Private-sector investors, especially foreigners, have grown hesitant to enter public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the Philippines due to political interference in contract pricing and delays in government compensation to private partners, according to the Asian Development Bank...
Although recovering from the 11-year-low inflows in December last year, foreign-led brick-and-mortar investments at the start of 2025 declined by 20 percent to $731 million, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The latest BSP data released on Thursday, April 10, showed that foreign...
Korea's Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, third from left, and Special Assistant to the President of the Philippines for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go, third from right, pose during the Philippine Business Forum, co-hosted by The Korea Times and the Philippine government, at the Korea...
Government and private sector partners pose for a photo during the Iloilo Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility Groundbreaking Ceremony, last 04 April 2025; (from left to right: Iloilo City Councilor Dr. Candice A. Tupas, Iloilo City Vice Mayor Jeffrey P. Ganzon, Iloilo Province...
NexGen Energy Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Airstream Renewables Corp. (ARC), has secured green lane status for its four wind farm projects. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, April 7, NexGen Energy said ARC’s wind projects, which are located in Quezon province,...
SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the flagship of the Sy family, has been named by Hong Kong-based publication FinanceAsia as the best large cap company in the Philippines, based on its highly anticipated Best Companies Poll 2025. The conglomerate, which marked its 20th listing anniversary on the...
ILOILO CITY — An environmental coalition on Thursday lamented the lack of transparency in the waste-to-energy project of this city. The coalition called out the Iloilo City government for its joint venture agreement (JVA) with a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) for the Iloilo...
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) move to relax the rule on the single business group (SBG) investment limit will benefit conglomerates with multiple listed subsidiaries, such as the SM and Ayala groups, as well as the planned initial public offering (IPO) of GCash. Under the...
The brown taipan, Manuel B. Villar Jr., who recently disclosed that one of his real estate companies earned ₱1 trillion, is back as the Philippines’ richest man, after being briefly replaced by port and gaming magnate Enrique K. Razon Jr., as ranked by Forbes Magazine. There are 15 Filipinos in...
MPH's Makati Medical Center Metro Pacific Health Corp. (MPH), the Philippines’ largest hospital group and a subsidiary of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), is looking to acquire four or more hospitals this year. In an interview, MPH Vice Chairman and President...
With Lizanne Uychaco as Group Diversity Officer, SM Investments continues to build an inclusive workplace, where women's leadership drives both business success and positive societal impact. The SM Group credits its sustained growth and long-term success to its commitment to equal...
Metro Pacific Agro Ventures Inc. (MPAV), a subsidiary of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), is looking at the viability of venturing into large-scale production of strawberries and blueberries in the Cordilleras. In an interview, MPAV President Jovy I. Hernandez said,...
