Aboitiz Power Corp., the power generation and distribution unit of the Aboitiz Group, posted a net income of P10.6 billion in the third quarter, a 5 percent gain from the year-earlier period, driven mainly by improved margins from its generation segment.
Aboitiz Power Corp. said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., has received confirmation from the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) that the Thunder Consortium has been awarded the sale and privatization of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex.
The power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is now compelled to temporarily procure supply from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) as the contracted emergency power supply agreement (EPSA) with Aboitiz Power Corp. worth 300 megawatts (MW) ended on Wednesday.
Manulife Philippines has appointed Erica Jurilla Santos as chief operations officer, effective Sept. 15, as the insurer moves to strengthen operational capabilities and accelerate business transformation.
MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust of Megaworld Corp., has secured Securities and Exchange Commission approval for its P27-billion Wave 5 property-for-share swap, clearing the way for its largest asset acquisition and pushing assets under management to about P122 billion.
The Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing a broader and potentially more costly sugar tax, proposing excise rates of up to P20 on beverages using caloric sweeteners and P40 on those containing high-fructose corn syrup.
SM Investments Corp. and DMCI Holdings Inc. are reshaping Dominion Holdings Inc. as they move to build the listed company into a major Philippine mining group through the consolidation of copper and gold assets.