Corporate

The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is positioning itself as a strategic gateway for Indonesian exporters to reach Northeast Asia and the U.S. West Coast, highlighting its location in Casiguran, Aurora as the Philippines’ closest direct access point to the Pacific.

Concrete Stone Corp. (CSC), a key player in the precast concrete industry, has signed a P22 million contract with Dinapigue Mining Corp. (DMC), a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), to supply 750 concrete tetrapods for a port facility at NAC’s nickel mine in Isabela.

Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health) has partnered with Japan’s Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, to distribute Japanese pharmaceutical and wellness products across the Philippines.

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is reinforcing its commitment to empowering Filipinos by enhancing accessibility to its services. Through its suite of retail loan products, BPI is helping make vehicle, home, and motorcycle ownership more achievable while offering special anniversary rates, waived fees, and exclusive partner discounts.

AllHome Corp., the retail and wholesale arm of the Villar Group, reported a steep decline in profit for the first half of the year, citing soft demand for construction and furnishing products amid a sluggish real estate market.