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.
GoTyme Bank, a joint venture between Gokongwei Group and Tyme Bank, said on Thursday that it has reached 7.8 million customers as it marks its third year in the Philippines.
MPower, the retail electricity arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has partnered with the First Cavite Industrial Estate Association Inc. (FCIE) to energize its facilities and enroll the industrial park in the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).
The Aboitiz Foundation, in collaboration with various Aboitiz business units under the OneAboitiz initiative, has launched extensive relief and recovery operations for communities affected by Typhoon Tino across Cebu and other areas in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Initial damage to the agriculture sector from Typhoon Tino has reached ₱13.26 million, affecting 742 farmers and 552 hectares of farmland, according to a 2 p.m. report Thursday from the Department of Agriculture.