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Lopez Holdings profit jumps on power, one-off gains

Lopez Holdings Corp., the listed investment holding company of the Lopez Group, nearly doubled its earnings in 2025, buoyed by strong core businesses and a pair of strategic deals that delivered a timely boost to the bottom line.

Basic Energy rolls out electric transport ecosystem push

Basic Energy Corp. has launched an electric mobility initiative aimed at easing the public transport sector’s long-running exposure to volatile fuel prices, signaling a broader shift toward integrated, low-carbon transport solutions.

Lopez Inc majority seeks audit amid investment questions

The majority bloc of Lopez, Inc., led by Eugenio Lopez III, has called for an audit of the privately-held family holding firm’s books, escalating tensions over recent high-value transactions involving key energy assets.

Lopez rift deepens over First Gen deal with Prime Infra

A long-simmering family dispute at Lopez Inc. has erupted into a full-blown governance battle, after shareholders aligned with Eugenio Gabriel “Gabby” Lopez III voted to remove Federico “Piki” Lopez as president and chief executive officer of the privately-held investment holding company, citing a breakdown in trust tied to undisclosed multibillion-peso transactions.

First Gen profit rises after strategic energy pivot 

First Gen Corp. posted an 8 percent increase in attributable recurring net income for 2025 to USD264 million (P15.2 billion), driven by stronger hydro output and higher electricity sales, as the company accelerates its shift toward renewable energy.

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Century Properties expands in Cavite with P5.6-B project 

Century Properties Group (CPG) is putting P5.6 billion into a premium housing project in General Trias, Cavite, as it expands beyond Metro Manila to capture rising residential demand around Southern Luzon’s growing industrial and employment centers.

BOP narrows as stronger inflows boost economic activity

The nation's overall balance of payments, or what is left after its foreign exchange expenses are deducted from its earnings, recorded a smaller deficit in the first half of 2026, driven by a surge of cross-border financial activity that helped absorb a widening trade gap. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) covering January to June reveals the external balance logged a $3.9 billion deficit—representing 1.6 percent of gross domestic product—marking a noticeable improvement from the $5.6 billion shortfall, or 2.4 percent of GDP, recorded during the same period last year.

Ten Filipinos named National Artists for 2025

The Philippines has added 10 influential names to one of its highest cultural honors, recognizing artists whose work has helped shape how Filipinos build their cities, move their bodies, tell stories, preserve traditions, and see themselves as a nation.

Gilas finds its range, crushes Kazakhstan

Gilas Pilipinas kept its Asian Games basketball title defense alive with a 31-point rout of Kazakhstan, 109-78, Saturday night, moving to 1-1 in Group C and boosting its quarterfinal chances with a much-needed shooting display.

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