Corporate

Philippine National Bank (PNB) has donated 70 desktops and 20 laptops to St. Teresita’s Academy of Aritao, helping students—many from farming families—access digital learning. The turnover, held during PNB’s Christmas Tree Lighting, was facilitated by the Tan Yan Kee Foundation. PNB said the initiative supports education, sustainability, and nation-building, continuing its practice of donating refurbished devices to schools nationwide since 2019.

Manila Water is promoting water conservation with Lakbayan, its educational tour program that shows how water is treated, distributed, and managed. 

Philippine food manufacturers are sharpening their focus on India as biscuit maker Monde M.Y. San Corporation and banana chipmaker See’s International Food Manufacturing Corp. headline the country’s participation at Indusfood 2026, set for January 8 to 10 at the India Exposition Mart in Greater Noida.

Rockwell Land Corp. is making a high-profile return to the domestic debt market, with the highest credit rating from Philippine Rating Service of PRS Aaa rating with a Stable Outlook, for its planned bond issuance of up to P10 billion. The PRS rating underscores the solid balance sheet and conservative financial profile of the listed property development arm of the Lopez Group.

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is repurposing a planned sports complex in Taguig City into school and community facilities, signaling a strategic pivot from infrastructure to human capital development.