State-run housing lender Pag-IBIG Fund booked a near 50 percent jump in investment income in 2025, fortifying its balance sheet and sharpening its capacity to bankroll affordable homes.
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., the country’s 4th largest lender by assets, posted a solid 2025 performance, booking net income of P49.7 billion on the back of steady loan growth, resilient margins, and a sharp pickup in trading gains.
Century Properties Group, Inc. said it has enhanced its dividend policy to showcase the company’s improved financial performance, with regular dividend rate doubled to 20 percent of consolidation net income for common shares. Additionally, CPG has declared a 5 percent special cash dividend for 2025.
D&L Industries continues to build on its post-pandemic growth trajectory, reporting a 10 percent year-on-year increase in net income for the first quarter of 2025 to P681 million, buoyed by improving returns from its new Batangas manufacturing facility.
The Philippines faces mounting risks to agricultural production, infrastructure and economic activity as coastal flooding intensifies, underscoring the need to integrate climate resilience into development planning and investment decisions, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia–Pacific Climate Report 2026.
Vivant Foundation Inc. (VFI), together with Vivant Energy Corporation and its subsidiary 1590 Energy Corporation, has upgraded electrical systems in three public elementary schools and provided library packages to 14 schools in Bauang South District, La Union, as part of efforts to improve learning environments and support literacy.
JPMorganChase has received two major distinctions at the 2026 Bahaghari Awards organized by Philippine Financial and Inter-Industry PRIDE (PFIP), highlighting its efforts to advance LGBTQ+ inclusion, employee engagement and workplace diversity in the Philippines.
The Philippines will promote low-carbon cement production, alternative fuels and energy-efficient technologies across Southeast Asia as it assumes the presidency of the ASEAN Federation of Cement Manufacturers (AFCM) for 2026–2028, balancing environmental goals with the industry’s competitiveness.