"Been there, done that." This is how Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III responded when asked about the foiled attempt to change the leadership in the Upper Chamber recently. In an interview on Friday, Feb. 6, Sotto said that, being in the Senate since 1992, he 's already used to this...
D.M. Consunji Inc., the engineering unit of DMCI Holdings Inc., is pivoting its focus toward massive government infrastructure projects to offset slowdown in private-sector construction activity. In an interview, DMCI President Jorge A. Consunji said that the company’s primary target is the...
Investors in equities are turning their focus to upcoming inflation data as catalyst for potential interest rate cuts, seeking signs that price pressures have cooled enough for the central bank to pivot toward easing. The release of February’s consumer price index will be weighed alongside recent...
Specialized food ingredients and plastics manufacturer D&L Industries Inc. is moving to commercialize a proprietary technology that integrates indigenous plant fibers into plastic production, a step aimed at capturing a slice of the growing global market for sustainable materials. The company’s...
Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. started the new year with the retirement of five key officers led by former Chief Financial Officer Augusto D. Bengzon, whose replacement by Jose Eduardo A. Quimpo was announced as early as August 2025. Bengzon retired as senior vice president and member of the...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) order for e-wallets to sever links with online gaming applications has weighed on the earnings of both gaming companies and the e-wallet platforms themselves. Unicapital Securities Inc. Research Analyst Peter Louise D. Garnace said the unlinking of online...
Charlito Martin “Charlie” Mendoza, a top-placing lawyer and licensed geodetic engineer, has been appointed by President Marcos as commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the agency responsible for over 70 percent of government revenues. Mendoza’s appointment is effective...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. ordered a major personnel overhaul, affecting 16 key posts across the agency’s regional offices. The most significant change is the appointment of Southern Metro Manila Regional Director Edgar B. Tolentino as the new head of the...
Cautious trading is expected in the local stock market this week as investors continue to weigh the impact of the lower-than-expected economic growth pace announced last week, though foreign direct investments and corporate earnings reports could spur bouts of bargain hunting. “For next week, the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, November 5, announced that it will spearhead a major nationwide reform to accelerate learning recovery and empower local schools, following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s approval of the Project for Learning Upgrade Support and...
D&L Industries Inc., the country’s top specialty food ingredients and oleochemicals producer, is optimistic that 2026 will be a better year for its business even as it continues to target a 10-percent profit growth for 2025. “From what we see, interest rates are coming down—not just in the...
D&L Industries Inc. has been recognized by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) for the sixth consecutive year for its exemplary corporate governance practices based on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). The firm said in a disclosure to...
