The Board of Investments (BOI) has endorsed more than ₱5-trillion worth of projects under green lane status by the end of April, with the renewable energy (RE) sector having the bulk of investments. From January to April this year, the BOI endorsed a total of 26 projects valued at ₱631.22...
SM Investments Corporation, the flagship of the Sy family, remains optimistic in 2025 despite being mindful of the challenges posed by high interest rates and the volatile global trade environment. “With our unique ecosystem of businesses, our market-leading positions and our ability to invest...
Leaders from De Los Santos Medical Center and mWell with guests and partner companies during the launch of the Corporate Clinic Management system powered by mWell HealthSuite. Metro Pacific Investment Corporation announced the partnership of its units mWell, the Philippines’ fully integrated...
SM Store Makati SM Investments Corp.’s retail arm, SM Retail Inc., reported that its efforts to tap into the rapidly growing Gen Z demographic as a new consumer market is bearing fruit. Data from the SM Store, the department store business of SM Retail, reveals a 13-percent increase in in-store...
SM, through the Henry Sy Foundation and SM Foundation, completed the restoration of West Visayas State University’s (WVSU) Quezon Hall in Iloilo City. The SM Group, through the Henry Sy Foundation and SM Foundation, is making inroads in the restoration of cultural landmarks that underscores its...
Dutch financial giant ING expects the Philippine peso to depreciate against the United States (US) dollar in the near term as the US President Donald Trump-led global trade war rages on and the domestic economy weakens. "We look for the Singapore dollar and Philippine peso to underperform in a...
Private-sector investors, especially foreigners, have grown hesitant to enter public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the Philippines due to political interference in contract pricing and delays in government compensation to private partners, according to the Asian Development Bank...
Although recovering from the 11-year-low inflows in December last year, foreign-led brick-and-mortar investments at the start of 2025 declined by 20 percent to $731 million, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The latest BSP data released on Thursday, April 10, showed that foreign...
Korea's Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, third from left, and Special Assistant to the President of the Philippines for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go, third from right, pose during the Philippine Business Forum, co-hosted by The Korea Times and the Philippine government, at the Korea...
Government and private sector partners pose for a photo during the Iloilo Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility Groundbreaking Ceremony, last 04 April 2025; (from left to right: Iloilo City Councilor Dr. Candice A. Tupas, Iloilo City Vice Mayor Jeffrey P. Ganzon, Iloilo Province...
NexGen Energy Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Airstream Renewables Corp. (ARC), has secured green lane status for its four wind farm projects. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, April 7, NexGen Energy said ARC’s wind projects, which are located in Quezon province,...
SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the flagship of the Sy family, has been named by Hong Kong-based publication FinanceAsia as the best large cap company in the Philippines, based on its highly anticipated Best Companies Poll 2025. The conglomerate, which marked its 20th listing anniversary on the...
