Affirming that tax collection must be done “efficiently and fairly,” Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza has vowed to modernize tax administration while pledging aggressive prosecution of tax evasion. On Friday, Nov. 14, Mendoza, a former undersecretary at...
Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) posted a 17-percent hike in net income to ₱2.1 billion in the first nine months of 2025 from ₱1.8 billion in the same period in 2024, as its affordable housing unit continues to generate strong sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
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...
Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI), one of the Philippines’ leading nickel ore exporters, more than tripled its attributable net income to ₱1.53 billion for the first nine months of 2025 from ₱502.6 million in the same period last year due to a jump in ore prices. In a disclosure to the...
Tycoon Lucio Co’s grocery retail leader Puregold Price Club Inc. (PGOLD) posted a 5.6-percent improvement in consolidated net income to ₱7.3 billion in the first nine months of 2025 from ₱6.91 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. successfully debuted on the Philippine Stock Exchange after its ₱34.33 billion initial public offering (IPO) was heavily favored by investors, ending 2.7 times oversubscribed. In a briefing before the listing, Maynilad Chief Finance Officer...
Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corp. reported an attributable net loss of ₱216.45 million in the first nine months of 2025 from the net income of ₱122.73 million earned in the same period last year. The firm disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange that its consolidated revenues dipped to ₱16.31...
Former executive secretary, congressman, and Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief of Staff and peace advocate (Ret.) Gen. Eduardo R. Ermita has died. He was 90 years old. His daughter, Balayan Mayor Lisa Ermita Abad, announced his passing. “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is mourning the loss of Jose Ian R. Ho, a dedicated volunteer who died protecting his son during the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu Province last month. PRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon and Secretary General Gwen T. Pang visited Ho’s wake on October 4,...
Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) has launched the ₱1.3-billion Azure North Townvillas, an exclusive and premium house-and-lot enclave, to capitalize on Pampanga 's emergence as a major residential investment in Central Luzon. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), CPG...
Amid the recovery of the consumer market, billionaire Manuel B. Villar Jr. is strengthening management of AllHome Corp. and AllDay Marts Inc. by hiring two retail veterans as their new presidents. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), AllHome said Frances Rosalie T. Coloma has...
Antonio-led Century Properties Group Inc. has been included in the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) - Microcap Index effective Monday, Sept. 22. The FTSE Microcap Index is part of the globally recognized FTSE Global Equity Index Series, which serves as a...
