Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, chairman of the diversified Ayala Corp., said the group is prioritizing resilience and disciplined capital deployment as global volatility and softening demand reshape operating conditions.
Capital discipline and strategic investments drove Ayala Corp.’s performance last year, with the listed conglomerate spending P92.9 billion on expansions across residential, leasing, hospitality, and estate development. The outlay underscores the group’s confidence in long-term growth even amid market volatility.
For a country where typhoons feel like subscription services and earthquakes show up uninvited, connectivity is not a luxury. It is survival. This year, help is not coming by truck or chopper. It is coming straight from the sky.
Globe Telecom closed 2025 with solid earnings despite heavier depreciation and financing costs, underscoring how scale, data-led growth and digital finance continue to anchor profitability even as margins faced pressure.
Globe Telecom Inc. has completed its joint venture with Singapore-based technology services firm NCS Pte. Ltd., strengthening its push to scale advanced ICT capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.
GMA Network Inc. has filed a request with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to push back the scheduled analog television shutdown, saying key rules for a government support program meant to protect households are still not in place.
Philippine business and labor groups are urging the government to reduce the country’s exposure to China by diversifying suppliers, expanding trade links and rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity, warning that diplomatic friction can quickly become an economic problem.
The Department of Transportation has deployed three extra train sets for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 starting Monday to boost capacity and ease crowding as Metro Manila braces for heavier holiday‑season commuter traffic.
The Department of Tourism is tapping the drawing power of BINI and actor Alden Richards to promote Philippine destinations, linking pop culture with regional diplomacy, heritage and cycling tourism.