SMDC helps Filipinos prepare for retirement by building homes designed for every stage of life. For many people, retirement feels like a milestone that’s decades away. It is often viewed as something to think about only after a long career or once the children have become independent. Increasingly, however, retirement is being shaped long before it arrives—through the choices people …
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Taiwan’s latest innovations are taking center stage in Manila as the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion opens during Taiwan Expo 2026, running from September 17 to 19 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Carrying the campaign“Empowering a Smarter Future,” the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion brings together 50 Taiwan Excellence-awarded products from 24 top Taiwanese brands across four key categories: Intelligent Technology, …
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ANTIPOLO, RIZAL, PHILIPPINES — September 2026 — Lido Cocina Tsina marked another milestone in its 90th anniversary year with the grand opening of its Antipolo restaurant along Circumferential Road, Antipolo, Rizal. The celebration brought together Lido Cocina Tsina owners Annie Wong and Mark Wu, Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares, Atty. Henry Rosantina, Councilor Atty. Jill Tapales, Councilor Jefferson Lao and …
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Century Properties Group (CPG) is trading high-rises for front yards, officially opening the show village for its new 25-hectare development in General Trias, Cavite. The developer formally launched the model homes for Cerulean Residences this week, marking a major pivot from its usual vertical condominiums to a fully master-planned house-and-lot community. For decades, CPG built its brand on amenity-heavy urban …
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“Reggie,” a 31-year-old welder from Cavite, takes on the huge task of being a responsible gamer after winning a massive PHP 22 million BingoPlus jackpot. Manila, Philippines – BingoPlus continues to showcase how a player’s responsible gaming habits and a secure, trusted platform intersect to reinforce real-life decisions, as it presents real winners with real stories to tell of their …
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Families are invited to create new memories with Lolo and Lola through special activities, prizes, and appliance offers from September 11–13, 2026. CAVITE, Philippines — September 2026 — Robinsons Appliances, together with Panasonic, celebrates the special place grandparents hold in every Filipino family with Grandparents’ Grand Day, happening on September 11–13, 2026 at Robinsons Appliances Vermosa. Built around the message “Make …
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Manila, Philippines — September 9, 2026 LaVie shines as ₱122 million Dragon Link jackpot, won on September 4, ranks among the largest payouts of all time, underscoring the scale of LaVie’s gaming experience across its casino floor in Malate and its online slots platform, operated by Casino Plus, a PAGCOR-licensed online gaming operator. Dragon Link, one of the most recognized progressive …
Read More »Now at the midpoint of its ASEAN Chairship, the Philippines is putting a sharper economic focus on ASEAN Centrality, highlighting how regional cooperation can translate into more trade and investment, stronger supply chains and more competitive industries. These issues take the spotlight at the second ASEAN Business Media Exchange (ABMX) 2026, which brings together government leaders, investors, private-sector representatives and …
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As Manila faces a surge in leptospirosis cases following weeks of heavy rains and flooding, Bell-Kenz Pharma has stepped up its support for communities and frontline responders through the donation of essential medicines to help strengthen the city’s response to the growing public health concern. The local pharmaceutical company donated 10,000 pieces of doxycycline to the Manila City Government through …
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The SMDC × Pag-IBIG Fund MOU brings together selected Pag-IBIG-accredited SMDC projects, buyer education, and planned homebuyer programs for Filipino workers here and abroad. MAKATI CITY, Philippines, September 8, 2026 — Kaya ko na ba? For many Filipinos, that is where the home search begins. Pag-IBIG Fund’s recent increase of its maximum housing loan amount to ₱10 million has widened the …
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