Metro Manila’s office market remains active but is undergoing a strategic recalibration as business process outsourcing (BPO) firms expand into cost-efficient provincial hubs, according to real estate consultancy Colliers.
The Trump administration’s decision to impose higher tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico could inadvertently provide a strategic opportunity for the Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) industry and the local office market.
The Philippine Chamber of Cooperatives Inc. is organizing more than three million member-owners into a unified, non-partisan voting bloc ahead of the 2028 elections, seeking to turn the cooperative sector’s economic weight into political influence.
The Social Security System’s (SSS) assets climbed to P1.36 trillion as of July 2026, strengthening the pension fund’s financial position and its capacity to sustain benefits for workers and retirees.
Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN) is taking its corporate values off the wall and into the workplace, embedding them in everything from office layouts and employee benefits to leadership engagement and wellness programs.
SM Supermalls is reworking its mall strategy as inflation and economic uncertainty make Filipino consumers more deliberate about where they spend both their money and their time.