Listing anniversary

Benguet Corp. (BC) marks a milestone in its life as a publicly-listed company (PLC) when it turned 75 on Jan. 4, 2025. On Jan. 4, 1950, Benguet Consolidated Mining Company listed 12 million shares at the Manila Stock Exchange (MSE) under the stock symbol BC. Attending the bell-ringing ceremony at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Jan. 10, 2025 are (from left) BC directors Carlos Alfonso Ocampo, Andrew Julian Romualdez and Maria Remedios Paz Pompidou, BC president Lina Fernandez, BC chairman Dr. Bernardo Villegas, House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, PSE president and chief executive Ramon Monzon, PSE chief operating officer Roel Refran, PSE and BC director Anthony Te and PSE directors Peter Favila and Eddie Gobing.