ILOILO CITY— The office market in Western Visayas is maintaining its resilience as stable vacancy rates and robust take-up counter the recent surge in new supply, according to real estate services firm Colliers Philippines. Joey Roi Bondoc, Colliers Philippines research director, said the vacancy...
Liberal Party (LP) stalwart Caloocan City 2nd district Rep. Edgar "Egay" Erice need not be told twice about Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo 's supposed preference to stay out of the 2028 presidential race. In a chance interview Monday, May 4, Erice no longer sounded enthusiastic about the...
Caloocan City 2nd district Rep. Edgar "Egay" Erice has floated the name of former senator and Liberal Party (LP) leader Mar Roxas as a possible challenger to Vice President Sara Duterte in the 2028 Palace race. But Erice says he needs some convincing to do with Roxas, whom he has likened to a...
ILOILO CITY – Roxas City is hosting the week-long National Festival of Talents (NFOT) of the Department of Education (DepEd). “We are not only celebrating artistry, but also give equal value to science and technology, recognizing creativity in all its forms,” said DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara...
Megaworld Corp., the Philippines’ largest office landlord, said Mead Johnson Nutrition Philippines will relocate its headquarters to the developer’s Uptown Bonifacio township in Taguig City. Mead Johnson, a unit of U.K.-based consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, is moving its...
Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC), the investment vehicle of the Gotianun family, is signaling a continued push for expansion following record-breaking performance last year. FDC Chief Operating Officer Ysmael V. Baysa said the conglomerate aims to sustain its growth trajectory by maintaining high...
Top office landlord Megaworld Corp. is aiming to attract more Fortune 500 multinational companies (MNCs) to set up shop in its townships, as the firm continues expanding office spaces toward its two-million-square-meter (sqm) target. To further cement its status as the Philippines’ biggest office...
Coal Asia Holdings Inc. is seeking to more than double its capital to facilitate a ₱6.64 billion share swap, a move that will allow Tubig Pilipinas Group Inc. to go public through a backdoor listing. In regulatory filings with the Philippine Stock Exchange, Coal Asia said the miner plans to...
ILOILO CITY – A court has ordered Receliste “Tanoy” Escolin to vacate office as mayor of the municipality of President Roxas in Capiz province for serving a fourth consecutive term. The Roxas City (Capiz) Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 ordered Escolin to “cease and desist from...
ILOILO CITY – The Roxas City government in Capiz declared a state of calamity on Sunday due to incessant rains and heavy flooding brought by tropical storm ‘’Ramil.’’ The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) approved Resolution No. 263-2025 in a special session following the...
Kirby Roxas’ exhibit “A Hole in the Sky” does not announce itself with grand gestures. The works are modest in number, just six, but their presence fills the gallery with a quiet intensity. To spend time with them is to be reminded of how Kirby has consistently redefined the role of the...
Pure Energy Group, controlled by Dexter Y. Tiu, is acquiring a majority stake in Coal Asia Holdings Inc. for ₱220.91 million to facilitate a possible backdoor listing of the energy conglomerate. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Coal Asia said its stockholders Dexter Y. Tiu, Eric...
