Abreeza

Abreeza is covered here in 6 connected parts: Abreeza, Davao Corporate in the Philippines, Davao Corporate: key facts and timeline, Davao Eagles, List of tallest buildings in Davao City, Davao City.

Abreeza

Ayala Malls Abreeza or simply known as Abreeza is a large shopping mall complex located at J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada in Davao City, Philippines. It is the first Ayala Shopping Center located in Mindanao.^[1]

Abreeza-Ayala Corporate Center

Abreeza Corporate Center is an 8-story information technology (IT) center right beside the existing Abreeza Mall. The first three floors of the IT center will be dedicated to the retail expansion of the mall within the project. The remaining floors will be the office portion of the building that accommodates the business process outsourcing companies.^[1]

Seda hotel Abreeza

Seda Hotel is a 12-storey hotel owned by Ayala Land which has 186 rooms.^[1]

Future redevelopment

Ayala Malls Abreeza is undergoing a 15,000 sqm expansion set to be completed in the second half of 2028 to house more retail spaces. The expansion wing encompasses of 5 floors with the first 3 floors dedicated to retail areas and the 4th and 5th floors being used for offices spaces.^[1]

2025 Davao Oriental Earthquakes

During the 2025 Davao Oriental Earthquakes, several ceiling tiles in the concourse fell while people were still inside the mall. This causes panic among those who are inside the mall. No injuries or casualties were reported.^[1]

2026 Mindanao earthquake

Following the 2026 Mindanao earthquake, the mall sustained structural damage, including the cracks on its walls and the collapse of several ceiling tiles. As a result, the Office of the City Building Official (OCBO) issued a yellow tag in the affected section of the mall, specifically the area facing H&M and Fully Booked, a bookstore. No casualties were reported, as the mall was closed and no one occupied the mall when the earthquake happened.^[1]

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Davao Corporate in the Philippines

During the Philippine Revolution

As the Philippine Revolution, having been fought for two years, neared its end in 1898, the expected departure of the Spanish authorities in Davao became apparent, although they took no part in the war at all, owing to the lack of revolutionary figures in the area save for a negligible pro-Filipino separatist rebel movement in the town of Santa Cruz in the south. When the war finally ended, as the Spanish authorities finally left the town, two Davaoeño locals by the names of Pedro Layog and Jose M. Lerma represented the town and the region at the Malolos Congress of 1898, therefore indicating Davao as a part of the nascent First Philippine Republic.^[4]

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Davao Corporate: key facts and timeline

Etymology

The region's name is derived from its Bagobo origins, who are indigenous to the area. The word davao came from the phonetic blending of three Bagobo subgroups' names for the Davao River, a major waterway emptying into Davao Gulf near the city. The Obos, who inhabit the hinterlands of the region, called the river Davah (with a gentle vowel ending, although later pronunciation is with a hard v or b); the Clatta (or Giangan/Diangan) called it Dawaw, and the Tagabawas called it Dabo.^[4]

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Davao Eagles

The Davao Eagles were a professional basketball team of the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998 to 2002. The team was owned by Anthony del Rosario. The ballclub choose to be named 'Eagles' because the city is the home of the Philippine Eagle.^[9]

First season

The Eagles were handled by former national team coach Francis Rodriguez. The players includes Rodriguez' former wards at San Sebastian College during the 1980s; Eugene Quilban, Allan Garrido, Melchor Teves and Armoni Llagas. Two players, Rafael Santos and Jomar Tierra, were with Rodriguez' UE Warriors, while Lou Regidor and Aldrin Barola were under Rodriguez at Oriental Battery in the Philippine Basketball League.^[9]

Next two seasons (1999-2000)

In 1999, during the pre-season, the Eagles no longer had Eugene Quilban in the lineup as he had joined Sta. Lucia Realtors in the PBA. Filling in his shoes was one-time PBL's Most Valuable Player Bong Marata.^[9]

Final two years (2001-2002)

On October 1, 2001, the team entered a partnership with The Professionals Group (TPG). The deal is similar to other mergers of MBA teams and their corporate sponsors. Under coach Jun Noel, Davao ended up with 3 wins and 11 losses in the 2001 MBA first phase conference.^[9]

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List of tallest buildings in Davao City

Metro Davao, one of the three metropolitan areas in the Philippines, is home to numerous high-rise buildings. Most of these are located in Davao City, which has seen a lot of high-rises sprout throughout the years. Surrounding cities, however, which are also part of Metro Davao, such as Tagum, Panabo, and Digos contain very little high-rise buildings.^[12]

Building height regulation

Because the city's airport is located near the city center, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines imposes a height limit along the airport's flight path, which includes a large part of the city center. According to Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) Volume 2 Zoning Ordinance 2019-2028 the maximum premium building height for buildings along the flight path is 135 meters above mean sea level (AMSL). The city government states other reasons for the building height regulation policy, such as preserving the view of cultural sites, improve urban livability through cleaner air, access to sunlight, and the like, and incentivize the private sector to improve on what has already been built.^[12]

Tallest Landmark Structure Limitation

The city government may allow for one building surpassing the premium height limitation to serve as the city's tallest "landmark building" having the overall elevation of its top floor of 140 meters (460 feet) above mean sea level, of course, it must meet the criteria that the building's design is unique and should bear semblance to or representation of Davao City's culture and heritage. It must also devote at least half of its ground floor area to the public and make the summit accessible to the public for viewing and tourism purposes either with or without a fee. Finally, the usable floor spaces must be at least 70% non-residential development.^[12]

Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks the tallest completed buildings in Davao City which have at least 12 floors above ground or stand at least 49 meters (161 ft) tall.^[12]

Tallest buildings under construction

Only buildings with at least 12 floors are included in this list.^[12]

Tallest proposed buildings

Buildings which have not yet started construction work and contains at least 12 floors are included in this list.^[12]

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Davao City

Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most-populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila respectively, and the most populous city in Mindanao, in Davao Region, and outside of Metro Manila.^[4]

Precolonial era

The area of what is now Davao City was once a lush forest inhabited by Lumadic peoples such as the Bagobos and Matigsalugs, alongside other ethnic groups such as the Aeta, Maguindanaon and the Kagan. Davao River was then called Tagloc River by the Bagobos, Maguindanaons and Tausugs who then inhabited a settlement near the mouth of the river to the sea around what is now Bolton Riverside due immediately southwest of the city plaza.^[4]

Maguindanao era

A Maguindanaon Datu under the name Datu Bago was rewarded the territory of the surroundings of Davao Gulf by the Sultan of Maguindanao Sultanate for joining the campaign against the Spanish in the late 1700s. From his ancestral home in Maguindanao, he moved to the area in 1800 and, having convinced Bagobos and other native groups in the area to his side, conquered the entire Davao Gulf area. Having consolidated his position, he founded the fortress of Pinagurasan in what is now the site of Bangkerohan Public Market in 1830 which served as his capital.^[4]

Spanish era

Although the Spaniards began to explore the Davao Gulf area as early as the 16th century, Spanish influence was negligible in the Davao region until 1842, when the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Narciso Clavería ordered the colonization of the Davao Gulf region, including what is now Davao City, for the Spanish Crown. This came after the loss of their colonies in the Americas from the 1820s to 1830s which gravely reduced their sources of revenue to the point that the royal government in Madrid could no longer continue to properly provide financial support to what remained of its worldwide colonies.^[4]

American period

As the Americans began their administration of the town in 1900, economic opportunities quickly arose as huge swathes of its areas, mainly lush forests and fertile grasslands, were declared open for agricultural investment. As a result, foreign businessmen, especially Japanese entrepreneurs, started settling the region, staking their claims on the vast lands of Davao and turning them into huge coconut and banana plantations. In just a short period, Davao changed from a small and sparsely inhabited town into a bustling economic center serving the Davao Gulf region, heavily populated alongside natives by tens of thousands of settlers and economic migrants from Luzon, Visayas and Japan.^[4]

Postwar growth

Davao regained its status as the agricultural and economic hub of Mindanao after the war ended in 1945. Wood products such as plywood and timber, and more agricultural products being produced within the city, such as copra and other varieties of banana, became available for export. Some Japanese locals—80% percent of the city's population prior to the war's end—assimilated with the Filipino population, while others were expelled from the country by the Filipino locals, due to recent enmity.^[4]

Social unrest, martial law and the 1980s

By the late 1960s, Davao had become the regional capital of southern Mindanao; with the reorganization, it became the regional capital of the Davao Region (Region XI) and a highly urbanized city in the province of Davao del Sur.^[4]

After the People Power revolution

Because the local leaders of the time were closely associated with Marcos, they were removed by the 1986 revolutionary government which took power after Marcos's ouster. President Corazon Aquino then appointed Soledad Duterte's son, Rodrigo Duterte, as temporary Vice Mayor of Davao. Rodrigo Duterte later ran for Mayor of Davao City and won, taking the top city office from 1988 to 1998, from 2001 to 2010, and yet again from 2013 to 2016, after which he became President of the Philippines.^[4]

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