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

9 hours ago

PLDT’s Smart: Lower spectrum fees to boost rural connectivity

By: Miguel R. Camus

A proposed law that aims to cut fees for using telco frequencies gained momentum with the passage of House Bill No. 10699, also known as the “Sana All May Internet Act.”

9 hours ago

Villar’s Vista Land raises P3B from preferred share offer

By: Miguel R. Camus

Tycoon Manuel Villar Jr.’s Vista Land & Lifescapes raised P3 billion from a preferred share offer, fully selling out the base portion of the deal while the P2-billion overallotment option was not exercised.

1 day ago

Fitch’s BMI: Big BSP cuts to bring rates down to pre-pandemic levels by 2025

By: Miguel R. Camus

Warning signs of a slowing Philippine economy may prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to implement “jumbo” cuts that would bring the policy rate back to the prepandemic level.

1 day ago

Filinvest tender offer for REIT exchange begins Oct. 7

By: Miguel R. Camus

Gotianun-led Filinvest Land Inc. is rolling out a share swap deal next week for stockholders that allows them to exchange shares in the property giant for stocks in Filinvest REIT Corp.

2 days ago

Bulls strike back: PSE Index rebounds 1.5%

By: Miguel R. Camus

The bulls staged a strong rebound on Tuesday, helping the Philippine benchmark index recover from the prior session’s sharp losses to finish higher by 1.48 percent to 7,380.32.

2 days ago

Ayala’s IMI downsizing US, Asia operations amid losses

By: Miguel R. Camus

Conglomerate Ayala Corp.’s Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) is drastically downsizing operations in the United States and Asia, cutting jobs to reduce costs amid continued financial losses.

2 days ago

Villar sells 400-hectare property worth P5.2B to his listed holding company

By: Miguel R. Camus

Tycoon Manuel Villar Jr. is selling nearly 400-hectares of land in Cavite worth about P5.2 billion to his listed company Golden MV Holdings, a developer of cemetery plots and mass housing.

3 days ago

PH stock market holds strong despite selloff below 7,300

By: Miguel R. Camus

The Philippine Stock Exchange index saw its biggest pullback since entering bull market territory last week, dropping 2.1 percent to 7,272.65 as investors booked profits ahead of the release of inflation data.

3 days ago

Lao’s Chemrez prepares to boost biodiesel output amid rising demand

By: Miguel R. Camus

Chemrez Technologies, a subsidiary of D&L Industries, is ready to repurpose production lines for biodiesel as its coco-diesel plant in Libis, Quezon City reaches full capacity to meet the new 3 percent blend mandate.