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Southlinks forum  highlights Manila’s affordable luxury boom

Key players from the fields of investment, property development, and technology gathered at a recent forum hosted by Southlinks Estate in Alabang, where a consensus emerged: Manila is solidifying its foothold as a rising star in the affordable luxury real estate sector.

EEI enters real estate to broaden portfolio

EEI Corp., one of the Philippines’ leading construction companies, announced Friday its strategic expansion into real estate development, a major step in its evolution from a pure construction firm to a fully integrated property and infrastructure developer.

Wall Street slips ahead of Fed Chair Powell speech

Major U.S. markets closed lower Thursday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium—an elite annual gathering of global central bankers that often sets the tone for global interest rate direction.

Walmart shares down as earnings miss eclipse raised outlook

Shares of Walmart were down on Thursday, closing 5 percent lower as the market focused on its second-quarter earnings missing analyst expectations instead of the better growth forecast for retail giant for the full-year.

SEC slaps ₱12M fine on Villar Land, board over delayed financial filings

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed a ₱12-million fine on Villar Land Corp. (formerly Golden MV Holdings Inc.) and its 11-member board of directors for repeatedly failing to submit timely financial reports.

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Philippines flirts with stagflation as growth stalls, prices surge

The Philippine economy is beginning to resemble a car running low on fuel while its engine overheats. Growth is sputtering, prices are soaring, jobs are getting harder to find, and agriculture—a major source of food and rural livelihoods—is contracting

ASEAN digital push puts MSMEs at heart of regional growth

Southeast Asia’s small businesses need stronger digital capabilities and better access to regional markets to tap more than 680 million consumers and help ASEAN achieve its ambition of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy, ASEAN Foundation executive director Dr. Piti Srisangnam said.

SMX Seaside Cebu opens with two major trade exhibitions

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) will inaugurate SMX Convention Center Seaside Cebu on November 26–28, 2026, with two major trade exhibitions that will add 21,000 square meters of leasable event space to Cebu’s growing meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry.

First Holdings to sell Rockwell Land stake to Crème Investment

First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) is selling its entire 90.74-percent stake in Rockwell Land Corp. to Crème Investment Corp., an investment vehicle of Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, for P15.92 billion, freeing up capital for the group's investments in energy, infrastructure, and other businesses.
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