By Jekelyn Nisola Manila, Philippines–A huge arts and crafts event titled “Art Exchange” (#ArtExchangeManila) will be held at Greenbelt 5’s The Gallery from Wednesday, April 19, to next Tuesday, April 25, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The highly anticipated event, organized by The Craft Central, aims to gather artists, crafters,

Manila, Philippines—Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI), one of the country’s largest integrated real estate developers and BPO office providers, reported that its net income hit a record of P5.35 billion for the full year of 2016. This net income was achieved on the back of a hike in total revenues to

Manila, Philippines—Last year, Pag-IBIG Fund assisted 24,983 low-income workers in buying and owning their dream home through the Pag-IBIG housing loans, with a combined loan value of P8.5 Billion. Pag-IBIG Fund Officer-in-Charge Acmad Rizaldy Moti said the number of units is 33% of the Fund’s 76,247 total housing loan portfolio

Manila, Philippines—Property developer Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) has announced the upcoming launch its newest projects targeting first-time homebuyers. “The launch of this new segment effectively expands the company’s portfolio of residential offerings, from luxury and mid-priced condominiums in the business districts and city centers to competitively-priced first homes within

Manila, Philippines–Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) continues to make progress on its 2020 growth plan, posting a net income of P20.9 billion in 2016, 19% higher than the previous year. Consolidated revenues reached P124.6 billion, 16% higher year-on-year on the back of the stable growth of its property development business, balanced

Manila, Philippines—Memorial Park developer Golden Haven Memorial Park Inc. posted 27% increase in net income to P135.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to P106.4 million from the same period last year. Total revenues likewise posted 20% growth to P607.3 million compared to the P506.1 million

Manila, Philippines—SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), one of the Philippines’ leading integrated property companies, reported a consolidated net income growth of 15% to P4.9 billion in the third quarter of 2016 from P4.2 billion in the same period last year. Overall revenues in the third quarter also went up

Manila, Philippines—At the 25th National Convention of The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Association Inc. (CREBA) in Baguio City on October 12 to 15, the group is set to renew its call for the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (DHUD) that would address the housing

Manila, Philippines—AF Payments Inc., Ayala and First Pacific Group’s contactless payment solutions company, has just announced that its Beep card can now be used to pay Bonifacio Global City (BGC) buses, which replaces the TapBGC stored value cards. BGC is a financial and lifestyle district in Taguig City, which is also

Manila, Philippines—Telecom giant Globe seeks the Philippine government’s help to develop broadband access across the country by investing in Internet infrastructure in rural areas. Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu said in a statement that broadband development is particularly relevant in communities where even basic infrastructure services such as roads