DAVAO CITY — The family behind weighing scale manufacturer First Philippine Scales Inc. (FPSI) has ventured into the hotel business, taking advantage of a 2,000-square meter prime property in Davao City where the new Blue Lotus Hotel now stands. The lot along Quimpo Boulevard, one of the main roads in the city, was originally planned by the Policarpio family for an FPSI showroom for its F...
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ONLINE real estate platform Signet Properties, working with SeedIn Technology (SeedIn PH) and RE/MAX Premier Manila, launched Flint — the first tech-enabled real estate crowdfunding platform in the Philippines. Flint aims to simplify and streamline the process of purchasing and investing in Philippine properties, while making it more accessible for local investors. The platform allows thi...
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CEBU’s property boom isn’t showing signs of slowing down, thanks to the robust economy, which drives investments into the real estate business. The property sector remains one of Cebu’s stellar growth drivers in 2019, as residential, office and retail developments have sustained their growth momentum. Joey Bondoc, senior research manager at Colliers International, said Cebu...
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SINGAPORE-BASED hotel management and booking platform RedDoorz is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) in the country by 2022. “I think, overall, the business goal of RedDoorz is to conduct an IPO… By 2022 or 2023, we should be on our way to creating our business which is publicly listed. That is the general vision,” RedDoorz founder and chief executive officer Amit Saberw...
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The latest to resign was PAL senior vice president for planning and commercial group Angelito Alvarez, who was credited for the new flights launched by the airline since 2016. Alvarez was recruited by tycoon Ramon Ang in PAL when San Miguel Corp. acquired a 49 percent stake in the airline in 2012. A former commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, Alvarez was tapped to head the cargo business at t...
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The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry continues to expand in new growth hubs outside Metro Manila as a more diverse group of BPO tenants invest in “Next Wave Cities,” revealed commercial real estate consultancy Santos Knight Frank. Overall, the local BPO industry currently employs 1.3 million jobs directly and 4.1 million jobs indirectly. Already, 25% of BPO industry emplo...
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