November 7th, 2008
Business Opportunities
Tacloban City being the vast developing city in the country has proven how impressive and successful the business and corporate industry is, given the fact of having the lowest incident rate of poverty and water scarcity. Just in the Eastern Visayas Region, Tacloban City owns the largest number of work force that are skilled and educated, which is a large factor influencing a business or large corporation’s success.

the business industries…
Leyte Industrial Development Estate in Isabel, Leyte. This special economic zone, comprising the Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp and the Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corp, is by the way is an advantage for the city of Tacloban because of their convenient locations and knowing that LIDE is the largest copper processing plant in the Philippines.
Having a business in the city is also a good investment. There is not much of competitions as of for the moment when it comes to following business sectors/services:
- shopping malls
- call centres
- spas
- cinemas
- fast food chains
- hotels
- beach resorts
- restaurants
- gyms
- and many more to mention.
What is coming up in Tacloban City?

let’s go shopping…
By the end of 2008 and early 2009, Robinson’s Shopping Mall by the Gokongwei group of companies, is to be seen standing at largely more than an hectare, giving wonderful services to the city by then. Investors and entrepreneurs are invited to see open slots and boutique spaces available for lease.
Other establishments soon to be expected in the city are the 150 room hotel, as large as a four hectare lot in Marasbas District also from Gokongwei group of companies.