v3.26.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Summary of Major Components of Consolidated Net Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The major components of consolidated net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) recognized in our consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Net deferred income tax assets

 

 

11,582

 

 

 

14,643

 

Net deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

(75

)

 

 

(60

)

Net balances at the end of the year

 

 

11,507

 

 

 

14,583

 

Summary of Components of Net Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The components of our consolidated net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Net deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated provision for expected credit losses

 

 

3,990

 

 

 

3,618

 

Lease liability over ROU assets under IFRS 16(1)

 

 

3,185

 

 

 

3,240

 

Unearned revenues

 

 

2,781

 

 

 

3,914

 

Depreciation due to shortened estimated useful life of assets

 

 

2,550

 

 

 

2,480

 

Pension and other employee benefits

 

 

1,680

 

 

 

2,607

 

Unrealized foreign exchange losses

 

 

1,605

 

 

 

1,404

 

Unamortized past service pension costs

 

 

1,439

 

 

 

1,908

 

Accumulated write-down of inventories to net realizable values

 

 

284

 

 

 

371

 

NOLCO

 

 

13

 

 

 

266

 

Excess MCIT over RCIT

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

Taxes and duties capitalized

 

 

(176

)

 

 

(167

)

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

265

 

 

 

(203

)

Customer list and trademark

 

 

(456

)

 

 

(361

)

Capitalized charges and others

 

 

(5,591

)

 

 

(4,447

)

Total deferred income tax assets – net

 

 

11,582

 

 

 

14,643

 

Net deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment property

 

 

388

 

 

 

389

 

Unrealized foreign exchange gains

 

 

7

 

 

 

22

 

Accumulated provision for expected credit losses

 

 

(194

)

 

 

(173

)

Others

 

 

(126

)

 

 

(178

)

Total deferred income tax liabilities - net

 

 

75

 

 

 

60

 

(1) As at December 31, 2025 and 2024, the deferred tax asset on lease liability amounted to Php15,731 million and Php13,234 million, respectively while the deferred tax liability on right of use asset amounted to Php12,546 million and Php9,994 million, respectively.

Summary of Changes in Consolidated Net Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Changes in our consolidated net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Net balances at beginning of the year

 

 

14,583

 

 

 

18,007

 

Movement charged directly to other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

663

 

 

 

60

 

Provision for deferred income tax

 

 

(3,710

)

 

 

(3,401

)

Others

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(83

)

Net balances at end of the year

 

 

11,507

 

 

 

14,583

 

Summary of Analysis of Net Deferred Income Tax Assets

The analysis of our consolidated net deferred income tax assets as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax assets to be recovered after 12 months

 

 

8,090

 

 

 

11,449

 

Deferred income tax assets to be recovered within 12 months

 

 

3,492

 

 

 

3,194

 

Net deferred income tax assets

 

 

11,582

 

 

 

14,643

 

 

Summary of Analysis of Net Deferred Income Tax Liabilities

The analysis of our consolidated net deferred income tax liabilities as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax liabilities to be settled after 12 months

 

 

123

 

 

 

106

 

Deferred income tax liabilities to be settled within 12 months

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(46

)

Net deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

75

 

 

 

60

 

Summary of Provision for Income Tax

Provision for income tax for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 consists of:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Current

 

 

5,111

 

 

 

6,200

 

 

 

7,964

 

Deferred (Note 3)

 

 

3,710

 

 

 

3,401

 

 

 

1,206

 

 

 

 

8,821

 

 

 

9,601

 

 

 

9,170

 

Summary of Reconciliation Between the Provision for Income Tax at the Applicable Statutory Tax Rate and the Actual Provision for Corporate Income Tax

The reconciliation between the provision for income tax at the applicable statutory tax rate and the actual provision for corporate income tax for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Provision for income tax at the applicable statutory tax rate

 

 

9,422

 

 

 

10,136

 

 

 

8,667

 

Tax effects of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nondeductible expenses

 

 

220

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

326

 

Equity share in net losses of associates and joint ventures

 

 

104

 

 

 

207

 

 

 

701

 

NOLCO/MCIT expiration

 

 

63

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

25

 

Loss (income) not subject to income tax

 

 

(76

)

 

 

57

 

 

 

(97

)

Income subject to final tax

 

 

(135

)

 

 

(172

)

 

 

(251

)

Net movement in unrecognized deferred income tax assets and other adjustments

 

 

(178

)

 

 

(127

)

 

 

338

 

Special deductible items and income subject to lower tax rate

 

 

(243

)

 

 

(210

)

 

 

(163

)

Difference between Optional Standard Deduction (OSD) and itemized deductions

 

 

(356

)

 

 

(303

)

 

 

(376

)

Actual provision for income tax

 

 

8,821

 

 

 

9,601

 

 

 

9,170

 

Summary of Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Income Tax Assets

The breakdown of our consolidated deductible temporary differences, carryforward benefits of unused tax credits from excess of MCIT over RCIT, and NOLCO (excluding those not recognized due to the adoption of the OSD method) for which no deferred income tax assets were recognized and the equivalent amount of unrecognized deferred income tax assets as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Accumulated provision for expected credit losses

 

 

2,001

 

 

 

1,266

 

NOLCO

 

 

718

 

 

 

1,208

 

Provisions

 

 

621

 

 

 

25

 

Customer list and trademark

 

 

365

 

 

 

428

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

56

 

 

 

35

 

Lease liability over ROU assets under IFRS 16

 

 

21

 

 

 

3

 

Accumulated write-down of inventories to net realizable values

 

 

15

 

 

 

15

 

Unearned revenues

 

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

Excess MCIT over RCIT

 

 

6

 

 

 

2

 

Depreciation due to shortened estimated useful life of assets

 

 

—

 

 

 

169

 

Pension and other employee benefits

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(5

)

Unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses

 

 

(79

)

 

 

50

 

 

 

3,719

 

 

 

3,205

 

Unrecognized deferred income tax assets

 

 

934

 

 

 

803

 

Summary of Breakdown of Consolidated Excess MCIT and NOLCO

The breakdown of our consolidated excess MCIT and NOLCO as at December 31, 2025 are as follows:

 

Date Incurred

 

Expiry Date

 

MCIT

 

 

NOLCO

 

 

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

December 31, 2021(1)

 

December 31, 2026

 

 

—

 

 

 

41

 

December 30, 2023

 

December 31, 2026

 

 

1

 

 

 

628

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2027

 

 

13

 

 

 

54

 

December 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2028

 

 

18

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

825

 

Consolidated tax benefits

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

206

 

Consolidated unrecognized deferred income tax assets

 

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(183

)

Consolidated recognized deferred income tax assets

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

23

 

(1) Under R.A. 11494.