Business

By Riza Lozada Property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) targets to double its land assets following the success of its initial public offering (IPO), which allowed the property developer to raise P2.9 billion. 

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will play a central role in realizing the Philippines “economic breakout” which requires an improvement in both tax administration and policy reforms in the agency to ensure a steady revenue stream for the Duterte administration’s ambitious program to modernize the country’s infrastructure backbone and accelerate poverty reduction, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said. 

By Riza Lozada An increase in domestic borrowings bumped up the national government’s (NG) outstanding debt in April by 8.3 percent to P6.37 trillion, Bureau of Treasury (BTr) data showed. 

Agribusiness pioneer Vitarich Corp. posted record gains in 2016 and the first quarter of 2017, effectively sustaining its growth momentum in the last few years while gearing up for expansion in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The declaration of martial law in Mindanao has not, in any way, affected the operations of Alsons Power, the company’s chairman and president Tomas Alcantara said. 

Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it has sustained its leadership in the Enterprise market as its revenues reached P8.5 billion for the first quarter, up 13 percent from last year’s P7.55 billion, driven by strong demand for data and information and communications technology (ICT) services. 

Listed property developer Double Dragon (DD) targets to raise at least P6.5 billion from the issuance of the second tranche of its fixed rate retail bonds. 

Chinese banking giants dominated business bible Forbes’ 15th annual Global 2000 list.

By September, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will have a bank of their own. 

Bank regulator Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) has resumed its deposit insurance and liquidation operations in the closed Rural Bank of Barotac Viejo (Iloilo), Inc. (RB Barotac Viejo) following the expiration on May 20, 2017 of the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and/or Status Quo Ante Order (SQAO) issued against its move.