West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. is ramping up infrastructure investment and system optimizations to safeguard supply as the summer season approaches and weather officials warn of a potential El Niño phenomenon. In a statement, the company, which serves millions of consumers...
Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), the country’s largest property developer, pushed back against market speculation regarding its liquidity, asserting that its balance sheet remains robust with sufficient capital to refinance upcoming obligations and fund its pivot toward recurring income. ALI pointed out...
Lucio Tan-led flag carrier Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL) and Alaska Airlines Inc. have jointly applied for expanded reciprocal codeshare services covering flights between the Philippines, the United States (US), and beyond, in a move aimed at deepening connectivity to Hawaii and other US...
Local stock market is expected to remain in a bearish holding pattern this week as prolonged diplomatic deadlock in the Middle East dampens investor appetite, even as the market looks toward domestic trade data and the United States (US) Federal Reserve for direction. While local equities have...
Pioneer Insurance, with its joint venture CARD Pioneer Microinsurance Inc., brought global microinsurance leaders to an immersion in a farming community in Sta. Ana, Pampanga, giving them a firsthand look at how inclusive insurance works in communities and how it reaches farmers and underserved...
F or decades, the Philippine real estate market was defined by “single-purpose density”—isolated residential blocks or standalone office towers that required a commute for every basic need. As the market matures into a more sophisticated era, buyers are no longer just purchasing a physical...
Solar energy is no longer a distant concept in the Philippines. It is an increasingly viable, working solution to today’s energy challenges. As demand continues to rise and pressure on the grid becomes more apparent, renewable energy has moved from discussion to deployment, with institutions...
The corner office at Globe Tower in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City, has long been a vantage point for the shifting skyline of Metro Manila, but for Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, it was the laboratory. For three decades, the man everyone calls JAZA was at the center of the Philippines’...
BDO Unibank Inc., the country’s largest lender by assets, reported a two percent increase in first-quarter net income as double-digit loan growth across all market segments offset a decision to bolster its rainy-day reserves. Net income for the Sy family-led bank rose to ₱20.1 billion in the...
If you’ve noticed, Pinoys are buying more MPV’s, SUV’s and pickups for family use, while the sedan has been filling the role of TNVS, taxis and fleet vehicles. It seems we have relegated the sedan to the service vehicle. While it may seem that way, there’s one name plate that continues to...
In the duel between two proud schools, it was Hope Christian High School which displayed remarkable grit and poise down the stretch to emerge victorious over Xavier School – not once but twice. First to draw blood was Al-Cars-Hope’s 30-39 years squad which rode the red-hot shooting of Jobert...
First Gen Corp., the renewable energy company controlled by the Lopez family, expanded its footprint in the Philippine retail electricity market after securing new supply agreements with Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. Under the terms of the agreement finalized in April 2026, First Gen will supply...
