SM Prime Holdings Inc. is paving the way for a fresh funding channel after its board of directors approved the reclassification of 100 million unissued common shares into 100 million preferred shares, a move designed to broaden its capital-raising flexibility and attract a wider investor base.
SM Prime Holdings is accelerating its push into the regions, announcing plans to open four new malls outside Metro Manila in 2026 in a move that underscores confidence in provincial consumer growth.
SM Prime Holdings is making a bold play to turn the Visayas into the country’s next marquee events corridor, banking on the SM Seaside Cebu Arena to draw global acts, foreign fans and fresh investment outside Metro Manila.
The government is rolling out P3 billion in fuel subsidies this month for about 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and agricultural truckers as elevated oil prices and El Niño squeeze production and distribution costs.
More than 90 employees from the Jollibee Group and its brands—Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Chowking, and Greenwich—joined the global International Coastal Cleanup here on September 19, 2026, collecting over 400 kilograms of waste from shorelines.