Metro Manila’s real estate market recorded solid growth across offices, retail, residential, hospitality, and logistics in 2025, signaling sustained business and consumer activity, according to year-end data from Jones Lang LaSalle Philippines (JLL).
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new guidelines governing the issuance of Sukuk, aiming to strengthen the country’s Islamic capital market and expand Shari’ah-compliant investment options for issuers and investors.
Filinvest REIT Corp. has strengthened its tenant portfolio with the addition of Maxicare Health Services Inc. at Filinvest Three, marking a significant expansion of healthcare services within its Northgate Cyberzone estate.
Digital bank GoTyme Bank has signed a partnership with Maxicare Healthcare Corporation to handle the distribution of professional fees to Maxicare-affiliated doctors.
Globe Telecom has stepped up its support for Filipino customers in the Middle East, rolling out free roaming services and financial relief to ensure they remain connected during the region’s evolving situation.
Cash remittances sent by Overseas Filipinos (OFs) rose to US$3.02 billion in January 2026, up 3.5 percent from US$2.92 billion in the same month last year.
The Philippine government is promoting agriculture as a profitable investment sector, urging global financiers to see it not just as a development issue but as a viable business opportunity.
Water bills in parts of Metro Manila are set for a small dip next month after the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System approved a modest tariff adjustment for Maynilad Water Services Inc.
Former Public Works Secretary and former Independent Committee on Infrastructure (ICI) commissioner Rogelio L. Singson said leading corporations and organizations in the country should promote civic-mindedness to help develop a new generation of leaders.