State Dining Room, Malacañan Palace
March 2, 2023

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. held a meeting with the executives of ENDEC Development Corporation and Diode Ventures, LLC at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace.

The ENDEC Development Corporation, represented by ENDECGROUP, Inc. Managing Director William Johnson, briefed the President on the status of its proposed Hyperscale Data Center Projects.

The ENDEC Development Corporation is the main developer of the said projects. It is a subsidiary of ENDECGROUP, Inc. that manages the ENDEC, Inc., an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm.

For the past 22 years, ENDEC, Inc. delivered more than 100 projects globally, including water systems, blending plants, schools and training centers, among others.

On the other hand, Diode Ventures, LLC is the development partner of ENDEC Development Corporation. Established in 2017, the company specializes in the development of data centers and renewable energy projects.

ENDEC, Inc. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ernest Calayag and Diode Ventures, LLC President Brad Hardin attended the meeting, together with Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual, and Presidential Adviser on Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go.

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