Axelum Resources Corp. (PSE: AXLM), an affiliate of Metro Pacific Agro Ventures and the country’s leading fully-integrated manufacturer and exporter of premium coconut products, posted a turnaround in the first quarter of 2024 with a net income of P106 million from a loss of P69.26 million in the...
Because of a newly energized battery energy storage system (BESS), renewable power firm Alternergy Holdings Corp. was able to beef up its financial revenues for the fiscal year 2024. Alternergy’s revenues as of March 2024 were boosted by 44 percent to P182.5 billion due to the Palau Solar BESS...
The local stock market bounced on strong investments data and hope for lower US inflation numbers. The main index jumped 92.32 points or 1.42 percent to close at 6,604.25 as the Services banking sectors surged. Volume was hefty at 947 million shares worth P11.01 billion as gainers beat losers 118...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) reported a 39 percent drop in unaudited net income to P2.2 billion in the first three months of 2024 from the P3.6 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it saw a...
Top township developer Megaworld Corporation is allotting P55 billion for capital expenditures this year as it ramps up the development of malls and office buildings to expand its leasing portfolio. Alliance Global Group, Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Megaworld Chief Strategy Officer Kevin L....
A subsidiary of Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) has inked a 10-year power supply agreement (PSA) with SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP) for the supply of 15.6 megawatts (MWac) from the former’s solar facility in Nueva Ecija. The corporate entity of the Yuchengco group which...
Family budgets could be stretched a little further this week, as consumers will be greeted with relatively substantial reprieve on their drive to the petroleum stations – especially with the big-time rollback for gasoline prices. Based on the pricing adjustment advisories of the oil companies,...
MREIT, Inc., the real estate investment trust of the country’s largest office landlord Megaworld Corporation, is acquiring six office properties with a total value of P13.15 billion. In a statement, MREIT said that, upon the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the...
Investors in the local stock market will be taking cues from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas policy meeting this week. “The BSP is expected to keep rates steady (in its meeting on May 16), but stubborn inflation figures in April is making the speculation more interesting especially in light of...
The national government reduced the amount of subsidy to government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) in March this year, based on data from the Bureau of the Treasury. Financial support extended to state-owned corporations amounted to P6.87 billion in March, down by 36 percent compared...
The Gokongwei Group’s property development arm Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) plans to expand its residential, mall, and logistics businesses to the tune of P22 billion in capital expenditures. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, RLC President Lance Gokongwei said "In 2024, we...
Goldilocks Bakeshop, Inc., one of the most enduring and beloved Filipino brands in the SM group’s portfolio investments, is boosting its expansion through partnerships as it rolls out an additional 30 franchise-owned stores in 2024. In a statement, SMIC said Goldilocks has 926 stores as of...
