- CEO
- Salvador G. Tirona
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Capital Markets
- Address
- North Tower, Rockwell Business Center Sh Mandaluyong City Philippines 1554
- IPO Date
- Jan 22, 2019
- Business
- ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation, incorporated in the Philippines on March 30, 1999, and headquartered at the 16th Floor, North Tower, Rockwell Business Center in Mandaluyong City, operates as a special purpose vehicle that issues Philippine Depository Receipts (PDRs) linked to shares of ABS-CBN Corporation; it acquires and holds ABS-CBN shares in respect of PDRs issued, performs related obligations, and engages in investing, purchasing, and holding real and personal properties including stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, and other securities. The company, 50% owned by Lopez, Inc. and 50% by certain Lopez, Inc. directors and officers, facilitates foreign participation in ABS-CBN—a leading Philippine media and entertainment firm originally founded in 1946 as Bolinao Electronics Corporation—whose content ABS-CBN Holdings indirectly supports through its structure; ABS-CBN creates and produces entertainment and news for distribution via cable and satellite TV domestically and internationally, free TV partnerships with local broadcasters, the iWantTFC streaming service, theater chains, and co-productions with global platforms; it produces feature films, television series and shows, concerts, events, music, podcasts, and digital video and audio features; ABS-CBN manages artists and talent, programs cable and satellite channels including the flagship international channel The Filipino Channel serving nearly 200 countries, and operates digital assets like social media for entertainment and news plus ABS-CBN.com. Geographically focused on the Philippines with global reach through ABS-CBN's international operations, the company targets Filipino audiences and overseas markets via content syndication and digital platforms. Recent developments include Leandro Leviste, through LL Holdings Inc. and Countryside Investments Holdings Corp., acquiring an 8.5% stake in ABS-CBN in May 2024—elevated to 10% by June 2024—positioning him as the largest non-Lopez shareholder; additionally, ABS-CBN signed deeds of absolute sale in August 2025 with Ayala Land Inc. for a P6.24 billion deal covering 30,000 square meters of its Quezon City property, enabling debt reduction amid post-2020 franchise challenges.