First Gen Corp. on Wednesday urged regulators to act promptly on the cost recovery mechanism of power companies using imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), saying the dilly dallying is causing financial pain and sends signals that only discourages the entry of more investors.
A recent deal that valued Globe Fintech Innovations Inc., better known as Mynt and the parent company of GCash, at USD5 billion has left PLDT and Smart chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan thinking out loud about the performance of Maya Innovations Holdings—the group’s unit directly competing with GCash.
Manila Electric Co., the listed power distributor whose service area generates half of the country's economic output, said Monday power rates in August will rise by P0.0327 per kiloWatt-hour, lifting overall rate for a typical household to P11.6339 a kWh.
Manila Electric Co. subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), initially interested, has dropped its bid to acquire the Caliraya–Botocan–Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna that the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) aims to sell through public bidding.
The Department of Agriculture will set up several livestock checkpoints across Luzon in response to the rapid spread of African Swine Fever in Batangas suspected to have been exacerbated by unscrupulous hog traders selling diseased pigs.
Mynt Inc., the company behind leading fintech platform GCash, may see its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) priced below the stated P10 indicative level, according to market analysts.
Cebu-based Aznar Shipping Corp. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise as much as P670 million through an initial public offering (IPO), as the regional operator seeks capital to expand its fleet and supporting infrastructure across the Visayas.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. locked in strategic expansion commitments from Indian conglomerates, anchoring a diplomatic push with USD75 million in immediate investments from iSON Group projected to generate 2,000 local jobs.
Starting this September, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is providing targeted financial assistance to transport cooperatives and corporations struggling with monthly loan payments, to keep modern public utility vehicles (PUVs) running and protect workers’ livelihoods.