The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration and secondary license of 56 lending and financing companies for repeated failure to comply with mandatory reportorial requirements, marking a continued regulatory crackdown on errant financial entities.
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and its Negros Island Regional Field Office (DARFO-NIR) confirmed the ongoing coordination with the Department of Health (DOH) following the confirmation of human melioidosis cases in Siquijor.
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC), the country's largest restaurant group, reiterated its continued interest in an initial public offering (IPO) for Highlands Coffee in Vietnam but emphasized that any listing must be strategically aligned with long-term value creation, not just market timing.