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Cebu to host Visayas’ biggest franchise expo as PFA targets entrepreneurs, investors

More than 60 franchise brands and business suppliers will gather in Cebu next week as the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) stages its largest regional franchise exhibition, aiming to encourage...

SM opens Cebu arena as part of ₱8B integrated complex, bets on MICE and tourism growth

SM has opened the SM Seaside Cebu Arena, the centerpiece of an integrated entertainment, convention and hospitality complex that represents about ₱8 billion in...

AppleOne bets on diversification, integrated developments to weather market uncertainty

Cebu-based property developer AppleOne Group is strengthening its investments in healthcare, commercial real estate and renewable energy as it diversifies beyond residential and hospitality...

Cebu-based Vivant acquires 200-MW Northern Samar wind project from Envision

Cebu-based Vivant Energy Corp. has acquired a 200-megawatt wind power project in Northern Samar from Envision Energy Philippines, expanding its renewable energy portfolio and...

Real estate group presses DHSUD to speed housing project permits

A Philippine real estate industry group has urged the government to speed up approvals for new housing projects and avoid midstream regulatory changes, warning...

Builders seek resilience as CebuCon opens in Cebu

The 31st CebuCon Build Expo opened on Thursday at SM Seaside City Cebu, bringing together nearly 100 construction, engineering and building materials companies as...

Cathay Land taps COREnergy for power aggregation across property portfolio

Cathay Land Inc. has tapped COREnergy to bring 46 electricity connection points across its property portfolio into the Retail Aggregation Program, as the developer...

OFWs face higher housing costs as project approvals slow: Leuterio

Delays in the issuance of licenses to sell are limiting housing choices for overseas Filipino workers and threatening the livelihood of thousands of real...

CCAP rebrands as CXAP as AI reshapes customer experience industry

The Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) has rebranded as the Customer Xperience Association of the Philippines, or CXAP, marking the 25-year-old organization’s...

SM Prime targets June 2026 opening for SM Seaside Cebu Arena

SM Prime Holdings is targeting a June 2026 opening for the 25,000-seat SM Seaside Cebu Arena, as the Philippine mall operator expands its push...

Tech care firm Asurion launches Cebu site, plans 2,000 hires

Global tech care company Asurion has opened a new customer solutions center in Cebu City, marking its sixth site in the Philippines and creating...