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    Core businesses drive Megaworld 9-month profit to  P18B

    Megaworld Corp., the listed property development arm of billionaire Andrew Tan, reported a 14 percent increase in net income to nearly P18 billion for the first nine months, driven...

    Metrobank posts record P37.3B profit in 9 months

    Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co, the country’s fourth largest lender by assets, reported a record net income of P37.3 billion for the first nine months of...

    Amazon, OpenAI forge $38B AI cloud deal

    Amazon Web Services and ChatGPT owner OpenAI have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership valued at USD38 billion, one of the largest infrastructure deals in artificial intelligence to date. 

    Economy seen expanding 5.9% in Q3, driven by consumer spending

    The economy is expected to have grown by 5.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, faster than the 5.5 percent expansion in the April–June period. The pickup, economists at Moody's Analytics said, is likely fueled by strong household consumption, supported by lower borrowing costs, easing inflation, and steady remittance inflows.

    SMPC net income falls 37% despite record coal and power output

    Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) reported a 37 percent drop in net income to P9.9 billion for the first nine months of 2025, down from P15.7 billion in the same period last year, citing lower coal and electricity prices despite record-high production and sales.

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    Overseas Filipinos send US$2.9B home in November

    Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos rose to US$2.9 billion in November 2025, highlighting the continued importance of migrant workers’ income in supporting the Philippine economy.

    FFCCCII urges govt to aim for higher 8% growth

    The Philippines must aim higher—much higher—if it wants growth that is truly inclusive, according to the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII).

    Takaful market in PH small but growing as insurers push wider use

    The P9 billion-odd market for takaful, or Islamic insurance, remains small in the Philippines but is slowly gaining ground as insurers step up efforts to widen awareness and use, particularly in Mindanao.
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