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ACEN Q3 profit jumps 84% to P3.3B

ACEN Corp. reported an 84% increase in consolidated net income to P3.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, supported by higher…

Private milk feeding program opens P1.26M market for dairy farmers

A P1.26-million milk supply deal is opening a new revenue stream for Philippine dairy farmers, as corporate-funded school feeding programs…

Solid Group invests $28M in Philippine solar manufacturing venture

Solid Group Inc. is investing an additional $8 million in its wholly owned offshore subsidiary as part of a planned $20-million joint…

Marcos vows support for Filipino chefs as Michelin recognition grows

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pledged continued government support for Filipino chefs and restaurant operators as the country's…

Wage hike, weak peso force supermarket price adjustments

Supermarket operators have begun raising prices of certain consumer goods to offset higher labor costs, a weaker peso and increased…

MacroAsia 9M net income falls 42.3% to P669.6M

MacroAsia Corp. reported a 42.3% decline in consolidated net income to P669.6 million in the first nine months of 2026, as higher operating…

Cebu Pacific unveils Dreamer Plane for 30th anniversary

Cebu Pacific’s newly arrived Dreamer Plane became the world’s most-tracked aircraft on flight-tracking platform Flightradar24, drawing…

ICTSI 9-month income rises 20% to $898.89 million

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) posted a 20% increase in net income attributable to equity holders to $898.89…

SM Investments' nine-month profit climbs 9% to P70.2B

SM Investments Corp. reported a 9 percent increase in consolidated net income to P70.2 billion in the first nine months of 2026, supported…

Nearly 100 volunteers create 19 murals at LIMA Estate

Nearly 100 volunteers came together to complete 19 murals at Biz Hub in Aboitiz Economic Estates’ LIMA Estate in Batangas, turning shared…

FDI inflows plunge 19.2% to $4.8 billion in first eight months of 2026

Philippine foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows fell 19.2 percent year-on-year to $4.8 billion in the first eight months of 2026, as…

Market opening creates new growth lane for D&L

Smaller businesses and institutions are emerging as a new customer market for D&L Industries, Inc. affiliate EvoEnergi, which is expanding…

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SM Investments earns second workplace excellence recognition

SM Investments Corp. has secured its Great Place to Work certification for 2026, marking its second consecutive year of recognition for its…

SC raps app abuses

A foreign tech firm that runs a ride-hailing app hired a manager in Manila. His contract called him a “contractor,” not an employee. It…

Balisacan: BSP inflation fight must go with growth push

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said higher interest rates resulting from the BSP’s efforts to rein in inflation should help restore…

Palace blames calamities for low GDP

As the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the third quarter registered 2.1 percent, one of the slowest in the ASEAN region,…

Globe service revenues hit record P129B

Globe Telecom Inc. posted record service revenues of P129 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 6 percent year-on-year, as growth in…