The local stock market fell following renewed concern over US interest rates. The main index plunged 96.61 points or 1.39 percent to close at 6,863.82 as the Property sector led the retreat. Volume also dropped to 701 million shares worth P4.29 billion as losers outnumbered gainers 119 to 71 with...
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), one of the largest Asian food service companies, reported that its wholly owned subsidiary Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd. (JWPL) is investing an additional S$90 million ($66.56 million) for its Asian businesses through Titan Dining II LP (Titan Fund II). In a...
The full energization of at least eight unserved off-grid domains in the provinces of Quezon, Palawan and Cebu will finally take off as the Department of Energy (DOE) has already awarded the contract that shall underpin the project’s implementation and eventual commercial operations. The...
Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC), the flagship firm of the Gotianun family, expects to sustain the strong growth it posted in 2023 when attributable net income jumped 58 percent to P8.9 billion last year from the P5.7 billion earned in 2022. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange...
San Miguel Foods (SMF), a unit of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC), and the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) have partnered to standardize the NutriBun formulation used in government feeding programs. Nutribun is...
The local stock market ended lower on late profit-taking after a strong opening that sent the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) above the 7,000 level. The main index lost 19.38 points or 0.28 percent to close at 6,960.43 led by losses of Banks although sectoral indices were evenly split....
MacroAsia Corporation, an airline services firm controlled by taipan Lucio Tan, reported that record revenues led to a 132 percent surge in consolidated net income of P1.07 billion in 2023, more than double the P461.43 million earned in 2022. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be turning the stretch of its hydropower complex in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija as a ‘mecca of green energy’, with new sites around the area already tagged for its planned solar and wind farm installations that will be amalgamated with battery energy storage...
As an integral part of the inaugural dialogue on the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) underpinned by the Japanese and Philippine governments, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a preliminary deal with three Philippine conglomerates for the development of projects...
Citicore Energy REIT Corporation (CREIT), the country’s first and largest renewable energy real estate investment trust, posted a 12 percent improvement in net income to P1.4 billion last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said its revenues rose 31 percent to...
The heat will be turned down on household budgets for their cooking fuel this month, as the price of liquefied petroleum gas will be reduced by P1.00 per kilogram (kg) or equivalent P11.00 for the standard 11-kilogram cylinder, as advised by the industry players. Petron implemented its reduced LPG...
The local stock market kicked off the first trading day of the second quarter with a substantial hike following strong economic data from China and the US. The main index jumped by 76.28 points or 1.10 percent to close at 6,979.81 as Conglomerates led the advance while the Industrial sector lagged...
