
SMIC’s H1 net income rises 8% to P45.9B
Banking remained SM Investment Corp.’s largest earnings contributor, accounting for 47 percent of group net income, followed by property at 27 percent, retail…
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Banking remained SM Investment Corp.’s largest earnings contributor, accounting for 47 percent of group net income, followed by property at 27 percent, retail…
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Pag-IBIG Fund posted a record P41.35 billion in net income in the first half of 2026, up 24 percent from the same period last year, driven by sustained…
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Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) posted a 4 percent increase in net income to P2.21 billion in the first half of the year, as reservation sales jumped 50 percent and…
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LT Group Inc. (LTG) saw its attributable net income rise 14 percent to a record P17.03 billion in the first half of 2026, driven mainly by higher earnings from…
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BAGUIO CITY — A sudden slope collapse struck Purok 2, Riverside in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, on the evening of 9 August 2026, burying three homes…
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The House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, 10 August, approved a measure seeking to raise the annual income tax exemption threshold from P250,000 to…
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Heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon or Habagat have claimed eight lives, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported…
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More than 9,000 barangays nationwide are at risk of rain-induced landslides and flooding from 8 to 11 August as the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to…
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Universal Robina Corporation (URC) grew its second-quarter profit by 10 percent as strong demand for its branded food products and animal nutrition business…
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The Philippines’ newfound upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status is unlikely to have a tangible impact in the near term, according to risk management firm…
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Maynilad Water Services Inc. grew its first-half net income by 14 percent to P8.51 billion as stronger operations, higher water sales and improving network…
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The Philippines has officially entered the ranks of upper-middle-income economies, but the next challenge is sustaining growth and accelerating reforms to…
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The Philippines' newfound upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status is unlikely to have a tangible impact in the near term, according to risk management firm…
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Asia United Bank (AUB) posted a net income of P6.19 billion in the first half of 2026, up slightly from P6.13 billion a year earlier, as continued loan growth…
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Senate Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to exempt employees earning up to ₱50,000 a month, or ₱600,000…
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) expressed full support Tuesday for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s proposal to raise the income tax exemption…
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Governments should adopt risk-based taxation backed by strong enforcement to improve compliance without distorting markets, global tax expert Ashok Kaul said.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday urged Congress to pass a package of tax relief measures that would raise income tax exemptions for workers, ease…
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