Corporate

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is advancing efforts to improve transparency in corporate ownership by proposing new rules requiring companies to disclose detailed information about their beneficial owners and the types of control they exercise.

Maya Philippines Inc., a leading all-in-one finance platform, is making IPO participation more accessible to everyday Filipinos through its stock investing feature, Maya Stocks. The platform now offers access to the planned initial public offering (IPO) of Maynilad Water Services Inc. (PSE: MYNLD) via partner brokers DragonFi Securities, F. Yap Securities (2tradeasia), and Philstocks Financial.

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya visited the First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) in Batangas on October 22, 2025, where he attended the inauguration of Murata Manufacturing’s new production building.

Ang Misyon, Inc. (AMI), through its flagship program, the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY), was recognized as Music Foundation of the Year at the inaugural Filipino Music Awards (FMA) 2025, held on October 21 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) has partnered with VITRO Inc., the data center arm of the PLDT Group, to finance and support the country’s most advanced data center, VITRO Santa Rosa (VSR).