MAP sees little room for ’26 PH growth to pick up
MANILA, Philippines — With just four months left in 2026, one of the Philippines’ most influential business groups sees little room for a meaningful economic rebound before year-end, expecting the remaining months to do little to offset wea…
BIZ BUZZ: Kerwin Tan takes CFO crown
MANILA, Philippines — Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) finance chief Kerwin Max Tan has picked up a regional accolade after years of steering some of the property giant’s biggest capital market deals. Tan, RLC’s chief financial, risk and complian…
PH BOP swung back to deficit in July
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) returned to a deficit in July after two consecutive months of surpluses as renewed geopolitical tensions and the timing of large transactions weighed on the country’s external…
Dominion Holdings charts capital hike to P30B for Tampakan
MANILA, Philippines — Dominion Holdings Inc. (DHI) is seeking to increase its authorized capital stock nearly ninefold to P30 billion as it moves to bring the massive Tampakan copper-gold project into the listed company. In a regulatory fil…
Benguet’s first-half profit jumps 52%
MANILA, Philippines — Benguet Corp. saw its bottom line jump by more than half in the first six months, as higher metal prices and stronger output pushed revenues past P3 billion. In its quarterly report, the mining company said its net inc…
Philippines emerging as robust market for American ethanol
DES MOINES, United States—The Philippines is seen as a major driver of record-breaking ethanol exports from America this year as the Southeast Asian country continues to ramp up its adoption of bioethanol blends. US Department of Agricultur…
Hongsheng offshore gaming firm faces P2.228-B tax evasion case
MANILA, Philippines — Hongsheng Gaming Technology Inc., which operated offshore gaming activities in the Philippines, is facing a P2.228-billion tax evasion case, according to a statement issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Th…