Philippines Business News
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Livestock, poultry gains to cushion farm slump
Sustained gains in the livestock and poultry sectors are expected to help offset this year’s slump in agricultural production, according to the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA).
Read full article →MGEN Renewables-SPNEC merger eyed in Q4
The planned merger between MGEN Renewables and SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC) is expected to be completed later this year, setting the stage for a re-initial public offering (IPO) in early 2027.
Read full article →PCC hikes fines for competition law violations
To ensure effective market regulation and fair competition, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has raised fines for anti-competitive practices and other violations of the competition law.
Read full article →PCCI welcomes BIR’s streamlined closure rules
The country’s largest business organization welcomed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s streamlined guidelines for closure of businesses, with the move seen to strengthen ease of doing business.
Read full article →RHR starts construction of Grand Summit Bohol
Robinsons Hotels and Resorts (RHR), the hospitality arm of the Gokongwei family’s Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), is expanding into one of the country’s fastest-growing tourism frontiers as it starts construction of Grand Summit Bohol.
Read full article →SEC eases cost of doing business with 25 percent cut in fees
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reducing corporate document request fees by an additional 25 percent as part of efforts to lower business expenses and improve access to corporate data.
Read full article →SM Group hikes renewable energy sourcing to 31 percent
The SM Group has raised its renewable energy sourcing as it continues to implement cleaner energy use across its businesses.
Read full article →SM Prime partners with world’s largest ticket marketplace
The Sy family’s SM Prime Holdings Inc. has forged a partnership with Ticketmaster, a global market leader in live event ticketing products and services, to introduce a new ticketing service to support the next phase of live entertainment in the Philippines.
Read full article →SteelAsia secures P1.25 billion loan for green initiatives
SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. has secured a loan from Taiwan-based Cathay United Bank amounting to P1.25 billion for the firm’s green steel production and other initiatives.
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Read full article →Publication of the Pitch Book ‘Why invest in VINCI, a global leader in infrastructure’
Nanterre, 22 May 2026 Publication of the Pitch Book ‘Why invest in VINCI, a global leader in infrastructure’ VINCI announces the publication of its Pitch Book ‘Why invest in VINCI, a global leader in infrastructure’ on its website: Annual reports and presentations | VINCI The main objective of this summary presentation, which is primarily intended for investors, is to highlight the main strengths of the VINCI Group's business model: key player to capture the world’s megatrends; high and recurrin
Read full article →Transgene’s Combined General Meeting of May 22, 2026
Strasbourg, France, May 22, 2026, 5:45 p.m. CET - The Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Transgene’s shareholders was held today (May 22, 2026) at 11:00 a.m. CET at the Company’s headquarters (400 boulevard Gonthier d’Andernach - Parc d’Innovation - 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France). The Combined General Meeting was chaired by Alessandro Riva, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In addition to approving the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the fiscal
Read full article →Global Times-Xi hails ‘new stage’ of relations in meeting with Putin in Beijing
Global Times: Xi and Putin advanced higher-quality China-Russia ties with new cooperation and global governance goals. Beijing, CHINA, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Military band performances, a 21-gun salute, a march-past by the honor guard, as well as children waving flowers, together constituted the grand welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People held by President Xi Jinping for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday on his state visit to Beijing. The talks between the t
Read full article →KBC Ancora distributes an interim dividend of EUR 4.32 per share on 4 June 2026
Regulated information, inside information, Leuven, 22 May 2026 (17.40 CEST) KBC Ancora distributes an interim dividend of EUR 4.32 per share on 4 June 2026 The Board of Directors of Almancora Société de gestion, statutory director of KBC Ancora, decided at its meeting on 22 May 2026, to make an interim dividend payable on 4 June 2026, of EUR 4.32 gross per KBC Ancora share. The net coupon amount, after deduction of 30% withholding tax, is EUR 3.024 per share. No final dividend will be paid. The
Read full article →Elis: Disclosure of trading in own shares occured from May 18 to May 21, 2026
Disclosure of trading in own shares occurred from May 18 to May 21, 2026 Puteaux, May 22, 2026 In accordance with the regulations on share buybacks, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, Elis hereby declares the purchases of its own shares made from May 18 to May 21, 2026 under the buyback program authorized by the 24th resolution of the General Shareholders' Meeting of May 22, 2025: Aggregated presentation: Issuer nameIssuer code (LEI) Transaction dateISIN CodeDaily total Volume (in number o
Read full article →Plunder complaint filed vs Sen. Marcoleta, Mike Defensor
MANILA, Philippines — Field investigators from the Office of the Ombudsman filed a complaint for alleged plunder against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael Defensor, and two other people before the said office which later ordered the respondents to file counter-affidavits. In an Order dated May 21, 2026, the Office of the Ombudsman gave the respondents 15 days from receipt of its order to make the filing. In the complaint, filed last May 18, the investigators said that "Marcol
Read full article →A grieving father buries his 6-year-old after a land mine kills 3 children in Syria's Idlib
IDLIB, Syria — Idris al-Ridah wept as he carried the lifeless body of his 6-year-old son Amir, wrapped in a yellow and brown blanket, in northwest Syria. The father collapsed to the ground as he laid his son to rest, his small body lowered into a grave next to two other young children who were siblings, Aya al-Fankih, 4, and Rayan al-Fankih, 6. The three children were killed on Thursday in the village of Abu Habbah, in the countryside in the northwestern province of Idlib, when a land mine
Read full article →The game's afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day
SCHATTENHALB, Switzerland — From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday. Fans will mark Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's birthday in tribute to the author and his most famous character whose adventures continue to shape popular culture around the world. The celebrations began earlier this month when — sporting Victorian capes, deerstalker hats and period go
Read full article →Singapore Management University Launches South-east Asia's First University-Anchored Fund Dedicated to Urban Solutions & Sustainability
The fund will invest in startups in SMU's flagship Urban SustaInnovator accelerator programme, which began incubating them from February 2026. SINGAPORE, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced the launch of the Urban SustaInnovator (USI) Fund, a US$10 million (S$12.69 million) investment programme designed to support startups emerging from USI, SMU's flagship accelerator for urban solutions and sustainability (USS) ventures for expansion in Singapore a
Read full article →All Along the Watchtower: AI City Hall Project Proposes Fixes for $44B CLJA E/O Crisis (Veterans First for America)
Why ’Quantum-AI Agency’ tool & talks with VA Million Veteran Program may resolve 440,000 gridlocked toxic exposure claims in months, not centuries. CLJA Veterans: Is Uncle Sam’s Marker Still Good on CLJA E/O & PACT Act Claims WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As more than 440,000 Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) claims remain gridlocked between the trial litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern North Carolina and, more recently, a reported Chapter 11 legal action in Colora
Read full article →The Newest Name on Nasdaq Wants to Help the Body Rebuild Itself
Issued on behalf of Conexeu Sciences Inc. A biotech debut out of Reno is betting that the next wave of medicine won’t replace tissue - it’ll grow it back. NEW YORK, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Metal News News Commentary - Somewhere between a 3D printer, a stem cell lab, and an operating room, a quiet shift has been building in medicine. The premise is no longer to put something foreign into the body when tissue is lost. The premise is to give the body the scaffolding, the cues, and t
Read full article →ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 Arrive in the US with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and RTX 50 Series
The ultraportable ROG flagships gain ROG Nebula HDR OLED Display and higher TGP headroom Fremont, CA, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ASUSRepublic of Gamers (ROG) announced today that the new 2026 ROG Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16 are now available for purchase at the ASUS Online Store and Best Buy. The refreshed ultraportable flagships pair the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs at higher TGP; delivering increased performance in the sa
Read full article →Security Bancorp, Inc. Announces Annual Cash Dividend
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn., May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Security Bancorp, Inc. (OTCBB:SCYT.OB) announced that the Corporation’s Board of Directors has declared an annual cash dividend of $1.00 per share on the Corporation’s outstanding common stock. The cash dividend will be payable on July 1, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 1, 2026. Security Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Security Federal Savings Bank of McMinnville, TN a Tennessee state-chartered finan
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