Property

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared the Aboitiz Group's Biz Hub at Lima Estate in Lipa City, Batangas as a special economic zone, paving the way for the mixed-use development to attract more information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) investments outside Metro Manila.

DMCI Project Developers Inc. (DMCI-PDI) is entering the commercial office market with its first office tower in Makati, broadening its property portfolio as demand increasingly shifts toward transit-oriented, sustainable workplaces despite a still-elevated vacancy environment.

Metro Manila's office market is showing signs of resilience despite slower leasing activity, with Colliers Philippines saying companies and landlords that move early on lease renewals, embrace flexible workspaces, and invest in sustainability will be best positioned as demand gradually recovers.

PH1 World Developers has completed the first major construction milestone for its flagship project under the government's Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, signaling accelerating private sector participation in efforts to narrow the country's housing backlog.

Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod is making sustainability and community engagement central to its growth strategy, five years after opening at the height of the pandemic.