Cebu’s office market is tightening as outsourcing firms and other occupiers move to secure expansion space earlier, with limited availability in the city’s established business districts pushing some tenants to consider emerging locations.
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.
The Philippines' housing pipeline is showing signs of strain, not because buyers have disappeared, but because fewer projects are making it through the regulatory process.
At least five major office developments, including projects of Ayala Land Inc. and companies under the Yuchengco Group, are set to move closer to securing PEZA incentives after the government lifted the seven-year moratorium on new Information Technology (IT) Parks and IT Centers in Metro Manila.
Iloilo is no longer merely an alternative to Metro Manila and Cebu. It is increasingly becoming a destination in its own right for businesses seeking growth, talent, and room to expand, according to a new Colliers Philippines market report.
Megawide Dreamrise Residences Inc., an arm of listed firm Megawide Construction Corp., will turn over 500 housing units in Dasmariñas, Cavite, before the end of 2026, bringing much-needed affordable homes closer to many low-income Filipino families. These units form part of the 7,410 the company aims to complete under the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino, or 4PH Program, which pushes for modern, efficient socialized housing built with advanced construction methods.
This Teacher’s Month, AIA Philippines, The Medical City, ABS-CBN Foundation, and the DepEd Schools Division of San Jose del Monte launched the Hope Mobi Clinic, offering free breast cancer screening to 100 public school teachers in Bulacan. A formal Memorandum of Understanding signing solidified the partners’ shared goal of bringing breast health care closer to communities.
The Philippines is expected to welcome 6.3 million international visitors by 2028, leaving arrivals nearly 2 million short of the pre-pandemic peak even as tourism across Asia-Pacific rebounds beyond 2019 levels.
NQX Philippines (formerly Quantrics) and Naga City Leni Robredo have reaffirmed public‑private collaboration as key to workforce development, community growth, and regional progress during a recent courtesy call at Naga City Hall.