Increases in selling prices bolstered the nine-month net income of Tanduay Distillers Inc. to a record P2.4 billion, up 59 percent from P1.51 billion in the year-earlier period.
LT Group, Inc. (LTG), the flagship investment holding company of billionaire Lucio Tan, delivered its strongest nine-month performance on record, posting an attributable net income of P22.57 billion—a 14 percent increase year-on-year and the company’s best January-September and third-quarter results since its follow-on offering—delivered by the broad-based growth across the conglomerate.
Lucio Tan’s LT Group Inc. has partnered with Weisshaus, a leading distributor of international spirits, to bring the Tanduay rum brand to Austria, making it the first Asian rum brand to enter the country.
Nearly 1 million Filipinos benefited from the Marcos administration’s Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! program in September, the highest monthly turnout since the affordable rice initiative was launched in May last year, as the government seeks to ease food costs for households struggling to make ends meet.
Business sentiment stayed pessimistic in September 2026, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, although confidence readings for the near‑term and year‑ahead outlook remained positive. The current‑month confidence index improved slightly to ‑8.4 percent from ‑10.9 percent in August, still signaling more firms were downbeat about present conditions.
East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) turned in a ₱5.0‑billion net income for the first nine months of 2026, delivering solid profitability even as broader economic conditions grew more challenging, a performance that signals resilient core operations for investors and market watchers.
The Mary Mediatrix Medical Center (MMMC) has forged a partnership with Inspire Healthcare Singapore and the Singapore Nurses Association (SNA) to advance its Geriatric Unit, as the hospital moves to address the rising healthcare demand from older adults across Southern Luzon.