In its recent annual mid-year briefing, Lobien Realty Group (LRG) discussed the market outlook and updated data in the real estate industry on July 9, 2025, at Spaces in World Plaza, BCG. In her presentation, LRG chief executive Shiela Lobien recognized that the Metro Manila office market’s...
The country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are optimistic towards a stronger performance this year, including higher revenue and tapping more customers, following weaker results last year, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). BCG, a global consulting firm,...
The Ayala Group recently welcomed 100 students to a transformative internship program that aims to help them thrive in their professional lives. The Ayala Group Summer Internship Program (AGSIP) is a six-week journey that combines real-world experience with an opportunity for interns to find their...
PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc., the integrated resorts unit of Davao tycoon Dennis A. Uy’s holding company Udenna Corporation, assures the Philippine Stock Exchange that it can wipe out its negative stockholders’ equity with the conversion of shareholders’ advances to common shares. However,...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted MFT Group and Foundry Ventures, along with their officers, for the unauthorized solicitation of investments from the public following the case buildup by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a resolution dated May 26, state prosecutors found...
After the successful bidding to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants, the government and private-sector players may next look forward to another public-private partnership (PPP) in rehabilitating the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex in Mindanao. Power...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Sunday, July 6, that it has placed all its units on a heightened alert as the country braces for the impact of the rainy season. PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered intensified readiness measures to ensure the safety of coastal communities,...
The consortium led by the Aboitiz conglomerate emerged victorious on Friday, July 4, as it won the right to take over the 797-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants in Laguna—a prime Luzon energy asset—from the state-run Power Sector Asset and Liabilities...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to receive a loan financing from the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank next year for a project aimed at supporting small agri-businesses. A June 26 document published on Thursday, July 3, showed that the DA is seeking an investment project...
Senator Ronald Bato Dela Rosa has filed a bill seeking to expand the grounds for the refusal or cancellation of registration of party-list groups. This includes the promotion or use of violence and unlawful acts involving vulnerable sectors such as children and youth; and any form of association...
The Filinvest Group’s Cotabato Sugar Central Co. Inc. has processed over one million metric tons (MT) of sugarcane this milling season, the first time since the Gotianun-led conglomerate acquired the facility in 2002. In a statement, the company said the figure exceeds the original target for the...
Authorities arrested 94 persons illegally facilitating online and offline raffle draws without the required permits and legal documentation in Tarlac province, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) said on Wednesday. In a press conference in Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP-ACG...
