The CEO and co-founder of Leechiu Property Consultants is convinced that the Philippines today presents many opportunities in the real estate sector, despite the continued threats faced by the global economy.  The situation, he believes, calls for businesses to succeed using the time-tested approach of working hard. David Leechiu believes in the importance of giving […]
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Hotels and resorts around Southeast Asia are failing to understand the “green premium” and how to leverage it to attract quality guests, according to leading figures in the region’s hospitality industry. The message that hotels and resorts are falling behind counterparts in other parts of the globe when it comes to sustainable tourism, was one […]
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Melody del Rosario, President of Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF), recently delivered an impassioned talk on the reality of climate change and the critical role that nature-based solutions and science can play in mitigating its effects. The talk, titled “Shoring Up Coastal Communities in the Protection of Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems,” explored the devastating impacts […]
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In celebration of National Bamboo Month, Base Bahay Foundation (Base), has assembled a respected lineup of international bamboo experts to speak on “Building with Bamboo: the Future of Sustainable Construction” at the second annual Bamboost, a bamboo forum slated on September 15 at the Loft at Manansala in Rockwell Center, Makati City.  Registration is now […]
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Top officials of the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) paid a courtesy call on Senator Joseph Victor G. Ejercito, chairman of the Committee on Housing, Urban Development and Resettlements in the Philippine Senate. Senator Ejercito will be among real estate and housing industry leaders and government dignitaries who will grace the […]
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