Empresa Homes Inc., an affordable housing brand in North Luzon, recently renewed its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), a government agency that operates and manages the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB).

The said renewal between Empresa and FAB was witnessed by AFAB administrator Emmanuel D. Pineda, Empresa Homes division head Tessie Lanot, and head of Market Research Avon Mananquil. Lanot explained that this partnership was core to achieving Empresa's mission of providing a roof over the head of every Filipino.

To help make homeownership a reality for the average Filipino, Empresa now offers better corporate discounts on house-and-lot units for the exclusive use of FAB employees.

Given the competent management of AFAB, the Freeport Area of Bataan is now the fastest growing freeport in the Philippines, handling over 28,000 import and export transactions in 2022. FAB currently employs almost 40,000 personnel, signifying growth that is expected to surge in the coming years, thanks to the AFAB's approval of 17 expansion areas in one city and eight municipalities of Bataan.

FAB's high rate of employment, along with its socio-economic initiatives, generates a great need for high-quality, value-for-money housing that, in turn, calls for a reliable and trustworthy homebuilder such as Empresa Homes.

"The FAB in Bataan not only gives us a perfect opportunity to achieve this, but also presents a continuously evolving market that promises exciting opportunities in the coming years," Lanot pointed out.

"Finding good business opportunities that help the average Filipinos, as signified by our MOA with the AFAB, is central to the Empresa Homes' approach," Mananquil added.