Jobs remain a key driver of economic growth, with the IT-BPM sector leading as one of the country’s largest employers. In the second quarter of 2025, Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), through its office development and leasing arm, Robinsons Offices, supported this growth by leading the office...
Work today is finding its place in spaces that feel alive. Coworking blends the independence of having your own desk with the shared energy of a community—spaces where people can focus, connect, and thrive while still feeling at home. This vision drives work.able’s growth, now marked by the...
Construction firm EEI Corp. (EEI) is expecting stronger revenues moving forward as total backlog or unworked portion of existing contracts jumped 40 percent to ₱36.85 billion at end-July 2025 from ₱26.39 billion in the second quarter of 2024. The firm noted that it is regaining momentum after...
Zobel-led Ayala Corp. reported a core net income, which excludes one-off items, of ₱23.7 billion in the first half of 2025—a two percent decline compared to the same period last year but an improvement from the four percent drop in the first quarter of the year. “This was a result of higher...
The Philippines and United States are exploring additional avenues for defense cooperation and deeper engagement in multilateral security partnerships across the Indo-Pacific region. Senior officials from the Department of National Defense (DND) and Joint United States Military Assistance Group...
The Zobel family’s Ayala Corp. (AC) has closed the sale of a 6.5-percent stake in GCash owner Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt) to long-time partner Mitsubishi Corp. for ₱18.4 billion after the deal was cleared by the anti-trust watchdog Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). In a...
Security Bank Corp. announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Eduardo M. Olbes, will retire on Sept. 15, 2025, but, his replacement, Allen Alexander P. Reyes, will be onboard by Aug. 11, 2025, to facilitate the transition. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said that,...
Despite softer retail demand, consumer lifestyle and enterprise solutions provider Concepcion Industrial Corp. (CIC) managed to grow earnings by 30 percent in the first half of the year on the back of stronger refrigeration and appliance sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange...
The Ayala Group reported that the parent company and four of its main subsidiaries have once again made it to the prestigious FTSE4Good Index Series due to their sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. In a statement, the conglomerate said inclusion in the index strengthens the...
S&P Global reported that credit growth across emerging markets (EMs) in Asia has generally softened in the first six months of the year, except in the Philippines and Vietnam, where lending has notably picked up pace. According to debt watcher S&P Global, loans from major banks, including universal...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that former DOE Undersecretary Sharon Garin has been officially inducted as the new Energy chief, following the oath-taking ceremony with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In a statement on Monday, July 14, Garin said that she would build on the work of former...
Ramon S. Ang-led San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is set to build a new passenger terminal at Godofredo P. Ramos Airport in Caticlan, the main gateway to Boracay Island, which is expected to increase the airport’s capacity to seven million passengers starting 2027. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
