Robinsons Dumaguete
Robinsons Dumaguete (formerly known as Robinsons Place Dumaguete) is a shopping mall located in Dumaguete, Philippines. It has a total gross floor area of over 45,000 m2 (480,000 sq ft) and located on almost 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft) of land area.[1] It is the first and largest full-service shopping mall in Negros Oriental and is a major component of the Dumaguete Business Park and IT Plaza in Brgy. Calindagan. It features an activity center, two atria, and an al fresco dining area. The mall brings the outlet store brands such as Uniqlo, GUESS, Bench, Dumaguete famous Sans Rival shop, Hukad by Golden Cowrie, KFC, Shakey's, and iStore among others.
Location | Calindagan, Dumaguete, Philippines |
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Coordinates | 9°17′54.57″N 123°18′12.17″E |
Opening date | November 23, 2009 |
Developer | Robinsons Land Corporation |
Management | Robinsons Malls |
Owner | John Gokongwei |
No. of stores and services | 100+ |
No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
Total retail floor area | 48,000 m2 (520,000 sq ft) |
No. of floors | 2 |
Website | www |
Located in its vicinity is Go Hotels Dumaguete, a hotel chain also owned by Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), and a public transport terminal which serves the commuting public coming from north and south of Dumaguete and the rest of Negros Oriental, as well as those from the neighboring provinces of Cebu, Siquijor, and some areas in Mindanao.
History
Robinsons Place Dumaguete opened on November 23, 2009, making it the 27th shopping mall development of Robinsons Malls, a division under Robinsons Land Corporation.[1] It was constructed by Freyssinet Philippines, Inc. and is RLC's sixth mall development in the Visayas, and second in Negros Island after Robinsons Place Bacolod.
The mall has been awarded by the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) as the Mall of the Year for 2012.[2]
In October 2015, the Department of Foreign Affairs opened a passport office at the mall's second level.[3] RPD launched the Lingkod Pinoy Center wherein some government agencies have put up offices inside the mall such as Professional Regulation Commission, SSS, Philhealth, LTO, PhilPost, Bureau of Quarantine and PSA.
The mall's major redevelopment and expansion is partially completed with new stores opening.[4]
References
- "Robinsons opens first full-service mall in Dumaguete". Philippine Star. November 23, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- "Robinsons Dumaguete wins Mall of the Year award". The Philippine Star. January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- PNA (November 26, 2015). "DFA Dumaguete consular office now fully operational". Sun.Star. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- Austria, Jeniffer B. (May 3, 2020). "Robinsons Land launching P20-b worth of new residential projects this year". Manila Standard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.