About the Author

He previously worked at the BusinessMirror and Philippine Daily Inquirer, where he spent close to 11 years and became its senior business reporter until March 2024.

He has been recognized by the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines for his outstanding coverage on several occasions while handing the corporate finance, transportation and telecommunications beats.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Santo Tomas.

Latest from the Author

2 days ago

INSIDER INFO | After Maharlika, another group’s NGCP bid hits a deadlock

By: Miguel R. Camus

When the state-run Maharlika Investment Corp.'s long-running talks to enter the country's power grid business bogged down, an opportunity opened for another powerful business group to make its move.

5 days ago

INSIDER INFO: Ramon Alikpala to succeed Ramoncito Fernandez at Maynilad

By: Miguel R. Camus

Maynilad Water Services is preparing for a leadership change, with former water regulator Ramon Alikpala expected to succeed longtime CEO Ramoncito Fernandez, who helped build two major MVP Group businesses and steered the water utility through political battles, expansion and its successful stock market debut.

31 Oct 2026

2:45PM

From Jollibee to Japan’s karaoke empire: The remarkable rise of Abby Watabe

By: Miguel R. Camus

Abby Agwas Watabe never planned on becoming a businesswoman, yet the former Jollibee and Shakey’s employee now helps run a Japanese karaoke chain that has bought out rivals and weathered one of the industry's worst crises.

21 Oct 2026

10:13PM

INSIDER INFO: Succession talk heats up at 175-year-old banking giant BPI

By: Miguel R. Camus

Talk of a leadership change is brewing at Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), where Jose Teodoro “TG” Limcaoco has spent the past five years building one of the strongest runs in the bank's history.

21 Oct 2026

3:45PM

SEC's P120M capital plan could wipe out small PH brokers, Yuchengco warns

By: Miguel R. Camus

A push to strengthen investor protection could end up driving smaller Filipino stockbrokers out of business, potentially weakening local participation in an already struggling Philippine stock market.

15 Oct 2026

11:00AM

Inside GCash’s P1-B payday for Wall Street and Philippine banks

By: Miguel R. Camus

The deal makers behind GCash's record initial public offering (IPO) stand to share as much as P1.3 billion in total fees, a massive payday for helping pull off the country’s biggest stock market debut.

13 Oct 2026

11:18AM

‘I want this to fly’: Brokers hope GCash IPO revives Philippine stocks

By: Miguel R. Camus

GCash’s record P61-billion IPO is bringing old friends out of the woodwork and drawing first-timers into a stock market desperate for a spark.

6 Oct 2026

11:20PM

Record GCash IPO has bankers 'fighting' for more shares

By: Miguel R. Camus

Big and small investors are scrambling for a slice of GCash’s nearly P60.9 billion listing, intensifying competition for shares as the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO) kicked off the domestic sale period on Tuesday.

5 Oct 2026

10:38AM

INSIDER INFO | $1-B GCash IPO draws several billion dollars in early demand

By: Miguel R. Camus

GCash’s nearly $1-billion IPO is already drawing several billion dollars in institutional demand, giving early backers a lucrative exit as a new wave of global money piles in.