CEMEX Holdings Philippines (CHP) bagged a new Golden Arrow Recognition for being a Top Performing Publicly-listed Company in the Philippines. This marks the second time CHP has received the prestigious recognition, the first was in 2019, from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). “Receiving...
For the first time, Globe Telecom Inc. won five Golden Arrow Awards from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) recently. The awards established Globe as a top-performing publicly listed company in the Philippines under the 2021 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). Globe is among three...
Globe Telecom Inc. won three awards at the recent ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). The ACGS is a joint initiative of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote integration within the region and the ASEAN as an investment asset class. Globe was...
The Philippines' leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc. (PLDT) has been named among the top corporations in the ASEAN region for corporate governance. PLDT has been included in the ASEAN Asset Class in the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) for 2021. An initiative of the ASEAN Capital...
China Banking Corporation has maintained its regional and local standing as one of the best-governed publicly listed companies in the 2021 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessments. At the recent virtual awarding by the Institute of Corporate Governance, China Bank was recognized anew...
Various business and think tank groups have strongly opposed the planned Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF), a Philippine government version of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), stating the proposal under House Bill 6398 will not amount to wealth creation but instead puts at risk peoples’ pension money in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed bill seeking to strengthen the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), citing various reasons, including the excessive remunerations for OGCC lawyers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. vetoes the proposed bill...
From left: JGSOC Assistant Vice-President for Special Projects, Deogracias Fermin; Senior Vice-President and Government Affairs and Special Projects Head, Marino Agbayani; Batangas 5 th District Congressman, Mario Vittorio Mariño; Batangas City Mayor, Beverly Rose Dimacuha; Executive Assistant to...
An active partner and supporter of Filipino farmers, SMFI provides farmers with modern farming skills and tools through its Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture (Pre-pandemic photo). Earlier this year, in April; for the very first time, the SM Foundation (SMFI) was conferred a Silver...
Corporate Giveaways Buyers’ Show, the Philippines longest-running expo for business gifts is still open today at Hall 4 of the SMX Convention Center Metro Manila. Now on its 33 rd year, the trade exhibition on premiums, promotional items, and merchandise incentives which runs from June 21 to 23,...
JAZA inducted as Honory Fellow by ICD By JAMES A. LOYOLA The Institute of Corporate Directors has inducted Ayala Corporation Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala as Honorary Fellow for his "lifelong commitment to promoting the highest standards of governance among Philippine corporations." "JAZA...
Beko's parent company, Arçelik A.Ş., the global leading consumer durables and electronics manufacturer, has for the second year in a row ranked on the Corporate Knights' 2022 Global 100 Index, coming in at 57th place. Corporate Knights' 2022 Global 100 Index Corporate Knights Inc (CK). is a media...
