Corporate
AyalaLand Logistics earnings rebound on industrial lot demand, leasing growth
AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. saw first-quarter net income rise 19 percent to P211 million, with double-digit revenue growth fueling a recovery from the downturn last year.
Services, industry generate more jobs in March, take slack from El Nino-challenged farm sector
Services and industry generated nearly 2 million additional jobs in the past 12 months, compensating for the job losses in agriculture due to the challenges posed by El Nino and helping push unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent in March from 4.7 percent in the year-earlier period.
Weaker coal, nickel prices undermine DMCI earnings
Lower prices of coal and nickel and fewer construction projects and real estate revenue undercut sales of diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc., pushed lower its net income in the first quarter by double digits.
Montinola firm buys 9% of Roxas and Co.
Stonebridge Corp. chaired by Gizela Gonzalez-Montinola has acquired 250 million shares equal approximately 9 percent of sugar firm Roxas and Co. Inc. (RCI) for P500 million.
Gold price surge lifts Apex Mining income by 55 percent
Apex Mining Co. Inc. reported consolidated net income of P852.7 million in the first three months this year or 55 percent more than only P548.8 million generated last year.
