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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) will hold its 3rd Best Life Run on June 7, gathering more than 100 companies to promote workplace wellness as it marks its 175th anniversary. Launched internally in 2023 as an employee activity, the event opened to corporate partners and the public in 2024, growing from a simple fitness drive into a platform that encourages well-being across industries.

Rockwell Land Corp., the listed property arm of the Lopez Group, is positioning the redevelopment of Alabang Town Center (ATC) as the cornerstone of its next phase of growth, betting that the iconic southern Metro Manila property can become for Alabang what Rockwell Center became for Makati.

The Philippines is poised for slower economic growth and higher inflation over the next two years as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East drive up energy and commodity costs, prompting the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) to downgrade its economic outlook for the country.

MerryMart Consumer Corp. is set to leave the stock market as parent group DoubleDragon Corporation moves to fully absorb the retailer in a consolidation play that underscores the growing push among Philippine conglomerates to streamline operations, unlock synergies and scale faster. 

Green GSM Philippines has secured a P2-billion credit facility from Philippine National Bank (PNB), providing a major financial boost to the expansion of the country’s all-electric ride-hailing network as demand for sustainable urban transport gains momentum.