Following its historic 45th anniversary in 2025, Robinsons Land Corporation is advancing a powerful pipeline of projects in 2026 across its shopping malls, offices, hospitality, and logistics arms. RLC’s next wave of developments points to a transparent direction because it moves toward its 50th 12 months: growth shaped by relevance, local context, and the needs of communities and businesses in high-potential regional markets.
“We’re pursuing growth with intention, specializing in developments that answer real market needs, support communities, and create lasting value across the regions we serve,” said Mybelle V. Aragon-GoBio, president and CEO of Robinsons Land.
This 12 months, Robinsons Land has major projects taking shape in Dumaguete, Bacolod, Davao, Pangasinan, and Calamba. Each location reflects a particular market need and a unique stage of growth, yet all are aligned with the identical broader ambition: to create places that stay relevant to on a regular basis life while helping advance economic progress across the nation.
ROBINSONS MALLS: STRENGTHENING EVERYDAY RELEVANCE IN REGIONAL CITIES
Under Robinsons Malls, the corporate is moving ahead with major developments in key growth cities within the Visayas, reflecting the continuing importance of retail and industrial spaces in regional communities.
In Dumaguete, Robinsons Dumaguete is poised for expansion, adding 4 floors and over 17,000 square meters of gross leasable area, with a goal reopening in Q3 2026. The project reinforces the mall’s role in a city that continues to grow as a middle for education, tourism, and commerce in Negros Oriental. The Dumaguete expansion signals Robinsons Land’s confidence in a market where student life, local business opportunities, and regional mobility proceed to shape demand for well-located retail destinations. Robinsons Dumaguete is a component of a mixed-use property where Cybergate Dumaguete and Go Hotels are also positioned.
In Negros Occidental, Robinsons Land is undertaking the expansion and redevelopment of Robinsons Bacolod, one in all town’s long-established lifestyle destinations. Opened in 1997 as Bacolod’s first full-service shopping center, the property has long served residents, students, and visitors. Its redevelopment is meant to hold that legacy forward through a refreshed environment that responds to how people now gather, dine, and spend their leisure time.
The three-floor project spans over 40,000 square meters of gross leasable area. Amongst probably the most visible changes can be a revitalized facade that opens the mall more fully to street level and enhances visibility and accessibility along Lacson Street, one in all town’s important industrial arteries. Inside, the mall will introduce Eat Street, a fresh food hall concept envisioned as a energetic culinary destination.
The redevelopment can even include two Robinsons Movieworld VIP Cinemas and a chapel, broadening the mall’s role in town’s social and communal life. Throughout the redevelopment, Robinsons Bacolod stays operational, allowing tenants to proceed serving customers and helping sustain economic activity in the course of the transition. Complimenting the industrial vibe of Robinsons Bacolod shopping center is a Go Hotel and Cybergate Bacolod 2.
Together, the Dumaguete and Bacolod projects show how Robinsons Malls is approaching 2026. One which expands capability in progressive cities. The opposite renews a long-established landmark for a brand new generation. Each reflect a view of retail shaped by local rhythms, local expectations, and the on a regular basis ways Filipinos use shared spaces.
ROBINSONS OFFICES: EXPANDING ACCESS TO QUALITY WORKSPACES
With the recent successful inaugural of Cybergate Iloilo, Robinsons Offices can also be set to expand its footprint in key regional markets through projects in Dumaguete and Davao, supporting the corporate’s confidence in high-growth cities outside Metro Manila. Cybergate Dumaguete can be the premier office address in town. Situated alongside the Robinsons Dumaguete Mall and Go Hotels Dumaguete, the office development will feature a brand new three-story office above the mall and one ground floor, delivering around 7,200 square meters of office space.
Designed with efficiency, flexibility, and inclusivity in mind, the constructing will feature dual lobbies, efficient floor plates, large glazed windows, spacious ramps, and roomy elevators. It also addresses the necessity for reliability and efficiency with backup power, strong telecoms support, modern safety systems, and sustainability features. These include energy-efficient cooling systems, water-saving fixtures, rainwater collection, and planned solar panels on the roof deck.
Strategically marking Robinsons Offices’ first foray in town, the Dumaguete project aligns with the corporate’s decentralization push by supporting reverse migration and widening access to raised economic opportunities within the provinces. It also positions Dumaguete more strongly as an emerging regional business center where more professionals can construct careers closer to home.
In Davao, Cybergate Victoria 1 reflects a unique stage of growth. Because the third and newest Robinsons Offices development in Davao City, it rises on the historic site of the previous Victoria Plaza, once home to Davao’s first shopping center. The project will feature nine premium office floors supported by retail spaces and recruitment centers, and is designed to serve BPOs, IT-BPM operators, corporate offices, and high-growth enterprises.
Where Dumaguete represents a primary foothold for Robinsons Offices, Davao reflects a deeper investment in an already established business hub. Cybergate Victoria 1 is predicted to support high-quality job generation within the region, give firms room to expand, and strengthen Davao’s position as a serious center for business and employment in Mindanao. It also carries forward the legacy of an iconic site right into a recent phase of urban and industrial activity.
These office developments show Robinsons Land extending premium, future-ready workspaces into regional cities where enterprise growth and native development increasingly go hand in hand. In addition they reflect the corporate’s aspiration of raising Filipino excellence to global heights by helping more professionals and businesses thrive in world-class environments across the country.
ROBINSONS HOTELS AND RESORTS: BROADENING HOSPITALITY IN NORTHERN LUZON
Within the realm of hospitality, Robinsons Hotels and Resorts is broadening its reach in Northern Luzon through Grand Summit Pangasinan, the primary Grand Summit property within the region. Set inside the expanding Robinsons Pangasinan complex in Calasiao, the seven-story upscale hotel is envisioned as a contemporary landmark along the strategic Dagupan-Urdaneta Road, a gateway that connects business districts, cultural centers, and tourism destinations within the province.
Grand Summit Pangasinan will feature 100 rooms, including deluxe rooms and junior and executive suites starting from 38 to 116 square meters. The hotel goals to supply a refined yet welcoming stay for each leisure and business travelers, with a layout and program focused on comfort, efficiency, and an elevated guest experience.
This project reflects Robinsons Land’s confidence in regional hospitality and within the rising appeal of destinations beyond the country’s traditional gateways. It also expresses a typical of service closely related to Filipino hospitality: warm, attentive, and grounded in care.
RLX: SUPPORTING COMMERCE THROUGH LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE
Under its Robinsons Logistix and Industrials (RLX) division, Robinsons Land is further strengthening logistics capability through RLX Calamba 2C SPX, a Grade-A warehouse developed in partnership with SPX Philippines, Shopee’s logistics arm. This can be the second SPX warehouse inside RLX’s Calamba logistics hub and is designed for high-volume e-commerce operations, fast-moving logistics, and sorting. The ability will feature flexible warehouse layouts, modern specifications, and future-ready infrastructure that support nationwide delivery efficiency.
The project also speaks to a bigger need out there: the growing demand for logistics infrastructure that may keep pace with the dimensions, speed, and global standards of e-commerce. With RLX Calamba 2C SPX, Robinsons Land is reinforcing a key logistics corridor in Luzon and supporting the infrastructure required for commerce at scale. It reflects how the corporate views industrial real estate as an enabler of business continuity, market reach, and stronger connections between producers, platforms, and consumers.
Known for its Grade A logistics facilities, RLX has ventured into constructing a brand new retail format to create organic growth and ecosystem synergy inside Robinsons Land. The project strengthens RLX’s role as a builder of scalable, high-impact retail infrastructure while supporting Robinsons Land’s push into recent standalone formats that diversify and expand recurring income streams.
The Shopwise “big box” will sit on over 7,000 sqm of land with a 5,000 sqm gross leasable area, and is slated for completion in the primary half of 2027, with store opening targeted by the third quarter of 2027. This format, larger than standard Philippine supermarkets, draws from global warehouse-style retail models. It’s designed for bulk purchasing, high-efficiency operations, and value-forward merchandising, making it especially relevant to growing middle-income households and small business owners.
With Shopwise Sierra Valley, RLX and Robinsons Land reinforce how Filipino-built brands can shape modern retail landscapes, supporting communities, expanding access, and enabling sustainable growth for years to come back.
A SHARED DIRECTION ACROSS THE PORTFOLIO
Viewed as an entire, Robinsons Land’s pipeline presents a transparent picture of where the corporate is headed. The assorted developments reflect long-term pondering anchored in local relevance and carried by confidence in regional in addition to national growth.
“Our developments across malls, offices, hospitality, and logistics are guided by a shared purpose,” said Aragon-GoBio. “We’re constructing for Filipinos in ways in which strengthen our nation’s cities, expand access to opportunities, and lift the standards of what Philippine real estate can deliver.”
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