Corporate

Japanese firm Ubukata Philippine Electric Corporation is reinforcing the Philippines’ ambition to move up the manufacturing value chain, as it sets up export-oriented production of safety switches and electrical control equipment in Batangas.

Aboitiz Foods, the food group of listed investment holding company Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., has completed the acquisition of Singapore-based Diasham Resources Pte. Ltd., strengthening its specialty nutrition portfolio and expanding its animal health and manufacturing capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.

The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) said it could raise about P170 billion in capital funds this year through initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements and preferred share sales, about 20 percent higher than the P140 billion raised last year.

Before the jets gleam and the engines roar, careers quietly clock in. At Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), the real long-haul journeys are not measured in air miles but in years spent on the hangar floor—learning, leading, and staying.

SM Investments Corporation, the parent company of the SM Group, was named Best Annual Report at the IR Impact Awards – Southeast Asia held in December 2025. The award recognizes the company’s strong reporting and disclosure practices, particularly its integrated report, which clearly explains its business strategy, performance, governance, and long-term plans for creating value.