Saturday, 8 November 2025
28 Oct 2025
4:34PM
Businesses reap real savings from SEC reform drive
A wave of regulatory reforms by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is putting real money back into the hands of entrepreneurs, with more than P80 million in savings recorded across 40,000 transactions since July.
23 Oct 2025
6:08PM
SEC unveils stricter ownership disclosure rules to curb financial crime
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to make corporate ownership more transparent through new disclosure rules covering who truly controls registered firms.
16 Oct 2025
5:38PM
SEC halts Microdot Lending for unfair collection and hidden loan apps
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has shut down Microdot Lending Corp. for operating undisclosed online lending platforms and engaging in unfair debt collection practices.
9 Oct 2025
6:02PM
SEC’s Francis Lim retracts P1.7-T market loss claim
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Francis Lim has retracted a key portion of his October 7 FINEX speech after discovering that the report he cited on a supposed P1.7-trillion market value loss was fictitious.
7 Oct 2025
11:19AM
SEC orders E-Value Philippines to explain Villar Land’s P1.3-T property valuation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered E-Value Philippines Inc., the asset valuer of Villar Land Holdings Corp., to explain its valuation of properties in Villar City.
Late filings ‘beyond their control’: Villar Land appeals P12-M SEC fine
11 Sep 2025
4:49PM
Villar, execs appeal P12-M SEC fine over trillion-peso Villar Land disclosure lapses
4 Sep 2025
3:59PM
Villar stands by prices but ‘reluctantly’ reduces Villar City land estimates by 99% to secure audit
21 Aug 2025
4:41PM
1 Oct 2025
6:06PM
Good governance win: SEC backs 3-year fixed terms to boost board independence
By: Miguel R. Camus
Independent directors in listed firms may soon serve under fixed 3-year terms, a shift the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says will give them greater independence by freeing them from yearly reappointments.
26 Sep 2025
1:34PM
SEC fixes online lending mix-up, Jia Financing cleared and back in business
Jia Financing is back in business after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lifted its 60-day suspension.
24 Sep 2025
12:51PM
‘Corruption a major concern for investors’: SEC backs bank secrecy reforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has thrown its weight behind proposals to ease the country’s strict bank secrecy laws, framing the reform as vital to restoring investor confidence and cracking down on corruption.
23 Sep 2025
4:30PM
SEC extends shelf registration validity to 5 years, trims paperwork for issuers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is making it easier for companies to raise funds in the capital markets, expanding shelf registration validity to five years.
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