Seven Philippine companies earned places in the 2026 Forbes Global 2000, with SM Investments Corp. emerging as the country’s highest-ranked firm, highlighting the resilience of the nation’s corporate giants amid a volatile global business landscape.
GT Capital Holdings, Inc. opened 2026 navigating a tougher operating environment, with resilient banking and infrastructure earnings helping cushion weaker consumer spending and softer demand across key sectors.
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., the country’s 3rd largest lender by assets, has raised P35 billion from its largest peso-denominated bond issuance to date, underscoring strong investor appetite for sustainability-linked instruments despite evolving market conditions.
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the country’s fourth-largest lender controlled by the Ty Group, has closed the public offer for its Series F ASEAN Sustainability peso-denominated bonds a week ahead of schedule, buoyed by strong demand from both institutional and retail investors.
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., the country’s second largest lender by assets, has launched an offering of peso-denominated sustainability bonds, seeking to raise at least P5 billion as the bank deepens its funding base while riding growing investor demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) assets.
Slower economic growth, elevated inflation, and softer consumer demand weighed on GT Capital Holdings Inc.’s businesses, pulling consolidated net income down 10 percent to P23.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, even as its banking and automotive units continued to generate substantial earnings.
Strong investor demand enabled Bank of Commerce (BankCom), an affiliate of San Miguel Corp., to raise P17.4 billion from its latest bond offering, more than 3.4 times the minimum P5-billion issue size despite a challenging market environment.
The Board of Investments (BOI) remains confident of meeting its P1-trillion investment approvals target this year, but is shifting greater attention to the policy environment and industrial planning needed to sustain project inflows beyond its own investment pipeline.
ACEN is tightening its investment pipeline, preparing to surrender some renewable energy service contracts, and reshuffling its leadership as it shifts from rapid expansion to improving project returns, operating efficiency, and profitability.