The number of women holding executive positions in listed firms equals 40 percent of companies but they occupy only functional or support roles, a study conducted by Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PhilWEN) and the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment showed.
Security Bank Corp., the 10th largest lender in the country, said Tuesday it raised P20 billion through the issuance of Fixed-Rate Peso Corporate Bonds due in 2029 that carry an annual interest rate of 6.05 percent.
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) on Monday bared plans to spend up to P5 billion to build a new off-ramp at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from the NAIA Expressway to help ease traffic congestion in the area and improve accessibility to the country's main international gateway.
The Department of Agriculture on Saturday concluded a series of consultations in Calabarzon refining protocols that govern the movement of healthy hogs amid a resurgence of the dreaded African swine fever (ASF), particularly in Batangas.
ACEN Corp., the renewable energy arm of the Ayala Group., said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with GenZero and Keppel Ltd. to jointly explore transition credits for accelerating the retirement of the South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. coal-fired power plant in Batangas and replace it with a clean energy dispatch facility.
Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Kim Robert de Leon challenged graduates of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering to uphold integrity, reject substandard work, and use their expertise to build infrastructure that serves the Filipino people.
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is urging ASEAN to expand its next generation of ports and industrial hubs along the Pacific coast, saying the shift would strengthen regional supply chains, improve trade connectivity, and reduce reliance on traditional maritime chokepoints.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is exploring the establishment of an AWS Region in the Philippines, a project that could bring up to USD5 billion in investments over the next 15 years and significantly strengthen the country's digital infrastructure and technology ecosystem.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched the Ilocos Region's first Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center (RYPIC), a move aimed at strengthening the domestic textile industry and creating up to 5,000 jobs across the country's fiber-to-fashion value chain.