Corporate

Thai beverage giants are stepping up their push into the Philippines, betting on surging demand for specialty drinks and globally inspired lifestyle concepts among Filipino consumers.

Amid escalating US-China trade tensions and renewed tariff uncertainty from Washington, EMS Group of Companies is expanding production, accelerating its push into artificial intelligence hardware, and positioning the Philippines as an increasingly strategic alternative manufacturing base for global electronics firms.

Thai fiber cement maker Sherpa Public Company Limited is gearing up for a second expansion phase in the Philippines, signaling deeper confidence in the country’s construction and housing boom.

Villar Land Holdings Group is facing a slew of legal charges, including insider trading and market manipulation, after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed criminal complaints against one of the country’s most politically powerful and wealthiest families.

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is co-presenting Art Fair Philippines 2026, which will run from February 6 to 8 at Circuit Corporate Center One in Circuit Makati.