After completing a three-year term on the board of the UN Global Compact Network Philippines (GCNP), Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) said its formal governance role may have ended but its push for sustainability and responsible business practices is far from over.
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., the investment holding company of the diversified Aboitiz Group, kept its earnings steady in 2025 while accelerating its push to transform into a “techglomerate,” underscoring the conglomerate’s strategy of layering digital capabilities across its core businesses.
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a unit of BlackRock, have sealed definitive agreements formalizing their strategic partnership in Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. (AIC), marking one of the largest recent foreign investments in Philippine infrastructure.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cleared the expansion of the Aboitiz-backed West Cebu Industrial Park–Special Economic Zone (WCIP-SEZ), approving the addition of seven new land parcels that widen the zone’s footprint in Balamban, Cebu.
A hotel getaway may be easier on the holiday budget this year, with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) Philippines offering accommodation discounts of up to 70 percent across 68 hotels and resorts nationwide.
Insular Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (InLife) has won its sixth 4-Golden Arrow Award, the highest recognition given by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) for corporate governance performance, extending its record of recognition under the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard.
Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) has received the highest issuer credit rating from Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings), reflecting its strong capitalization, sound asset quality, leading position in the thrift banking sector and backing from the Metrobank Group.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) expects to miss its 2026 target for new economic zone proclamations, even as investment approvals surge past its annual goal and threaten to eclipse the agency’s 2012 record.