The Department of Transportation and Communications may resort to more “interventionist” measures to decongest Manila’s ports in favor of underutilized facilities in Subic and Batangas, including recommending certain government guarantees for shipping companies.
SM Development Corp., the residential property arm of the SM group of tycoon Henry Sy, has expanded its land inventory with the acquisition of the prime property of local insurance firm Philippine American Life and General Insurance Co. along UN Ave. in Manila.
Harley-Davidson is now in the Philippines. In the year of its 110th anniversary, the legendary American motorcycle brand has opened its first dealership in the country—only the sixth in Southeast Asia.
MJC Investments Corp. (MJIC), the hotel and tourism estate development arm of the Manila Jockey Club group, plans to invest about P3.5 billion to build a luxury hotel at the San Lazaro Business and Tourism Park.
From Manila City Hall, as you walk towards Intramuros, you will see the towering façade of the imposing Bayleaf Hotel, the newest kid-on-the-block in that historic district.
As a rule, business takes a beating in media on any issue regarding the environment. Recently, media slaughtered the new reclamation project in the City of Manila called “Solar City.”
The old Walled City of Manila was “four hundred years the flower & fruit,” rhapsodized the Manila-born National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin.
When flag carrier PAL recently made its inaugural non-stop direct flight to Toronto, the largest highly cosmopolitan city in Canada, the airline brought along officials from the Department of Tourism.
ONCE a laggard in the region, Manila is rising to be one of Asia-Pacific’s most appealing property markets amid escalating concerns over high property prices in China’s core markets.
Capitalizing on Filipinos’ penchant for taking photos and sharing them on social media sites, publicly listed Prime Orion Philippines Inc. has opened a virtual zoo at the Tutuban Center in Manila.
Manila was ranked 11th in the Globe Shopper Index, published by Global Blue, a few points behind Delhi and ahead of Taipei, with Hong Kong topping the index as the most attractive city for international travel shoppers in Asia-Pacific.
MJC Investments Corp., the property development unit of Manila Jockey Club, accepted Monday a P2.15-billion fresh equity infusion to fund the construction of a hotel, tourism and entertainment hub at San Lazaro Business and Tourism Park in Sta. Cruz, Manila.
