The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its crackdown on corporate identity theft, warning the public against three entities that are impersonating registered firms to peddle unauthorized loan products. In an advisory, the commission flagged the operations of Peso Maya and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urges financing and lending companies to adopt relief measures for borrowers whose ability to pay their debts may have been compromised by rising fuel prices resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. In a notice dated April 16, the Commission...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against transacting with three individuals and entities engaged in unauthorized investment schemes, financing, and lending activities. In separate advisories, the SEC alerted the public against Marexx Gadgets and Accessories Shop, a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended by 15 days to one month the deadlines for filing 2025 annual financial statements (AFS) and related reportorial requirements of corporations with a fiscal year (FY) ending Dec. 31, 2025. In a notice, the SEC said the extension was approved...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is intensifying its crackdown on unauthorized investment schemes, naming two entities, Ecocapsule and the HTX group, in its latest round of regulatory warnings. In a formal advisory, the regulator stated that Ecocapsule is operating without the necessary...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new rules governing the creation of umbrella funds, which are open-end investment companies that have at least two sub-funds pursuing their own investment objectives. The commission issued SEC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 14, the rules on...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Melot’s Catering Services to stop its illegal solicitation of investments from the public until it secures the commission’s approval. In a March 14 order, the SEC’s enforcement and investor protection department (EIPD) directed...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is putting government contractors in its sights by tightening oversight and elevating qualification standards for auditing firms and external auditors. The commission said this move will further safeguard the investing public and prevent corruption by...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to allow paperless filing for specific amendment applications through the electronic application for modification of entity data (eAMEND), as it seeks to improve regulatory efficiency and promote sustainability. The commission on March 31...
First Gen Corp. is on track to expand its hydroelectric footprint as it nears the completion of its storage facility in Nueva Ecija, the renewable energy arm of the Lopez family reported. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company’s subsidiary, First Gen Hydro...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) further extended the period for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to avail of fee discounts in the incorporation of their businesses. The Commission, on March 26, issued SEC Memorandum Circular No. 13, Series of 2026, aimed at Further...
GMA Network Inc. has failed to secure a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new rules imposing a strict term limit on independent directors of publicly listed companies. Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 38 denied an application for...
