Online gaming firm DigiPlus Interactive Corp. anticipates solid performance for the second quarter, with stable operations and margin-boosting initiatives expected to deliver better results than the first three months of the year, even amid ongoing industry challenges.

Converge ICT Solutions Inc. expects its 2026 revenue to grow 8 to 10 percent, driven by more residential and enterprise subscribers and plans to build one million new fiber ports. At its annual stockholders’ meeting, president Mary Grace Uy reported the firm earned ₱44.8 billion in 2025, up 10.2 percent year-on-year. In the first quarter of 2026, revenue rose 3.7 percent to ₱11.2 billion while net income reached ₱3.02 billion, with profit margins staying among the industry’s strongest despite growth falling slightly short of targets.

Four major industry players—Ayala Corporation, Globe Telecom, Mitsubishi Corp., and KDDI Corp.—have partnered to develop the country’s first Intelligent City, with Makati Central Business District chosen as the pilot site.

The Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF), in partnership with food and beverage industry leader Universal Robina Corp. (URC), operates the Iskolar ni Juan scholarship program to provide young Filipinos—especially those unable to afford college education—with a clear alternative pathway toward stable employment.

A proposed P15.66 billion solar power facility in Barobo, Surigao del Sur will undergo public scoping on June 9, 2026, as announced by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB). Developer Apolaki Four Inc. will present project details to the community and stakeholders during the consultation.

The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) confirmed that the 21,000 metric ton liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) procured by the government arrived last Saturday at the South Pacific Inc. Terminal in Calaca, Batangas, for storage at the CISC Industrial Park. Sourced from Enterprise Port in Texas, USA, and secured through Trafigura Pte. Ltd. last April 2026, the shipment contains equal parts propane and butane.

FAST Logistics Group is ramping up its renewable energy investments, unveiling plans to install solar power systems across its nationwide warehouse network as it pushes to build a greener and more resilient supply chain.

The government’s Green Lane initiative is accelerating major renewable energy investments, with the Board of Investments stepping up efforts to fast-track four offshore and onshore wind projects worth a combined P360.67 billion. 

The government's decision to raise the maximum Pag-IBIG housing loan to P10 million is expected to do more than help Filipinos buy homes. 

Megaworld Corp., along with Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIHGI) and Southwoods Mall, Inc. (SMI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with listed real estate investment trust MREIT, Inc. to pursue a strategic property-for-share swap. 

Ayala Land’s Nuvali Estate has become the first commercial business district in the Philippines to secure a BERDE 5-Star Certification under BERDE Districts Version 1.0.0, after its Lakeside and East Bloc districts were recognized by the Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC).

Ayala Malls is repositioning its malls as multi-use community hubs with the launch of Our Common Place, an initiative that transforms retail environments into flexible spaces for work, rest, connection, and social support.

Japanese electronics manufacturer MinebeaMitsumi Inc. is pouring another P25 billion into its Philippine operations, reinforcing the country's position in the global semiconductor supply chain and creating an estimated 3,000 new jobs.

ASEAN's senior economic officials have wrapped up negotiations for a landmark regional digital economy agreement that could reshape online commerce across Southeast Asia and potentially double the bloc's digital economy to USD2 trillion by 2030.

Persistent job mismatch and underemployment in the Philippines are pushing recruitment platforms and employers to adopt more targeted, technology-driven hiring solutions aimed at connecting workers with jobs that better fit their skills, career goals, and preferred work conditions.

Data activation firm Boomi announced that New Zealand-based social infrastructure provider Citycare Property has modernized its HR and employee management systems using the Boomi Enterprise Platform, delivered with support from partner Adaptiv.

If anyone still believed the Philippine Senate had reached rock bottom, the May 25 session suggested there was, in fact, a trapdoor beneath the floor.

The sudden leadership shake-up in the Senate ahead of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Dutertel may yet prove a poisoned chalice—a glittering prize that offers control today but threatens political liability tomorrow.

“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every house divided against itself will not stand.” In the Lopez corporate universe, the verse now reads less like scripture and more like a live governance case file—complete with injunctions, contested boardrooms, and competing versions of who nearly switched off the lights.

Several things have changed over the past month. The global economy is now poised to face another severe slowdown and rising inflation as a result of the Middle East conflict. While the impact on countries may differ in magnitude, the oil supply shock will squeeze economic activity and raise prices significantly.