Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is seeking urgent legislative action to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which employ about two‑thirds of the national workforce and is widely regarded as the backbone of the country’s economy. Escudero said that based on the latest...
Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI), the global electronics manufacturing arm of Ayala Corp. (AC), reported a 265-percent surge in consolidated net income to $13.5 million in 2025, up from $3.7 million in 2024, as its restructuring strategy continued to bear fruit. In a disclosure to the...
Senator Joel Villanueva believes that the government should boost the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to address the lingering unemployment and underemployment problem. Villanueva, reacting to the latest job data, said the General Appropriations Act of 2026 should focus on...
Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI), the manufacturing arm of the Ayala Group, has divested its majority stake in subsidiary VIA Optronics Holding AG through a management buyout. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, IMI said that its wholly-owned subsidiary Coöperatief IMI Europe...
The Ayala Group’s Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI) registered a core net income of $16.4 million in the first nine months of 2025, a significant turnaround from the $ 1.1 million net loss suffered in the same period last year. IMI, a global leader in electronics manufacturing services,...
The Ayala Group’s global electronics manufacturing services unit, Integrated Micro-Electronic Inc., has successfully transferred the manufacturing activities of IMI Kuichong to its nearby facility in Pingshan, Shenzhen, as part of continued efforts to drive efficiency across the organization. In...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is partnering with logistics giant DHL Group to strengthen the export readiness of the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The DTI said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DHL on Sept. 10 to outline the logistics...
Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI), the Ayala Group’s global electronics manufacturing services unit, is seeing the fruit of its right-sizing efforts as it registered a financial turnaround in the first half of 2025 with a net income of $7.6 million from a net loss of $8.8 million in the...
Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI), the Ayala Group’s tech manufacturing arm, has completed its 100-percent divestment from Integrated Micro-Electronics Czech Republic s.r.o. for ₱670 million or €10.025 million. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), IMI said it has sold...
The Washington-based World Bank has committed to lend the Philippines $350 million, or over ₱19 billion, for an upcoming Department of Agriculture (DA) project aimed at extending financing support to small agri-businesses. A July 11 project information document showed a project cost of $873...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to receive a loan financing from the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank next year for a project aimed at supporting small agri-businesses. A June 26 document published on Thursday, July 3, showed that the DA is seeking an investment project...
Women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (WMSMEs) are now eligible to avail of loans of up to ₱20 million following the official launch of the Women’s Enterprise Fund. In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the loan program launched on Friday, June 27, setting the...
