Aboitiz Economic Estates and House of Investments have formalized a joint venture to expand the fast-growing TARI Estate in Tarlac, signaling rising investor confidence in Central Luzon’s emergence as a manufacturing and logistics corridor.
Southern Luzon is lining up for a major infrastructure boost as Aboitiz Economic Estates pushes ahead with the LIMA Gateway interchange, a project set for completion in 2027 that promises faster logistics, smoother commutes and stronger investor appeal.
Rafael Fernandez de Mesa likes to open with a joke. In another life, he says, he might have been the first Rafa people talked about. Instead, that distinction belongs to Rafael Nadal. Fernandez de Mesa found his arena elsewhere, trading baseline rallies for balance sheets.
LIMA Land Inc., the Aboitiz Group’s economic estates arm, and House of Investments (HI) of the Yuchengco Group have secured clearance from the Philippine Competition Commission, paving the way for the formalization of their joint venture at TARI Estate in Tarlac.
Aboitiz Group is doubling down on energy privatization, arguing that private capital and operational expertise are essential to securing the Philippines’ power future. The position comes as a consortium led by Aboitiz formally took over the Caliraya–Botocan–Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant, one of the country’s most strategic energy assets.
Shares of Mynt Inc., the parent firm behind dominant e-wallet operator GCash, closed unchanged at P6.60 per share during its trading debut Tuesday on the Philippine Stock Exchange, marking a historic milestone as the country's largest initial public offering to date.
Malacañang has deferred signing an executive order on the minimum access volume (MAV) for corn imports, citing concerns that its implementation could undermine local farmers’ earnings during the ongoing harvest season.
The Department of Energy has confirmed it is fully mobilized to safeguard power supply as the Philippines braces for a projected Super El Niño lasting through the first half of 2027, with the driest conditions forecast from November this year to April 2027.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up measures to assist local pork producers, who continue to face depressed farmgate prices due to rising imports. Speaking at the Tuesday Club Breakfast Forum in Mandaluyong City, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured stakeholders the agency is exploring every legal option to ease market pressure on domestic hog raisers.