Gothong Southern Properties is a real estate and property management company under the Gothong Southern Group. We develop residential, tourism, commercial and industrial properties and deliver top-notch quality developments that are innovative, safe, functional, and livable, nurturing the lives of our customers in years to come.
2022 VISION
We are a Multi-Awarded Hospitality and Real Estate Boutique Developer.
OUR MISSION
We build total-quality sustainable homes, hotels, and hubs with the most inspiring designs and innovations that celebrate Filipino culture and creativity.
OUR HISTORY
Don Carlos, The Imagineer… He set sail to an unchartered territory and found his destiny.
The telling of Carlos A. Gothong and Co., Inc. history can never really commence without first acclaiming the hard work and perseverance of its founder, Don Carlos A. Gothong Sr., who from humble beginnings triumphantly steered the vessel of success to the port of reality.
Bearing the flair of Chinese culture, Don Carlos had remarkably created a place not just in the heart of the country’s business industry but also in the heart of every Filipino. The fruition of which now makes manifest in a growing company that continues to bring his name at the forefront of business endeavors, still ever mindful of the varying market needs in the present and beyond.
One Thousand Miles from China
Hundreds of Chinese nationals came to the Philippines in the nineteenth century either to do business or look for job opportunities in this foreign land.
One of these migrants was Go Bon Tho. He was known as Don Carlos A. Go Thong, Sr. and was affectionately called Carlos. A maverick and a trailblazer, it was easy for him to leave his homeland, Fookien, China in 1910, in pursuit of his dream. He was the fourth sibling, the third son of Don Go Ki Bok and Doña Angolon. He took his first haven in Manila and later resettled in San Isidro, Leyte. The place was close to his heart because he was able to work immediately with Chinese residents who were always sympathetic and helpful to new arrivals.
He was still very young when he thought of seeking greener pastures in other lands – one unusual thought for a man at such an early age. It was the desire to improve the quality of life that became his guiding zeal, coupled with his dreams, compassion, strength, and struggle that later made him successful.
The early days…
During the early 1900’s, migration to the Philippines was so easy. The country was dominated by different foreign nationals who were allowed to sponsor any of their foreign relatives as long as they were willing and capable enough of breeding and nurturing them in the country.