The Lopez family’s controlling shareholders will invest P2.2 billion of their own money in ABS-CBN Corp., providing fresh financial support as the media company addresses obligations to long-serving employees and pursues its recovery plans.
A deepening corporate power struggle inside one of the Philippines’ most influential business families has escalated into a regulatory flashpoint, with the controlling shareholders of Lopez Inc. calling for an official probe into alleged disclosure lapses tied to major energy transactions and so-called "poison pill" provisions.
Content Production and Distribution segment posted a modest rebound in 2025, lifting ABS-CBN Corp. revenue and narrowing its net loss as the once dominant Philippine media and entertainment network recovers from the loss of its broadcast franchise in 2020.
ABS-CBN Corp., once the country’s largest broadcast network, on Monday dismissed anew claims of unresolved audit issues and firmly rejected reports that a proposed P2-billion capital infusion would be used for directors’ payouts, seeking to distance itself from a boardroom dispute within Lopez Inc., the company owned by its major shareholders.
The recovery of ABS-CBN, already slow and painful, has only gotten more challenging after TV5 issued a notice of termination of its TV Content Supply Agreement—a move that threatens to shut a major broadcast distribution avenue for the listed entertainment company and underscores its financial fragility since it lost its franchise in 2020.
For millions of Filipinos, the biggest health threat does not arrive with the dramatic suddenness of a typhoon or an infectious outbreak. Instead, it creeps in quietly, day by day, making ischaemic heart disease the undisputed leading cause of death in the country.
The Philippines has notched a notable jump in global tourism competitiveness, but structural hurdles continue to keep the country trailing its Southeast Asian neighbors.
Carlos Yulo knows this feeling. The suspense. The waiting. The uncomfortable arithmetic of watching rivals come after you, each with a chance to snatch away the gold.