Remittances up by 2.6% in March — BSP
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas attributed the increase in personal remittances to the inputs of land-based workers with work contracts of one year or more and sea- and land-based workers with work contracts of less than one year......»»
Vista Land board approves P5-B preferred shares offer
Vista Land [VLL 1.50 ?2.0%; 0% avgVol] [link] disclosed that its board has approved a P5 billion preferred shares offering, consisting of 50,000,000 Series 2 Preferred Shares priced at P100/share......»»
MREIT to acquire P13.15-B in office buildings through share swap
MREIT announced that it has applied to the SEC to approve a property-for-share swap transaction with its parent company, Megaworld, where MREIT will acquire six “Grade A buildings” from MEG in exchange for 926,162,000 primary MREIT shares......»»
Tarlac, finally
It took some time, but finally Tarlac may truly be on its way to development as a world-class city that will properly gain international recognition as one of the major cities in the Philippines where international businesses may want to invest in......»»
Banks ease exposure in real estate in 2023
The exposure of Philippine banks and trust entities to the volatile property segment eased slightly to 20.17 percent of total loans in end-December 2023 from 20.55 percent in end-September last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed......»»
CREC to pursue IPO, listing eyed on June 7
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. is pushing through with its planned P8-billion initial public offering this quarter......»»
LTG delivers steady profit
LT Group Inc. of taipan Lucio Tan posted a slight improvement in its profit in the first quarter as strong performances from its banking and beverage units were weighed down by lower earnings contributions from other businesses......»»
Going in circles
To progress, one must move forward......»»
Globe profit down to P6.8 billion in Q1
Mobile giant Globe Telecom Inc. incurred another quarter of lower profit as it reeled from broadband losses and quicker depreciation......»»
Ayala income expands in Q1
Ayala Corp. capped off the first quarter on a high note on the back of continued strong performances of its businesses......»»
Agriculture loans surge to P3.2 trillion
Loans extended by banks to the agriculture sector significantly rose to P3.2 trillion as of June 2023 from the P848 million agri-agra credit allocated in the same period in 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said......»»
Project delays prune Converge’s 2024 capex
Broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is cutting down its spending guidance for the year to between P12 billion and P14 billion as a result of delays in some of its projects......»»
Finance chief floats free trade deal with Canada
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto has floated the potential of a free trade agreement with Canada as he sought more economic and investment opportunities with one of the world’s biggest economies......»»
DOTr eyes to bid contract for multi-river ferry system
The Department of Transportation will start next year the bidding process for a private partner for the ferry system that will traverse Manila Bay, Pasig River, Marikina River and Laguna de Bay......»»
Higher tariff, water use buoy Manila Water earnings
Razon-led Manila Water Company Inc. saw its first quarter net income grow by more than a third compared to last year on the back of higher tariff coupled by increase in water usage in its covered areas......»»
MacroAsia keen on expanding food business
Aviation support service provider MacroAsia Corp. plans to expand its food segment outside Luzon to cater to the growing demand from both airline and non-airline customers......»»
Lower table revenues pull down Bloomberry earnings
The earnings of Enrique Razon’s Bloomberry Resorts Corp. declined by 11 percent to P2.6 billion in the first quarter amid lower VIP and mass table revenue......»»
Market ends with gains ahead of BSP meeting
The stock market posted minimal gains to climb for a second straight session on sustained bargain hunting......»»
CITEM recognizes best of Philippines food exports
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions has recognized the best of the country’s food exports......»»
Balai off to a hot start with higher income
Listed bakery operator Balai ni Fruitas Inc. is off to a hot start in 2024, with net income surging by 38 percent to P13.2 million in the first quarter......»»