The Philippines staged a strong comeback in equity capital markets in 2025, powered by the blockbuster initial public offering of Maynilad Water Services, Inc., which ranked as the third-largest IPO in Southeast Asia, according to Deloitte’s Southeast Asia IPO Capital Market Report 2025.
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) made significant headway in reducing water losses in 2025, closing the year with a Non-Revenue Water (NRW) level of 30.7 percent, down from 38.4 percent in December 2024.
Effective January 1, Maynilad will implement a 2.85 percent Rate Adjustment Limit (RAL) on its existing basic charge, following the recommendation of the MWSS Regulatory Office and the approval of the MWSS Board of Trustees.
Maynilad Water Services Inc.’s market debut came with a splash and a safety net. UBS AG Singapore Branch, acting as the stabilization agent for the utility’s initial public offering, snapped up a hefty 144.3 million Maynilad shares during the stabilization window after the stock slipped below its P15 IPO price.
Maynilad Water Services Inc., the country’s largest water concessionaire by customer base, has expanded its wastewater footprint in southern Metro Manila with the inauguration of the 20-million-liter-per-day (MLD) Tunasan Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) in Muntinlupa City, boosting efforts to protect Laguna de Bay and improve sewerage coverage in the West Zone.
The government is rolling out P3 billion in fuel subsidies this month for about 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and agricultural truckers as elevated oil prices and El Niño squeeze production and distribution costs.
More than 90 employees from the Jollibee Group and its brands—Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Chowking, and Greenwich—joined the global International Coastal Cleanup here on September 19, 2026, collecting over 400 kilograms of waste from shorelines.