Economic expansion, measured as the gross domestic product (GDP), is seen accelerating across ASEAN and especially in the Philippines, according to latest forecasts by Fitch Ratings.
Approved building permits in the third quarter declined 18 percent year-on-year to 37,845, with residential buildings still accounting for the bulk of the issued permits, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc for their joint acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., which values the beverage bottler at USD1.8 billion on a debt-free, cash-free basis.
The Bureau of the Treasury launched Monday the Philippines’ maiden offering of peso-denominated Tokenized Treasury Bonds to raise at least P10 billion from the domestic capital market.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on importing domesticated and wild birds, including poultry products, from New Zealand.
Edgar “Injap” Sia II, chairman of DoubleDragon Corp., acquired a total of 5.12 million common shares of the company over two separate transactions earlier this month, signaling continued confidence in the property developer’s long-term prospects.
Global real estate services firm JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated) has successfully brokered the Vikings Group’s acquisition of a prime commercial lot in Magallanes, Makati City, marking a strategic move for the expanding company to establish its new office headquarters in Metro Manila’s key business district.