A P3.3-billion SMX Convention Center, billed as the largest in the Philippines, will rise in Cebu by the third quarter of 2026, cementing the city’s position as a premier hub for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).
Property giant Megaworld is making its first foray into the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) sector with the opening of Mactan Expo, a standalone convention center within its 30-hectare The Mactan Newtown township in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc., is ramping up its nationwide MICE—meetings, incentives, conventions and events--footprint with the upcoming SMX Convention Center Seaside Cebu, set to open in the fourth quarter of 2026.
SM Prime Holdings, Inc., one of Southeast Asia’s leading integrated property developers, is expanding its Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) footprint with the launch of the SMX Center for International Trade and Exhibitions (SMXCITE)—a P1.7 billion investment that is expected to elevate Manila’s status as a regional trade event hub.
DigiPlus Interactive Corp. announced Wednesday it is withdrawing from final bidding rounds for New Zealand’s online gaming license, following updated market analysis.
Newly appointed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Robert Joseph Montes de Claro has committed to accelerating the country's digital shift and delivering better public services.
Rockport Power Inc. has renewed its Retail Electricity Supplier (RES) License, ensuring it can continue delivering competitive, reliable, customer-focused energy solutions to Philippine businesses.
The Bicol Region is drawing investment interest across information technology and business process management (IT-BPM), electronics assembly and resource-based manufacturing, as the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) seeks to broaden industrial activity beyond the country’s established economic centers.