SMDC’s Calm Residences: A Steadfast Investment To Fulfill Your Dreams

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As the Lion City of South Luzon, Santa Rosa has, time and time, proven itself to be a vital economic enclave — connecting many development hubs, and thus, driving growth within and beyond its community. It’s Santa Rosa City’s commercial and industrial growth that have paved the way for residential communities to thrive amid such unwavering progress.

Regardless of whatever stage in life you are in, investing in an SM Development Corporation (SMDC) property guarantees a future of security for you. The minimum capital outlay, alone, opens doors to immeasurable lifestyle opportunities — for those looking to start a family, a home to set the pace; for those in search of a new environment, a hearth to change your space; and perhaps, for those eager for financial contingency, a reliable source of passive income, and in turn, a ladder to help you climb your goals and aspirations.

Discover why Calm Residences, in particular, not only brings the best out of Santa Rosa lifestyle, but also merges the city's promise of business opportunity with SMDC's legacy of real estate service excellence.

Solace in Suburban Living

With such a prime, suburban location, Santa Rosa is within reach to fundamental places of interest. Reputable schools such as Xavier School and De La Salle University - Laguna Campus, and the impending University of Santo Tomas - Laguna and University of the East - Laguna reside in the area. Hospitals, malls, and other commercial centers, as well, lie within the sprawling green spaces of the city — all together, promoting not only a well-rounded lifestyle, but even a competitive one.

Santa Rosa also offers a plethora of employment, business, and investment opportunities. In 2010, industrial locators in the fields of manufacturing, food processing, and business process outsourcing multiplied from 21 to 102, most of which are situated in the seven Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered industrial estates. The businesses generated a combined employment of 100,000, and contributed almost eight billion dollars to the country's export earnings.

Easily accessible from the city, as well, are major thoroughfares such as the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), which give invaluable access to Metro Manila and other key destinations such as Tagaytay City.

To top it all off, Calm Residences houses a wide array of holistic amenities geared to cater to your every need — whether it’s the pleasures of leisure you seek, or simply a breather from the daily grind. These and more give you a strong sense of peace and comfort; an assurance that your real estate investment is here to last.



Sanctuary of Stillness

Carrying SMDC's unique brand of ‘the good life,’ Calm Residences yearns to provide its homeowners with tranquility and wellness, above all else.

Residents are granted with generous choices of lifestyle activities. Relish the lush greeneries at various pocket parks, pavilions, and gardens.

Give in to the inviting resort-styled swimming pool, or perhaps get fit at the designated sports area. Brought together, such facilities not only encourage relaxation and recreation, but also promote a culture of camaraderie within the community.

With the dedicated services of the professional property management team, as well, you are guaranteed 24/7 security, and the kind of upkeep that ensures your own little sanctuary stays just like that — a sanctuary.



Security in Stability

Calm Residences extends a sense of calm not only to its residents but also to its cared-for investors.

A recent study by Leechiu Property Consultants showed that SMDC developments in Santa Rosa have a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of up to 23 percent. This means investors at Calm Residences can expect healthy capital appreciation, factoring the rapid development and commercialization of the area, as well as SMDC’s industry-leading offerings.

Top-notch property management services ensure you live with peace of mind every day. Meanwhile, maximize the returns of your investment, hassle-free, with SMDC Prime Key Leasing, your professional and dependable partner in managing your SMDC property.

Whether it is personal success, financial security, or sustainable living you envision, one thing is for sure — that a real estate investment with SMDC offers you maximum calm, confidence, and convenience as you carve a path from dreams to reality.

Invest now and spend the rest of your days worry-free. To know more about Calm Residences, visit https://smdc.com/properties/calm-residences/.

DepEd hands over chairpersonship of ASEAN Education Sector to Vietnam

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After two years at the helm, the Philippine Department of Education formally turned over the leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Education Sector organizations to the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.

“We would like to give our deepest appreciation to the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Secretaries and Ministers of Education in the Region, and other officials for supporting us during our tenure,” Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said.

“The Department was able to assist our neighboring countries in crafting initiatives and ideas to improve the education delivery, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Our leadership was challenging, but the endless support of the member countries made it easier for us,” she added.

Guided by the theme “Transforming Education the ASEAN Way: Forging Partnerships in the Global Age of Disruptions,” the Philippine chairpersonship highlighted the relentless and unified effort of the ASEAN Ministries of Education in ensuring that learning continues and thrives even in times of disruption.

The Department spearheaded and hosted 26 meetings and adopted ten documents and declarations to ensure continuous coordination despite travel restrictions.

DepEd worked closely with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) throughout its term, following the principle of a trifocalized education system.

In line with this, Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Son is now the head of the ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting, ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting, East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meeting, and their related senior officials’ meetings.

“On behalf of the Department of Education, we would like to congratulate the Vietnam'sMinistry of Education and Training as they take over the ASEAN Education Sector’s organizations. Rest assured that you have the country’s support in your plans moving forward,” Secretary Briones said.

The flow of chairmanship among the member states of the ASEAN education sector follows the alphabetical order. However, with the demands of its current chairmanship of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) council, Singapore shall assume its term as chair in 2024 instead of this year following Vietnam.

PH-UK railway, maritime education partnerships to plant seeds of transport continuity and growth

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The Philippines and the United Kingdom are expected to plant the seeds of transport continuity and growth by investing in people through education, training, and skills development partnerships in the railway and maritime fields, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade said yesterday, 16 February 2022.

Secretary Tugade made the statement during the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for PH-UK Education Partnerships in Transportation in Makati City.

The partnerships will be carried out by the DOTr’s Philippine Railway Institute (PRI) and Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and by the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) and Solent University of the United Kingdom.

The signing of the MOU is a vital component of the PH-UK partnerships, formalizing the cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in terms of education and training of Filipinos in the rail and maritime sectors.

Secretary Tugade said that education and skills training is important for the continuity of growth in the transportation sector in the Philippines.

“It is sweet indeed that today we gather here in order to plant the seeds for education. Why education? Because we want to have a continuity,” Secretary Tugade said.

The partnership between the PRI and the UK-NSAR aims to develop a highly skilled, competent, and world class rail workforce. It is also geared towards efforts to further improve the country’s railway sector which is trailing behind its Asian neighbors for almost three decades.

Programs included in the MOU are railway safety, accreditation framework for the railway sector’s training providers in the Philippines, worldwide recognition, as well as the offering of rail courses and apprenticeships, among others.

Being an archipelagic country and a primary source of 30% of skilled seafarers in the world, Secretary Tugade stressed that the partnership will also help Filipino seafarers.

“You want this to continue? You have to put technical people there. You want the advantage of seafarers to continue? You need to have education,” he said, adding that the partnership between the MARINA and the Solent University will be a boost to the Philippine maritime sector, benefitting the Filipino seafarers.

Under the MARINA-Solent University MOU, Maritime Education and Training (MET) programs will be developed to support human resource requirements of the maritime education sector in the Philippines.

Both Secretary Tugade and Richard Graham, a member of the UK Parliament for Gloucester and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Philippines, cited the benefits of skills training in the railway and maritime sectors.

“You are giving us the seeds so that the growth which we like to achieve in the maritime sector and the development that we like to achieve in the railway sector can continue, continue, and continue steadily so that the Philippines can grow,” Secretary Tugade pointed out.

“These twin events on both railway and maritime reflect that partnership between the UK and the Philippines across many sectors. The skills, whether in maritime or rail, all these things are in transition into a new world of innovation and technology,” Graham said.