As the Philippine initial public offering (IPO) market continues to feel the drag of global headwinds in 2024 and 2025, investor sentiment remains cautious and companies are in no rush to go public. Yet while the pipeline may be quiet, it is far from empty — especially in sectors like infrastructure, healthcare, energy, consumer goods, and tech-enabled services, where growth potential still sparks investor interest.
Globe Fintech Innovations Inc., the operator of mobile payments platform GCash, has announced that its board has approved a stock split—widely seen as a potential prelude to a future initial public offering (IPO).
Top Line Business Development Corp. launched its week-long initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, aiming to sell 22 percent of the Cebu-based company to raise approximately P624.6 million.
West Zone Maynilad Water Services Inc. announced plans to raise up to P43.78 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).
Cebu-based Top Line Business Development Corp. is in advanced discussions with a strategic investor ahead of its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in early April. The company aims to raise some ₱764 million from the sale of up to 2.14 billion primary shares, priced at an indicative ₱0.38 per share.
Escalating conflict between the US and Iran has jolted global markets anew, driving crude prices toward seven-month highs of USD 67 per barrel and sharpening risks for oil-importing economies like the Philippines. For the peso, the spike is a familiar stress test: higher energy costs threaten to widen the trade deficit and reignite inflation pressures just as stability seemed within reach.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will lift its three-year moratorium on new online lending platforms starting April 1, signaling a major policy shift aimed at expanding competition while tightening oversight of the fast-growing digital lending sector.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has partnered with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families from the growing threat of online scams.