Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) ended the first quarter of 2012 with a consolidated net income of P5.9 billion (bn), recording a 27% increase  year-on-year (YoY). This translates to an earnings per share of P1.06 for the period in review.

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) and Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) have declared cash dividends for 2011 that will be paid out on April 3, 2012 to stockholders on record as of March 16, 2012.

The Aboitiz Group is taking its efforts to reduce carbon footprint a step higher by partnering with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Cebu City Government in celebrating Earth Hour 2012.

Living out its passion for a better world, the Aboitiz Group actively supports the universal campaign to plant at least one billion trees every year, worldwide. Through its APARK (Aboitiz Passion for Reforest and Agroforest to Keep) initiative, Aboitiz Group companies hold simultaneous tree planting and other sustainability-related activities yearly as a biodiversity enhancement program that seeks to plant 3 million trees by the year 2015. These companies contribute financial and human resources to nurture APARK sites all over the Philippines.

Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) is opening its doors once again to qualified students who may want to pursue their degrees under the Aboitiz College Scholarship Program (ACSP) this coming school year 2012-2013.