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Pryce earnings nearly double

February 1, 2016 - 9:00am

Pryce Corp. marked a banner year in 2015 after net profit nearly doubled on the back of strong liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sales and improvement in margins.

Business

Meralco profit surges to P16.25 B

October 26, 2015 - 10:00am

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, managed to post a higher income in the first...

Business

SMB profit up 8% to P13.5B in 2014 despite sin tax hike

March 13, 2015 - 12:00am

San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB), the flagship unit of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp., said it booked a higher consolidated net profit last year despite the imposition of higher excise taxes in its Philippine...

Business

Meralco likely to achieve 2014 income target

By Iris Gonzales | December 15, 2014 - 12:00am

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest power distributor, is likely to achieve its consolidated core net income target of P17.8 billion (P18 billion) for the year due to strong revenues....

Business

Puregold earnings slip 6.6% to P1.656B

By Jerome Morales | August 15, 2014 - 12:00am

The absence of non-recurring gains from short-term investments dragged the earnings of the country’s second largest grocery chain in the first half.

Business

Meralco prepays P4.9-B debt

By Iris Gonzales | July 4, 2014 - 12:00am

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest power distributor, has successfully prepaid P4.9 billion in debts last month.

Business

Man wanted for gold thefts nabbed in resort

By Artemio Dumlao | June 26, 2014 - 12:00am

A security officer of a mining firm in this province, wanted for gold bar thefts, has been arrested in a posh island resort in Palawan.

Nation

Banks remain well capitalized – BSP

By Kathleen A. Martin | May 15, 2014 - 12:00am

Universal and commercial banks remained well-capitalized as of end-2013 despite a slight drop in their capital adequacy ratios (CAR) due to a rise in loans extended to firms, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...

Business

RCBC income drops 25% to P1.33 B in Q1

By Ted P. Torres | May 9, 2014 - 12:00am

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has reported a 25 percent decline in consolidated earnings in the first three months of 2014 to P1.33 billion, from P1.77 billion in the same period last year.

Business

Big banks remain well capitalized

By Kathleen Martin | February 27, 2014 - 12:00am

Universal and commercial banks remained well-capitalized as of the third quarter last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

Business