Hotel occupancy in Metro Manila remained stable at 64 percent in the first half of 2025, up one percentage point from last year, according to real estate consultancy Colliers. However, occupancy is expected to hover just above 60 percent for the rest of the year amid weak foreign tourist arrivals and an incoming wave of new hotel rooms.
Metro Manila’s office market continued its recovery in the first half of 2025, with total transactions reaching 446,100 square meters—up 7 percent year-on-year and 33 percent higher than the second half of 2024.
The office market in Metro Cebu surged in the first quarter, rebounding with a 150 percent quarter-on-quarter increase in transaction volumes after a sluggish fourth quarter of 2024, which was weighed down by election-related uncertainty, according to property consultancy firm Colliers.
Real estate consultancy firm Colliers is cautiously optimistic in the growth for office space and residential condominium but is sanguine for the hotel and retail sectors, especially with the expected strong growth in global travel.
Moody’s Ratings has assigned DigiPlus Interactive Corp. a first-time B1 corporate family rating with a stable outlook, citing its leading position in Philippine online gaming and strong balance sheet despite regulatory and competitive risks.
PLDT Inc. has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering open, credible, and tech-enabled elections as it joined the launch of the PPCRV-AMA Command Center, set to run the unofficial parallel count for the first regular Parliamentary Elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
FAST Logistics Group is installing rooftop solar at its Cebu cold-chain hub to reduce reliance on grid power, where round-the-clock refrigeration makes electricity a significant operating cost.