Philippine developers are using shopping malls as flagships and anchors for large mixed-use developments called “townships”. The trend has been a major driver of the construction boom behind the recent acceleration of the country’s GDP growth.
Philippine developers are using shopping malls as flagships and anchors for large mixed-use developments called “townships”. The trend has been a major driver of the construction boom behind the recent acceleration of the country’s GDP growth.
Americans may be sharply divided over the merits of US President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the Philippine BPO sector is happily gearing up for the extra outsourcing business that US health care reforms are expected to send its way. The ACA, better known as Obamacare, aims to create a virtually universal health insurance...
An extraordinary construction boom is transforming the skyline of the national capital, Manila, as well as other provincial cities. What were once rundown neighbourhoods have become chic, and abandoned former US military bases have been transformed into new business districts, catering mainly to the fast-growing outsourcing sector. Work on highways...
After years of lagging behind its neighbours the Philippines is finally showing signs of overhauling its transport infrastructure. Backed by a favourable macroeconomic environment, political stability and increased spending, the country’s transport sector is slowly getting modernised. If the momentum continues, the Philippines could well become a...
The Philippines has a relatively advanced retail sector despite restrictions on foreign involvement. One of the most consumerist nations of Asia, household consumption in 2012 accounted for 74% of GDP, higher even than the US. The value added by retailers alone accounted for 14% of GDP, one of the highest ratios in the world. Expansion of organised...
As the Philippines seeks to boost tourism arrivals and elevate remote rural populations out of poverty, developing ecotourism is becoming one of the government’s top priorities in the tourism sector. Born out of the environmental and conservationist movements, ecotourism aims to develop a new ethos for tourism in undeveloped areas that stresses...
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