Corporate Bulletins

First Balfour Inc., the Lopez Group’s construction and engineering arm, celebrated its 56th anniversary with the 6th First Balfour Football Cup, drawing a record 18 teams—nearly triple the number from its inaugural 2019 tournament.

The Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) has named SM Investments chairman emeritus Jose T. Sio an Honorary Life Member for more than two decades of service and contributions to the accounting profession.

Ferdinand “Perry” Ferrer, chairman and chief executive officer of EMS Group of Companies, has been named the incoming president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), succeeding Enunina Mangio. 

Online gaming firm DigiPlus Interactive Corp. will discuss responsible gaming and corporate social responsibility at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia Philippines next week. The event will take place on December 10-11 at Newport World Resorts.

The Bank of the Philippine Islands, through the BPI Foundation, has renewed its partnership with the Department of Science and Technology to launch the BPI-DOST Innovation Awards 2025, highlighting its push to support young Filipino innovators working on science- and technology-based solutions to national problems.