LT Group Inc., the holding company of taipan Lucio Tan, reported a 14 percent improvement in attributable net income to a record high of ₱28.92 billion last year from the ₱25.42 billion reported in 2023 on the back of strong growth in its tobacco, banking, liquor, and beer businesses. In its...
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) reported a drop in its net income in 2024 due to weaker selling prices. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, March 3, SMPC said its net income decreased by 30 percent to ₱19.6 billion last year from ₱27.9 billion...
Security Bank Corporation reported a 23 percent year-on-year growth in net income to a record-high ₱11.2 billion in 2024, as revenues rose 28 percent to also hit an all-time high of ₱54.9 billion. “Growth and investment were the defining outcomes for 2024. We thank our clients, teammates, and...
Robinsons Bank Corp. (RBC) President and CEO Elfren Antonio S. Sarte said all its bank branches will no longer be existent come fourth quarter of 2025 as it will be fully rebranded as Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), more than a year after the two banks merged. “By October, all Robinsons...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), the flagship of the Sy family, expects 2025 to be another banner year, following its record performance in 2023 and 2024, on the back of the strength of its core businesses and portfolio investments. “We continue to be cautiously optimistic for 2025. We believe...
Publicly listed Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) is expanding its presence to Pampanga, Boracay, and Palawan through joint venture agreements with the Co family, a strategic investor which recently acquired a 15 percent stake in the company. IDC said it has signed five new joint venture...
Lopez-led renewable energy (RE) provider First Gen Corporation (FGen) and real estate firm Oakridge Realty Development Corporation (ORDC) have partnered to integrate solar power in the latter’s business park in Cebu province. In a statement, FGen said it is set to install a 638 kilowatt-peak...
Jaime Zobel Urquijo (left) and Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala (right), the two young faces of Ayala Group's future. Amid unprecedented volatility and change, the country's oldest conglomerate, with two young Jaimes, has vowed to double down on its consumer commitment, integrating its diverse...
Double Dragon Corporation has appointed Rodolfo Ma. Ponferrada as its new president, replacing founder Edgar J. Sia II’s brother Ferdinand J. Sia, effective March 1, 2025. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its Board of Directors has also approved the promotion of...
MREIT, Inc., the real estate investment trust of township developer Megaworld Corporation, reported a 12 percent improvement in distributable income to P3.2 billion for full-year 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exhcange, the firm said this growth was primarily driven by the...
The PSEi plunged due to the MSCI rebalancing and Trump’s latest statements which continue to rock investor sentiment. The main index fell 126.12 points or 2.06 percent to close at 5,997.97 with the Property counter leading all sectors down. Volume jumped to 1.11 billion shares worth ₱20.63...
NLEX Corp., the private operator of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), has signed a deal with China Road and Bridge Corp. (CRBC) for the construction of a segment of its NLEX-C5 Northlink project. In a statement, NLEX said CRBC will build segment 8.2 section 1A of the project, which will connect...
