Metro Manila’s condominium market remains weighed down by stubborn oversupply, but the imbalance is quietly shifting negotiating power toward buyers with patience and liquidity.
Lufthansa Technik is planning a USD400-million expansion of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility at Clark, a move expected to further strengthen the Philippines’ position as an emerging aviation services hub in Asia, according to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority.
Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Korean state-owned firm K-Water have filed a P15-billion unsolicited proposal to develop and operate the water supply system for New Clark City, according to Bases Conversion and Development Authority President and CEO Joshua Bingcang.
Federal Express is investing USD240 million to expand its hub at the Clark Aviation Complex, while the Bases Conversion and Development Authority is allocating P7 billion for supporting airside infrastructure, underscoring Clark’s growing role as a key logistics gateway in Southeast Asia.
The national government closed 2025 with outstanding debt of P17.17 trillion, up P1.66 trillion from end-2024, driven by fresh borrowings to finance development priorities and the drag from a weaker peso.
The government is rolling out P3 billion in fuel subsidies this month for about 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and agricultural truckers as elevated oil prices and El Niño squeeze production and distribution costs.
More than 90 employees from the Jollibee Group and its brands—Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Chowking, and Greenwich—joined the global International Coastal Cleanup here on September 19, 2026, collecting over 400 kilograms of waste from shorelines.
Setting the initial public offering price of Mynt Inc., the operator of GCash, at P6.60 per share—near the lower end of its indicative range—does not signal trouble, according to market watchers. The figure lands close to the mid-point of the original P10-per-share indicative price band.