Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has raised its stake in Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), acquiring an additional 4.46 percent equity interest worth P6.4 billion and boosting its total ownership to 24.46 percent.
Yuchengco-led Bugallon Green Energy Corp. (BGEC) has secured a P826-million loan facility from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) to finance the 18.56-megaWatt alternating current Bugallon Solar Power Project (BSPP) in Pangasinan.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), the country’s sixth-largest lender by assets, has elected former Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez as an independent director.
Fresh River Lakes Corp. (FRLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Gen Corp., has secured a total of P15 billion in loan facilities from three major Philippine banks—BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC).
The Ayala Group has signed a cooperation deal with Thailand’s CP Axtra to improve Makro malls in Thailand, combining Ayala’s property expertise with CP Axtra’s retail network.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is stepping up its push to position the Philippines as a regional digital services and innovation hub, using the Digital Health Festival 2026 in Melbourne as a platform to court fresh Australian investments while securing expansion commitments from existing locators.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Food Authority (NFA) have contracted six rice millers in Albay and Sorsogon to process over 114,000 bags of palay into roughly 74,600 bags of rice. Worth P19.1 million, the project aims to expand government rice reserves, free warehouse space, and support the low-cost rice program amid rising inflation.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is strengthening safety measures and enforcement to reduce road deaths, with special attention to pedestrians and cyclists. The move follows an order from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to improve road discipline and make the transport system more inclusive.