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PBCom seeks upgrade to UKB status

April 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom) will seek a license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to upgrade into a universal bank as it expects to get out of rehabilitation soon.

Business

ISM to focus on banking after telecom divestment

October 25, 2011 - 12:00am

Ongpin-led ISM Communications Corp. has decided to complete its divestment in the telecommunications industry to enable it to channel its resources to support its recent investment in the Philippine Bank of Communications...

Business

SMC gains majority stake in Eastern Telecoms

October 21, 2011 - 12:00am

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is now the majority owner of Eastern Telecommunications Phils. Inc. (ETPI) with a 77.7 percent stake after acquiring an additional 37.7 percent in the telecommunications company.

Business

SMC plans to increase stake in Eastern Telecom to majority

June 1, 2011 - 12:00am

San Miguel Corp. (SMC), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Vega Telecom Inc., is eyeing a majority stake in Eastern Telecommunications Phils. Inc. (ETPI), a company controlled by businessman and former Trade Minister...

Business

Ongpin-led ISM eyes new business following windfall from ETPI sale

May 26, 2011 - 12:00am

ISM Communications Corp., currently awash with cash following the sale of a portion of its stake in Eastern Telecom (ETPI) to San Miguel Corp. (SMC), is preparing for a new business direction which may include investing...

Business

PhilWeb-ISM completes acquisition of German firm

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | January 13, 2010 - 12:00am

Host Union International Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company jointly owned by PhilWeb Corp. and ISM Communications Corp., has completed the acquisition of a 65-percent stake in Acentic GmbH, a Germany-based international...

Business

PhilWeb profit spikes 89% to P552 million on robust gaming biz

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | January 8, 2010 - 12:00am

PhilWeb Corp., the country’s first and largest listed online technology firm, sustained a steady upward income trajectory with its profit spiking 89 percent last year due to robust sales from its gaming b...

Business

Ongpin group acquires 65% of German TV firm

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Technology firms PhilWeb Corp. and ISM Communications Corp., both controlled by former Trade and Industry Minister Roberto V. Ongpin, have signed an agreement to acquire a 65 percent stake in Acentic GmbH for...

Business