Corporate

Globe Telecom Inc. is deploying battery charging hubs in typhoon-prone areas of South Luzon and Bicol to help keep mobile and internet services running during power outages.

PhilWeb Corp. is set for a change in control after its principal shareholder, Gregorio Araneta Inc. (GAINC), agreed to sell its entire 57 percent stake to two domestic holding firms, a deal that will trigger a mandatory tender offer to minority shareholders.

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the proposed sale by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation of the Caliraya, Botocan, and Kalayaan pumped storage power plants to Cleanergy 9 Power Inc., an Aboitiz Group unit—subject to binding safeguards to protect competition in the Luzon power market.

Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is sharpening its logistics edge in the Visayas and Mindanao with the opening of a new food commissary in Guinsay, Danao City, Cebu—an investment that underscores the company’s long-term growth strategy and confidence in regional demand.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the direct public offering (DPO) of La Union Electric Co. Inc. (LUECO), making it the second company to register under the regulator’s streamlined rules for power generation and electricity service providers.