Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) of Cebu’s Gaisano family reported a 27 percent drop in net income to P100.4 million in the first half of 2024 from P136.8 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm explained that “despite the...
East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. said it has added over 14,000 new water service connections in the first half of the year to expand its water services in its franchise area. In a statement, Manila Water reported that it installed 14,125 new water connections from January to June of...
Razon-led firm Primelectric Holdings, Inc (PHI) has acquired the 70 percent majority stake in Bohol Light Company Inc. (BLCI), a power utility servicing Tagbiliran City that was divested by SPC Power Corporation, a company chaired by businessman Alfredo Henares. Following the shares unloading of...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy investment platform of Meralco PowerGen of the Manila Electric Company group, has acquired 50% stake in the 450-megawatt (MWac) Bugallon solar farm project in Pangasinan that was under a service contract held by Singaporean firm Vena Energy....
Arlene Jacosalem, vice president of Finance of Communiity Creators Inc.; Rowena Ignacio, vice president for Sales; and Jose Dalida, vice president and COO Last July 20, Community Creators, Inc. (CCI) welcomed its valued clients and guests to a special Investors night hosted by Amiya Raya’s...
The Philippine Stock Exchange’s benchmark, the PSEi, is seen to end the year at the 7,000 level as a favorable economic landscape is unfolding with lower interest rates and an easing inflation rate. “Our bottom-up analysis suggests a target of 7,000 for the PSEi in 2024, implying a...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are warning its customers against vishing, or phishing over voice calls, after the activation of a new firewall blocked scammers from doing SMShing, or phishing over SMS. “Criminals are quick to adapt. Now that our new...
Giant lender BDO Unibank Inc. has extended P5.6 billion project funding to the 197-megawatt Tuy solar project of Saavedra-led Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC), a Filipino firm that is calculatedly cementing its stature to become the biggest solar farm developer in the country with its...
The Consunji family’s privately-held holding company Dacon Corporation is infusing P10 billion into DMCI Holdings Inc. via a private placement of convertible Class B preferred shares to fund the acquisition of the majority stake in Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc. (CHP). In a disclosure to the...
Zobel-led Ayala Corporation disclosed that it is paying P22.4 billion for the acquisition of an additional eight percent of Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), the operator of the GCash platform, from existing shareholders. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange providing final...
As the new school year unfolds, Vista Land, one of the Philippines’ leading integrated property developers and the country’s largest homebuilder, continues its commitment to education by expanding its community-focused initiatives. Vista Land has launched a campaign aimed at further enhancing...
FDC Green Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of FDC Utilities, Inc. (FDCUI) of Gotianun-led Filinvest Development Corp., is poised to advance to construction phase its 20.75-megawatt solar farm project following groundbreaking rites at its PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate project site in Misamis Oriental ....
