BACOLOD CITY – Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy recently announced that the old Bacolod airport in Barangay Singcang-Airport here will be developed as an urban oasis.
MAYOR Albee Benitez with Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy, chairman of the executive committee of SM Prime Holdings Inc., during the Spring Festival Gala at SMX Convention Center in celebration of the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival in Bacolod City.
This exciting project reflects our unwavering belief in Bacolod's potential, Sy said, adding that he is proud and inspired to be part of Bacolod's transformation. The Philippine Airlines and CAAP were each awarded 20 hectares of the property after its ownership was divided.
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