Metro Manila
Philippines awards $11-billion airport project to Samsung-led consortium
The Philippine government has awarded a consortium backed by South Korean and European companies and led by Samsung Group’s construction arm the $11-billion deal...
Philippines gets largest data center with $700-million investment
The Philippines' largest data center is set to be constructed in Cainta, Rizal, east of Metro Manila to open later this year, catering to...
New lockdown in Metro Manila seen to cause nearly $3 billion in economic damage per week
Only "essential" movements in public are allowed for two weeks
The economic outlook for the Philippine’s capital region...
Chinese state firm to build subway for Metro Manila’s business district
The subway will circumvent Makati city
A Chinese construction company has been awarded a $1.2-billion contract to build...
Confusion over Manila emergency lockdown
Commuters and businesses in Metro Manila are looking for clarity and guidance after the government imposed a...
Chinese-Filipino consortium to build new $10-billion airport serving Metro Manila
China Communications Construction Co Ltd and Philippine partner Macroasia Corp., an airline service company owned by Lucio...
Navigating through Manila’s traffic mess
By Jeremiah Capacillo
Ride-hailing: Giving commuters back time and help them save money
Manila runs dry as water utility wrestles to maintain supply
Customers of Manila Water Company, Inc, a water utility which is part of Philippine business conglomerate Ayala Corp., are faced with more supply shortages...
Manila tops global luxury property index
The Philippine capital Manila surprisingly tops the new ranking of price appreciation of luxury property globally, compiled by international real estate company Knight Frank...
Construction to start for Metro Manila’s first subway stations
A consortium of Japanese and Filipino firms has bagged the contract to design and build the first three stations of the Metro Manila subway...
Formula 1 readies to add Philippines to race circus
The Philippines is set to become the fourth Southeast Asian country to stage Formula 1 races after Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. British newspaper Independent...
HCMC, Hanoi, Manila, Bangkok among world’s most dynamic cities
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi appear prominently among the global Top 10 most dynamically growing cities in the new City Momentum Index...
Service robots to assist shoppers in Metro Manila mega mall
In a country-wide's first, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, the Philippines’ second-biggest shopping center behind SM City North EDSA, will deploy robots starting from next...
Metro Manila subway one step closer to reality
The long-awaited first underground line for Metro Manila, called Mega Manila Subway, is on the way to become reality with the first tranche of...
Philippines starts work on new $3-billion government center
The Philippines has kicked off construction work for a new government district in New Clark City, a planned community under development in Capas, Tarlac...
Iconic Philippine Jeepney becomes endangered species
Filipinos are increasingly worried that a planned phase-out of older Jeepneys could disrupt public transport and bring excessive financial burdens for operators.
As per the...
Ferdinand Marcos to get burial at Manila Heroes’ Cemetery
The Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will allow the "immediate burial" of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos at a heroes' cemetery in Manila.
“I will allow the...
Duterte enters presidential race in Philippines, leads poll
Rodrigo Duterte, mayor of the southern Philippine metropolis of Davao City, will be another contender for the May 2016 elections weeks after the deadline...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...