Cebu IT Park

Cebu IT Park — older residents still call it Asiatown IT Park — is a 27-hectare business district in the Lahug uptown area, built by Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation, an Ayala Land subsidiary, to house IT and BPO locators. It sits on what used to be Lahug Airport: the runway opened in 1938, went quiet in 1966 once Cebu’s air traffic moved to Mactan, and the site finally closed for good in 1989 after Cebu Property Ventures acquired it. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority cleared the area in April 2000, and Presidential Proclamation No. 12 made it an Information Technology Special Economic Zone the following February; construction on the first office blocks began later that year.

By day it’s still a dense office district, but after hours Cebu IT Park has become one of uptown Cebu City’s main dining and nightlife draws. The center of that is Garden Bloc, a 3-hectare open-air development of restaurants and bars anchored by the night market Sugbo Mercado. On Sunday mornings, a Car-Free Sundays initiative closes designated streets from 5:00 to 10:00 a.m. for walking and jogging. A few earlier venues here — The Pyramid, The Park Social — have since closed, so check current listings before planning a night around them.

The retail anchor is Ayala Malls Central Bloc, which opened in 2019 as Cebu’s second Ayala mall and the park’s first major retail development. A Seda Hotel and two office towers sit alongside it, forming the mixed-use center of the district.

The site carries one more layer of history: on February 19, 1981, Pope John Paul II held an open-air Mass on the old Lahug Airport runway that the IT park now occupies. For a visitor today, though, the draw is food, malls, and walkable streets rather than sightseeing in the conventional sense.

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Cebu IT Park sits in Lahug, next to Cebu Business Park — the two uptown districts share the same core and are easy to treat as one stop. Taxi, ride-hailing, and jeepney all reach it without trouble; there’s no need to arrange transport in advance the way you might for outlying attractions.

Practical Tips for Cebu IT Park

Go in the evening for the food and nightlife — Garden Bloc and the Sugbo Mercado night market are the main draws, with Ayala Malls Central Bloc and the Seda Hotel covering shopping and lodging. On Sunday mornings, Car-Free Sundays (5:00–10:00 a.m.) closes some streets to traffic for walking and jogging. A couple of older venues, The Pyramid and The Park Social among them, have closed — check before you plan a stop around them. Pair the visit with neighboring Cebu Business Park; it’s close enough to walk.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cebu IT Park?

Cebu IT Park, once known as Asiatown IT Park, is a 27-hectare IT and BPO district in the Lahug area of uptown Cebu City, developed by an Ayala Land subsidiary. It was built on the former Lahug Airport site and declared an Information Technology Special Economic Zone in 2001.

What is there to do in Cebu IT Park?

The main draws are Garden Bloc — a 3-hectare park of restaurants and bars anchored by the Sugbo Mercado night market — and Ayala Malls Central Bloc, which opened in 2019. Car-Free Sundays closes streets each Sunday morning for walking and jogging. The area is known for dining and nightlife more than conventional sightseeing.

Was Cebu IT Park really an airport?

Yes. Cebu IT Park sits on the old Lahug Airport site, which opened in 1938, went quiet in 1966 once Cebu’s airport moved to Mactan, and closed for good in 1989. Pope John Paul II held an open-air Mass on the runway on February 19, 1981.

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