The Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) staged its first Visayas-Mindanao Regional Housing and Real Estate Conference and Expo on April 26 to 28 at the SM Trade Hall in General Santos City.
The event was attended by real estate and housing players from various regions for updates and insights on the property sector.
The three-day confab is one of the major activities in the lead-up to the CREBA golden jubilee which will culminate with a national convention, housing expo and gala awards night on September 26 to 28 at the SMX Convention Center and Conrad Hotel in Pasay City.
Founded in 1973 by Manuel Serrano and leading stalwarts of the property industry, CREBA is the Philippine umbrella organization of the real estate and housing industry composed of property developers, builders, contractors, suppliers and manufacturers of construction materials and other professionals and entities engaged in about 70 allied fields. It has recently strengthened its foothold in the Visayas and Mindanao by establishing new chapters in various parts of the Davao, Surigao, Misamis and Agusan regions.
Guest speakers included Senator JV Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee on Housing; Secretary Leo Tereso Magno, presidential assistant for Eastern Mindanao, Climate Change commissioner Albert Dela Cruz; Worldbank – International Finance Corp. technical specialist for building resiliency Pearl Mars; and heads of the regional offices of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and the rest of the key shelter agencies PagIBIG Fund, National Housing Authority and National Home Mortgage Finance Corp.
