Cebu Expats

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

BUSINESS: Retailers in Cebu face a growing threat not from the decline of physical stores, but from failing to adapt to artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven commerce, according to Donald Lim, president of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).

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10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Provincial lawmakers and public works officials have revived plans for an international airport in Medellin, northern Cebu, with discussions underway to fund a critical project feasibility study by the third quarter of 2026. Read more here: http://snstr.co/mcQ

10/06/2026

BREAKING: First Metro issues Ayala Land downgrade call, slashes target price by 45%

One of the country’s biggest property names received a rare downgrade from First Metro Securities, which said mounting pressures on its core housing business and a heavy debt maturity schedule have fundamentally altered its outlook.

Ayala Land has lost more than 40 percent of its market value since the start of 2026, making it the industry’s worst performer.

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10/06/2026

TOP STORY: Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that jolted Mindanao on Monday, June 8, the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) warned about a “potentially active fault” in Cebu that could generate a magnitude 7.2 to 7.5 earthquake if triggered.

Read: https://thefreemancebu.com/phivolcs-warns-of-magnitude-7-2-to-7-5-quake-in-cebu-potentially-active-fault/

09/06/2026

IKEA to open first Cebu store at Ayala’s Gatewalk Mall by December

The Swedish furniture retailer’s Cebu branch — set to be officially revealed on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026, with the mall’s target opening date — will mark its first store in the Visayas, expanding its footprint beyond Metro Manila and giving consumers in Central Philippines easier access to its products and services.

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09/06/2026

MAY DISCOUNT NA SI GIRLIE! 😅🦅

Metro Manila’s only resident Philippine eagle has been symbolically recognized as both a senior citizen and a person with disability (PWD) as conservationists marked Philippine Eagle Week 2026.

The Quezon City government awarded an ID card to “Girlie,” a Philippine eagle housed at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center. At 45 to 46 years old, she has already outlived the typical lifespan of her species, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Girlie lives with a permanent wing injury and blindness in her right eye, conditions that prevent her return to the wild. The DENR said she now stands as a living symbol of wildlife conservation and the effort to protect the critically endangered Philippine eagle.

The recognition came during Philippine Eagle Week, observed from June 4 to 10.

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