JG Summit 1H net income down 29% to ₱10.7B; revenue up 7%
JG Summit Holdings Inc., the Gokongwei group’s flagship firm, posted a 29 percent drop in first-half net income to P10.7 billion from last year’s P14.99 billion, though reduced losses from its exited petrochemical operations softened the fall.
MacroAsia 1H 2026 net profit down 30% despite revenue gain
MacroAsia Corporation posted a 30 percent drop in first-half 2026 net income, hit by higher operating costs and softer earnings from associates.
SM Investments posts 8% rise in first-half 2026 net income to ₱45.9 billion
SM Investments Corporation, parent of the SM Group, reported a consolidated net income of PHP45.9 billion for the first half of 2026, an 8 percent increase from the ₱42.6 billion recorded in the same period last year.
Robredo-Tulfo edges Duterte-Marcos in new poll
For the first time, a hypothetical presidential-vice presidential tandem led by former Vice President Leni Robredo has numerically overtaken a team-up of Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos, according to an Octa Research survey that offers an intriguing, if hardly decisive, early snapshot of the 2028 race.
SOCOTECO II members to vote on IGNITE Power deal next month
Members of the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) are scheduled to vote on a proposed joint venture with power firm IGNITE Power in a monthlong plebiscite to decide the future of the cooperative supplying power to General Santos, Sarangani and parts of South Cotabato.
