Corporate

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has given the green light to a strategic joint venture between listed conglomerate Ayala Corp. and EMIF II Holding III B.V., clearing the latter’s acquisition of a roughly 40 percent stake in AC Logistics Holdings Corp.

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has asked Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) and messaging platform Viber to explain whether personal data were processed during the fast-food giant’s recent Christmas campaign, following complaints that branded content appeared inside users’ private chats.

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will launch a new scholarship program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students, starting Academic Year 2026–2027.

EastWest has partnered with PayMongo to help businesses accept online payments more easily and at lower cost.

Proposed rule changes by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could allow infrastructure assets to be included in real estate investment trusts (REITs), potentially reviving REIT listings, according to Investment and Capital Corp. of the Philippines (ICCP).