Pre-launch · Q2 2026 · Subic Bay Freeport

A movement for the creators of Subic.

Manifesto · 01

Subic has always made great creators. What it hasn't had is a place for them to find each other, or a space built for the way they actually work. That's the gap we're closing. A community first. A studio house second. Both, by people who've been making work here for years.

Read the full manifesto →

What we're doing · 02

Building in public, meeting in person, supporting each other in between.

Who it's for · 03

If you make anything, in Subic, you're already in.

01Photographers + videographers
02Visual artists
03Designers + illustrators
04Writers + storytellers
05Musicians + audio creators
06Content creators
07Florists + craftspeople
08Anyone who makes things

Warm interior reference for the planned Subic content studio house — terracotta accents, cream walls, wooden floors.

The space · 04

A studio house for Subic, opening late 2026.

A 500 sqm content studio house in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Self-shoot studios, a hero space for productions, Gawang Diwa retail, and a coffee bar built for long edits. Four zones, one house, the first of its kind here.

Walk through the house →

The people · 07

A photographer and an artist, married, starting something.

Create in Subic is being built by Gabriel Fordan and his wife Sophia Cruz — Gabriel behind the camera, Sophia behind the brand Gawang Diwa. Both have been making creative work in this region for years. They've felt the gap. They're tired of waiting for someone else to fill it.

Meet Gabriel & Sophia →

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Why we’re building this Read the full manifesto The space · opening late 2026 Tour the studio house 8 of 50 founder spots reserved Support the build