Corporate

Globe Telecom is deepening its commitment to customer-centric growth under president and CEO Carl Cruz, who emphasizes building the company around people, not just products.

Globe was recognized as the 2025 Most Recommended Telco Brand in the Philippines at the SYNERGY | YouGov Awards, a recognition based on YouGov BrandIndex, a daily brand health tracking tool. This award honors the brand that consumers in the Philippines are most likely to endorse to others, measured through statistically tested recommendation scores at a 95% confidence level from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Accepting the award on behalf of Globe, Crisanto said, “We’re really, truly proud to receive this award—and we dedicate it to our customers. We will always and continue to pursue making our customers happy and satisfied. At the end of the day, they are our North Star.”

The Razon Group’s P50-billion acquisition of 60 percent in First Gen Corporation’s natural gas segment is seen as strategic and opportunistic, underscoring its broader implications for the country’s energy landscape and corporate competition, analysts said.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration and secondary license of 56 lending and financing companies for repeated failure to comply with mandatory reportorial requirements, marking a continued regulatory crackdown on errant financial entities.

Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC), the country's largest restaurant group, reiterated its continued interest in an initial public offering (IPO) for Highlands Coffee in Vietnam but emphasized that any listing must be strategically aligned with long-term value creation, not just market timing.