The growth of freelancing in the Philippines could provide the real estate industry additional demand for flexible office space, especially as the government moves to protect those engaged in the “gig” economy, real estate services and investment managemen, Colliers said.
Fernando Zobel de Ayala, who stepped down from the boards of various corporations within the Ayala Group last year for health reasons, is rejoining the board of Ayala Land Inc., a decision-making body he led as chairman for over two decades until last year, albeit in a less stressful role.
The Yuchengco-led holding firm iPeople Inc. (IPO) looks to fortify its excellence in the business and health sciences and has partnered with the Arizona State University (ASU) for this purpose.
Unilever Philippines has renewed its partnership with First Gen Corp., the country’s leading renewable energy (RE) producer, to power seven of its production and distribution sites with approximately 10 megawatts of geothermal energy.
The Marcos Jr. administration has expanded its flagship affordable rice initiative to the transport sector, with over 57,000 public transport workers now set to benefit from P20 per kilo rice under the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program.
Manulife Investment Management is advising investors to adopt a barbell investment strategy in response to the unexpected uptick in the country's inflation rate in August. The strategy, aimed at navigating an increasingly uncertain interest rate environment, involves allocating capital to short-term bonds to benefit from immediate policy rate adjustments, while selectively adding long-term bond exposure if inflation expectations remain anchored.
Ayala-led Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH) has announced a strategic partnership with global biopharmaceutical leader AstraZeneca to establish the Lung Center of Excellence and a dedicated Lung Nodule Clinic at its flagship facility in Arca South, Taguig.