𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 By: Samuel O. Lao, REB How Rising Prices Are Reshaping the Economy, Household Budgets, and Real Estate Investments The recent surge of Philippine inflation to 7.2% in April 2026 has become one of the biggest economic concerns affecting Filipino families, businesses, investors, and the real estate sector. According to the Philippine Statistics Aut...
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OUTSIDE of Metro Manila, Cebu has remained the top choice of outsourcing firms and multinational companies, capturing more than 50 percent of the total transactions recorded in 2023. Of the 208,800 square meters of office transactions recorded outside of Metro Manila, Cebu accounted for 112,900 square meters of deals or 54 percent of total transactions, according to Colliers Philippines’...
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THE PHILIPPINES edged up just a notch on IMD business school’s annual world digital competitiveness index after last year’s 10-place drop, but it remained third to the last among Asia-Pacific economies covered. The Philippines placed 55th overall out of 63 economies, but stayed 12th out of 14 in Asia and the Pacific, ahead again of Indonesia and Mongolia in the region....
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