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.
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.
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.