Friendly Competition Unites Team Tycoons Iloilo as Four Teams Have Fun in Filipinohomes Team Building

ILOILO CITY – The Team Tycoons chapter of Filipinohomes in Iloilo took a break from sales quotas and client meetings on May 22, 2026, to hold a lively team building session at an undisclosed venue. The gathering saw participants split into four squads, each carrying a small banner displaying their chosen team name and logo: the Alpha Dogs, Titan Frogs, Elite Goats and Stealth Cats.

The day was filled with fun games designed to break down silos and reinforce camaraderie across the local sales force. Team members competed in relay challenges, problem‑solving drills, and communication‑focused activities that required coordination across the four squads. The playful team names and custom banners added a creative, competitive spirit to the event, leaving participants energized for the weeks ahead.

Building stronger connections across teams

For Team Tycoons, which has been actively recruiting and training new agents in Iloilo throughout the first half of 2026, the team building session served a strategic purpose: strengthening interpersonal bonds among members who may not work side‑by‑side daily. The Iloilo branch has grown rapidly following a series of new agents orientations, contract signings, and product knowledge seminars, making intentional team cohesion exercises increasingly valuable.

The May 22 event followed a series of Filipinohomes milestones in Iloilo this month. On May 5, founder and CEO Anthony Leuterio drew a full house at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel for a “Build Wealth in Real Estate” seminar. On May 4, Iloilo and Bacolod teams met at the Iloilo office for joint strategic planning, aligning sales approaches ahead of the CEO‑led seminar. Earlier in May, Filipinohomes agents also toured WeeComm’s Southprime Flats in Mandurriao as part of a site visit that sharpened their product knowledge. The team building session now adds an internal‑culture layer to that sequence of recruitment and training activities.

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Why Iloilo remains a 2026 real estate and lifestyle magnet
The timing of the May 22 team building coincided with a string of positive developments that have boosted Iloilo’s profile as a destination for both business and leisure.

• Iloilo overtakes Cebu in office demand – Real estate services firm Colliers International reported that Iloilo City outpaced Metro Cebu in total occupied office spaces during the first quarter of 2026. The city posted an 89‑percent condominium take‑up rate (above the VisMin regional average of 87 percent) and a 96‑percent take‑up rate for house‑and‑lot developments (against a 92‑percent regional baseline). Megaworld’s 72‑hectare Iloilo Business Park currently houses 13 office buildings with a combined gross leasable area of more than 205,000 square meters, generating an estimated 20,000 direct BPO jobs and 80,000 indirect jobs across retail, services, and transportation. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is also constructing its new regional office inside the township.

• New ecozone proclaims Atria Gardens IT Park – In January 2026, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued Proclamation No. 1128, designating a 48,569‑square‑meter parcel along Donato Pison Avenue in Barangay San Rafael, Mandurriao District, as the Atria Gardens Information Technology Park. The new ecozone is expected to attract ₱550 million in investments and generate approximately 2,200 jobs, further strengthening Iloilo’s position as a growing hub for IT and business process services.

• Living Heritage Museum Tour launches – The Iloilo City MICE Alliance launched the Living Heritage Museum Tour from May 8 to 10, 2026, covering 10 heritage sites including the Loreto Ledesma Ancestral House, Casa Mariquit, Avanceña‑Camiña Balay na Bato, and the Museum of Philippine Maritime History. Mayor Raisa Treñas noted that some homeowners opened their ancestral houses to guests for the first time, offering a rare immersive experience. The initiative is part of the city’s bid to host the Philippine MICE Conference (MICECON) 2027, competing against Cebu and Boracay.

• Green corridor project breaks ground – On May 11, 2026, the Iloilo City Government and the Department of Transportation broke ground on a ₱74‑million “green tunnel” along Diversion Road in Mandurriao District. The project, which spans approximately four kilometers from Gen. Luna Street to Ungka in Jaro District, will feature urban shading and native tree planting to create a cooler, more walkable corridor. The local government targets planting 10,000 native trees to improve biodiversity, stormwater management, and air quality, while also providing shade for cyclists and pedestrians.

• Water infrastructure and government center advance – Metro Pacific Water has earmarked ₱3.81 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 to fund water system upgrades in Iloilo City. Meanwhile, construction of the Iloilo Government Center in Santa Barbara is ongoing, with site development currently underway and a six‑storey multi‑purpose building in its first phase. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has indicated plans to bring in private partners for the project, which sits on a 6.3‑hectare lot near the Iloilo Golf and Country Club and the Iloilo International Airport.

Strengthening the local team’s internal culture

For the newly formed squads – Alpha Dogs, Titan Frogs, Elite Goats and Stealth Cats – the May 22 team building was more than a break from routine. It introduced a layer of intra‑team identity that unit managers can reference in future motivation and performance reviews. The creative team names and banner‑carrying competition injected a sense of playfulness into the branch’s culture, giving agents a shared experience to build on.

With Iloilo’s office market outpacing Cebu, a new IT‑focused ecozone now proclaimed, a landmark heritage tour launched, and a ₱74‑million green infrastructure project moving forward, the local real estate environment continues to offer multiple entry points for buyers and investors. The May 22 team building ensured that Filipinohomes’ Team Tycoons in Iloilo remains not only well‑trained and product‑knowledgeable but also tightly knit, with four spirited squads ready to carry their newfound camaraderie into the next round of field assignments, backed by the full resources of the country’s largest real estate network