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Japanese subscribers travelling overseas gain free text messaging and location sharing outside regular cell coverage under deals with Globe and Spark.
JFCI will house all restaurant assets outside the Philippines, leaving the parent firm focused exclusively on its domestic business.
Philippine mall operator SM Supermalls saw first-half same-store sales climb 4.8 per cent, supported by casual dining and experiential tenants.
Shopping centers absorbed 26,000 square meters of new space in the second quarter of 2026, with SM Supermalls drawing 1.4 billion visits over the past year.
The Filipino lifestyle apparel brand introduced its new athletic line alongside an updated store layout at the Pasay City shopping complex.
Makati leads urban household earnings at 796,990 pesos a year while five Mindanao provinces post the country’s lowest purchasing power.
The 25-basis-point increase comes despite second-quarter economic growth slowing to 2.3 per cent.
CP Axtra and Ayala Corporation will roll out the wholesale chain across four major estate developments between late 2026 and early 2027.
Robinsons Land Corp. Is retrofitting physical mall assets and daily operations after its Las Pinas site secured disability-friendly honours.
Parent company SM Prime generated 71.7 billion pesos in first-half revenue across its network of 90 Philippine shopping malls.
Thailand’s CP Axtra and Ayala Corp. Will roll out four large-format wholesale stores across Metro Manila, Laguna, and Cavite.
The head of Philippine shipping and logistics firm Magsaysay Group received the honour following workplace equity gains across its maritime operations.
The Philippine gaming regulator warned operators of license cancellations after an unapproved 100-handset giveaway breached marketing rules.
The second consecutive weekly increase lifts domestic diesel and petrol prices as shipping friction in the Strait of Hormuz tightens regional product benchmarks.
SM Retail, the Philippine conglomerate, reported a 5% increase in net income to US$143.8 million for the first half of 2026. This growth was driven by robust consumer spending on essential goods and a strategic expansion of its store network.
Digital payment methods now account for 64.7 percent of all retail transactions by volume in the Philippines, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. This marks a substantial increase from previous years and exceeds central bank targets.
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