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Core unit contributions push Ayala Corp. income 39% higher in 2023

Conglomerate Ayala Corp. on Wednesday reported net income growing 39 percent in 2023 to P38.07 billion from P27.39 billion in 2022 on the back of strong contributions from its banking, property development and energy businesses. Revenue grew 11 percent to P341.89 billion from P306.64 billion. 

Mined metals value up 4.8% in 2023 to P249 billion

Improved metals prices, particularly in gold and nickel, allowed the country's metallic minerals industry to grow 4.8 percent in 2023 to P249.05 billion from only P237.66 billion in 2022, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported on Wednesday,

PhilMech distributes equipment under Rice Fund; allots P24.9B-fund for procurement

The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) has distributed 26,412 farm equipment over the last four years through the mechanization program bankrolled by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, or Rice Fund.

Globe completes deployment of cell sites powered by hybid gensets

Globe Telecom Inc. on Wednesday completed the deployment of hybrid solar power across 26 sites nationwide. Their completion forms part of their commitment to...

Lazada-IPOPhl tandem seeks out recidivist fraudsters online under new pact

Leading e-commerce platform Lazada and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) are partners in a program battling counterfeiting and piracy by ensuring that both seller and consumer trade safely and trust the online marketplace.

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Lawmaker urges urgent shift to E15 fuel blend to cut costs, save sugar industry

A Negros Occidental lawmaker is pushing for an immediate increase in the country’s ethanol-blended fuel from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15), calling it a “practical and timely” solution to rising fuel prices and the worsening crisis in the sugar sector.

Mead Johnson relocates to Uptown Bonifacio hub

Mead Johnson, a United Kingdom-based nutrition company, is relocating its Philippine headquarters to Uptown Bonifacio in Taguig City, underscoring continued demand for premium office space from multinational firms.

Nickel Asia subsidiary provides P4.44M for Bataan power line expansion

Jobin-SQM Inc. (JSI), part of Nickel Asia Corp.’s clean energy unit Emerging Power Inc. (EPI), has handed over P4.44 million to the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (Penelco) to fund the expansion of power lines in Bataan.

Solar irrigation brings big savings to CamSur farmers

Farmers in Camarines Sur now have a more affordable and reliable way to water their crops after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turned over P332 million worth of solar-powered irrigation systems.
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