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SM Prime targets June 2026 opening for SM Seaside Cebu Arena

SM Prime Holdings is targeting a June 2026 opening for the 25,000-seat SM Seaside Cebu Arena, as the Philippine mall operator expands its push into large-scale live entertainment venues...

Tech care firm Asurion launches Cebu site, plans 2,000 hires

Global tech care company Asurion has opened a new customer solutions center in Cebu City, marking its sixth site in the Philippines and creating...

Filipino Homes’ Leuterio urges Cebu to sustain ASEAN Summit-level discipline, public service

Filipino Homes founder Anthony O. Leuterio has called on government officials to sustain the efficiency, discipline, and public order seen during the recent ASEAN...

BE Group taps COREnergy to power Mabuhay Towers in Cebu

The BE Group of Companies has signed an agreement with COREnergy, the retail electricity arm of Vivant Energy, to supply and manage power for...

Energy players flag supply gap, investment risks in Visayas power sector

Power industry leaders warned that rising electricity demand in the Visayas is outpacing the pace of new capacity additions, raising concerns over energy security,...

DHSUD urged to expedite permits as project launches face setbacks

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is facing calls to speed up the release of Licenses to Sell (LLS) amid concerns...

Cebu PB returns Apo Land deal after raising legal, financial concerns

Cebu’s provincial board has sent back to the executive branch a proposed compromise agreement with Apo Land and Quarry Corp (ALQC), citing legal and...

Aboitiz InfraCapital adds Cebu desalination facility to water portfolio

Aboitiz InfraCapital said it has expanded its water business with the inauguration of a desalination facility in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, as the Philippine infrastructure...

Cebu’s Vivant posts 21% rise in 2025 core profit on power, water gains

Cebu-based Vivant Corp. said its core net income rose 21% in 2025 to P2.7 billion, driven mainly by stronger earnings from its power generation...

Cebu group urges small-scale solar shift as power rates seen rising

A Cebu-based consumer advocacy group has urged households and small businesses to adopt low-cost solar devices to cushion the impact of rising power bills,...

Rising fuel costs drive Cebu trucking firms to seek 30% rate increase

Cebu-based logistics and transport operators are seeking to raise trucking and transport fees by as much as 30% as surging fuel prices squeeze margins,...