Photos by Roel Hoang Manipon
At the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, on reclaimed land between Manila Bay and Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City, the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) rises as a monumental composition of concrete. For five decades, it has witnessed diplomatic gatherings, graduation and oath-taking ceremonies, corporate events, forums, exhibitions, concerts and celebrations.
Its exterior is stark and muscular, but its interiors...
Pag-IBIG Fund continues to make homeownership more affordable for Filipino workers under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program by maintaining low housing loan rates amid a lending environment expected to push commercial borrowing costs higher.
The agency emphasized its commitment to keep homeownership within reach through a subsidized 3-percent rate for qualified socialized housing borrowers, special promotional...
