland.

Right time to invest in RP

Reyes said the company aims to woo and convince Dutch Pinoys that it is the right time to invest in the Philippines.

From the figures provided to ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau by the Philippine Embassy in The Hague, out of the 17,500 Filipinos living in The Netherlands, around 15,000 are Dutch Pinoys.

Megaworld said that it is precisely this stunning figure that prompted it to go overseas in order to reach out to those who have long been out of the country.

"Kung baga sa kasabihan natin na mga salmon eh bumabalik sa sariling pinanggalingan. Ganun din siguro ang mabibigay natin sa ating sarili. Nagpakahirap tayo dito. Pagbalik natin, makikita natin ang ating magandang kinabukasan ay nasa Pilipinas, ang ating bansa," Reyes said.

According to Megaworld, the Philippines is ready for the return of the Filipinos who left the country.

"Kung ma-dedeliver namin ang Philippines sa ibang bansa, why not? Because it’s a great honor for us to help the country especially sa mga OFWs na nagpunta dito sa Holland, sa Europe para makakita ng magandang kinabukasan at makatulong sa bansa," Reyes said.

Planning for the future

Even if there were only a few Filipinos who attended the presentation, the event was very meaningful to those who were there.

"I was convinced. Mag-iisip ako at gusto kong bumili talaga. Dahil maganda ‘yong explanation niya at saka para sa atin talaga ‘yon. Pag nag-retire na tayo ng trabaho at least meron na tayong investment," said Edith Benito.

The event also opened the eyes of the Dutch Pinoys to the reality that planning for the future is now and that it is time to think about what they want to do when they get older or where they will retire.

"Maganda ‘yan dahil once nag-invest tayo, malaking tulong ‘yan sa government natin, sa economy ng Philippines at isa pa, in the future pag tatanda tayo, of course hindi ito ang country natin. Ang country natin sa Philippines. Pag tatanda tayo, siyempre babalik tayo sa sarili nating bansa," Dutch Pinay Janet Suleyman said.

"At least in the future, meron tayong tinatawag na home sweet home," Suleyman added

SOURCE: WWW.ABS-CBNNEWS.COM

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