Businesses are keeping their office footprints unchanged, prospective homebuyers are delaying purchases, and consumers are cutting back on mall visits as geopolitical uncertainty and higher costs weigh on sentiment, according to property consultancy Colliers Philippines. In its Q1 2026 Survey Flash...
To talk about succession planning is to embark on a long journey; the limited space of this column is simply not enough to cover it fully. Thus, I will focus on the most significant highlights applicable to many family corporations. The tendency among most family businesses run by Filipinos is to...
Veteran actor Christopher de Leon has been drawn into a growing family dispute involving his children with the late Superstar Nora Aunor , after he was mentioned in a social media post by his son, Ian de Leon, who alleged that his sister, Lotlot de Leon, had been providing misleading information...
The rift among the children of the late National Artist Nora Aunor deepened this week after Ian De Leon and Lotlot De Leon traded conflicting claims over the management of their mother 's estate, legacy, and plans to preserve her name. The latest exchange marks another development in the...
State-owned Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Yuchengco-led House of Investments (HI) to establish a Pharma Eco Zone in Tarlac for medical manufacturing and research and development, including vaccines. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
Through TARI Estate, Aboitiz Economic Estates continues to expand its footprint into Central Luzon while advancing its role as a developer and operator of smart and sustainable industrial-anchored townships. Recently, the mixed-use industrial development arm of the Aboitiz group announced that the...
Philippine banks’ exposure to real estate lending remained near multi-year lows in the first quarter of 2026, as domestic lenders maintained a cautious approach to the property market while focusing on other growth areas. According to the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP),...
As Metro Manila continues to evolve, certain neighborhoods are transforming beyond mere residential districts into fully realized lifestyle communities. Katipunan, long defined by its academic institutions and youthful energy, is now entering a new phase, one that’s shaped by sustainability,...
Philippine economic growth needs “a major impetus” after slowing to its weakest pace since the pandemic recovery period, with rising inflation, higher interest rates, and the prolonged Middle East conflict expected to weigh on the country’s property sector, according to property consultancy...
MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust backed by billionaire Andrew Tan’s Megaworld Corp., plans to acquire ₱25 billion worth of commercial assets in a deal that will transform the firm from a pure-office landlord into a diversified property trust. The company signed a memorandum of...
Aboitiz Economic Estates, a subsidiary of Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc., expects the first 200 hectares (ha) of the 384-ha TARI Estate industrial estate in Tarlac City to be operationally ready before the end of the second quarter of 2026. The firm said in a statement on Monday, May 25, that the...
The Philippines’ property market is expected to remain resilient despite elevated inflation, geopolitical tensions, and high borrowing costs, with investors continuing to favor malls, logistics facilities, data centers, offices, and hotels that generate recurring income streams, according to...
