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Smokefree Innotec, Inc. (SFIO) signed last October a memorandum of understanding with Omnicor Industrial Estate & Realty Center, Inc. to pursue a joint venture that would see a two-hectare, bay-side property in Batangas, Philippines developed into a US$100 million eco-friendly, tech village.

Strategically located in Montemaria, Batangas City, just south of Metro Manila, the planned development will service residents looking for a new kind of work-life balance at the crossroads of breathtaking marine biodiversity, historical religious sites, and a suite of modern amenities fit for a better normal.

Asset management company SFIO, recently named one of the "20 Promising Companies Everyone Should Know in 2021" by Global Business Leaders Magazine, will be developing the 500-unit tech village as part of a 10-year development plan with Omnicor’s parent company, AbaCore Capital Holdings, Inc. (PSE stock symbol: ABA). This agreement establishes SFIO as the preferred developer of projects across AbaCore Capital Holdings’ over 200-hectares of real estate around Montemaria.

As part of SFIO’s investment roadmap into future-oriented industries, this tech village blends residential luxuries with the hyper-connected amenities necessary for modern work. Ground floor office and retail spaces give way to resort-like recreational facilities and residential units, making it an ideal space for high-value firms and professionals to embrace remote work.

Just a few miles from the Verde Island Passage, one of the most biologically diverse water ecosystems in the world, the tech village project will embrace eco-friendly development practices, such as solar roofing. An environmental compliance certificate has already been issued over the site, allowing immediate commencement of preliminary survey and design.

The project also aims to cater to religious pilgrims looking to visit the Mother of All Asia Tower of Peace, a 316-foot tall statue of the Virgin Mary. Taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty, and nearly three times taller than Rio De Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer, this is the world’s tallest statue dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Intended for longer-term residents, the tech village will be designed as a timeshare concept, catering not only to working professionals and tourists, but expatriates and Filipinos from around the world looking for a vibrant community to spend a short vacation or their retirement years in.

While SFIO and AbaCore Capital Holdings see this project as the first of many that will thrive in the coming post-pandemic economic boom, both companies see health and wellness as a continuing priority across all their future projects.

Work is already underway at SFIO’s recently established Technology and Software Development Division on a suite of state-of-the-art, smart-building technologies designed to ensure the long-term, holistic wellbeing of communities. Set to be piloted in Montemaria, these technologies are expected to set a new gold-standard for community health systems across resorts and residential developments.

SFIO, which has just filed their Q3 financial reports in line with their broader plans to uplist onto the Nasdaq Exchange, aims to complete this development project by 2024. Permits to commence pre-selling of units are already pending approval.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Craymond Yeong, PR & Marketing SpecialistEpiphany Café Phone: (+64) 21 0833 2966Email: info@sfio.co.nz

About Smokefree Innotec, Inc.Smokefree Innotec, Inc. (OTC: SFIO) is an Asset Management Company, and is a conglomerate of several companies with five strategic business divisions, namely: franchising, food manufacturing and distribution, coffee business, property development, as well as technology and software development – all of which currently have a strong presence in New Zealand and Australia.

SFIO is the new owner and operator of Epiphany Café Franchise Group, Ardent Bakers, Gorgeous Coffee Co., A+ Electrical, AG Architects and Accord Investment Group (AIG) following the successful acquisition of Agrokings, Inc.

About AbaCore Capital Holdings, Inc.AbaCore Capital Holdings, Inc. is a holding company whose shares are listed and traded in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE stock symbol: ABA). Incorporated in 1981, the company is involved in a variety of industries, including real estate and financial services.

About Omnicor Industrial Estate & Realty Center, Inc.Omnicor Industrial Estate & Realty Center, Inc. is a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of Philippine laws, is a subsidiary of AbaCore Capital Holdings, Inc. owning and managing real estate across the Province of Batangas.