Global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company is projecting a 5 percent to 6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the Philippines which it expects to remain resilient despite various global economic pressures. The Philippines ended 2023 as the fastest-growing economy across...
TORONTO – Investors who are seriously looking at infusing heavy capital for nuclear power projects in the Philippines are decisively assessing concerns on siting as well as certainty of regulatory frameworks being the challenges that could make or break a deal in the resurgence of this...
The Po family-controlled Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF), one of the leading food companies in the Philippines, is investing $40 million (P2.22 billion) to increase coconut water production capacity after bagging a fresh contract from The Vita Coco Company Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
The pass-on tariff of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will climb by a marginal P0.0229 per kWh in the March billing cycle, and that has been precipitated mainly by the ancillary services (AS) charges of the power system operator. The slight hike in charges will drive up...
Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc. (CADPI), a wholly-owned sugar mill subsidiary of the First Pacific Co.-controlled Roxas Holdings Inc., announced that it has permanently closed its business operations effective on Feb. 28, 2024 due to serious business losses and the government’s sugar...
Philex Mining Corporation, the gold and copper producer controlled by tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan through First Pacific Company, reported a 44.4 percent drop in core net income to P963 million last year from P1.73 billion in 2022 due to lower output from its Padcal mine. Philex Mining Corporation's...
(Unsplash) The distribution and regulation sides of the Philippine power sector have expressed their backing of the economic Charter Change (Cha-cha) that's being pushed by the House of Representatives. In particular, resource persons from the Manila...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the Ty family’s banking arm, has successfully raised $1 billion from its offering of a dual tranche, five-year and 10-year US dollar-denominated notes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank boasted that “this issuance...
Philex Mining Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary Silangan Mindanao Mining Co. Inc. has raised $170-million funding requirement for the development of its Silangan project. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) the firm said it has signed a Deed of Accession for an additional...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) is planning to raise $500 million from the issuance of "Reg S" US dollar-denominated Senior Unsecured Notes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said it has been rated "Baa2" with a "stable" outlook by Moody’s...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP) have completed their $1.8-billion acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) from The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). In a statement, AEV said CCBPI, the exclusive bottler and distributor of TCCC...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the banking arm of the Ty Group, reported a 28.9 percent growth in net income to a record P42.2 billion as total consolidated assets expanded by 9.2 percent to P3.1 trillion in 2023. “Our solid performance in 2023 was strongly driven by our asset...
