FLI’s Visayas malls reinvent retail beyond checkout
The modern shopping mall is having an identity crisis, and that may be the best thing that ever happened to retail.
Empire East says OFWs continue to drive property market
Overseas Filipino workers continue to provide a crucial source of demand for the Philippine housing market, with homeownership aspirations proving resilient despite economic uncertainties abroad, according to listed developer Empire East Land Holdings Inc.
Marcos expands Cebu Ecozone, eyes 11,000 jobs
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expanded the West Cebu Industrial Park–Special Economic Zone (WCIP-SEZ) by 64.7 hectares, a move expected to strengthen Cebu's position as a major industrial hub and support thousands of new jobs in the Visayas.
GenSan Airport partially reopened for relief flights after quake
Transport Secretary Giovanni Lopez has ordered the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to lift its suspension of operations at General Santos Airport — but only for military, government, and humanitarian flights.
DICT eyes $30B AI investments under 7-year masterplan
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to draw $30 billion in investments over seven years through its Philippines AI+ Infrastructure Masterplan (PAIIM 2033). Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda said approval from the Economic Development Committee is targeted by July, with final institutionalization via an Executive Order afterward.
