Philab Industries

Philab Industries, Inc.
PSE: DNA (from 2016–2025; as Philab Holdings)
Industry
Founded1959 (1959)
FounderHector Navasero
Headquarters
Philippines
Area served
Asia
Products
  • Laboratory kits and equipment
  • Diagnostic tools
Services
  • Laboratory design
  • Genome sequencing
OwnerPhilab Holdings (since 2016)

Philab Industries is a Philippine company which provides life science equipment.

History

Philab Industries was established in 1959 by agriculturist Hector Navasero.[1] It became known for being a laboratory designer and builder.[2]

In 1988, Philab partnered with the government to promote HIV testing using its provided test kits.[2]

Taking advantage of partnerships made early as the 1990s, Philab has been providing laboratory equipment sourced from China to schools across the Philippines.[2]

Philab established the Genomic Institute of Asia, a genome sequencing center.[3]

The founder's son Hector Thomas Navasero took over the company after the elder Navasero's death in 2013.[3]

Philab Industries got into the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) via backdoor listing.[4] It was technically acquired by Alterra Capital Partners in August 2016. Alterra, the shell company renamed itself as Philab Holdings Corp. after the acquisition.[5][6]

From June to October 2017, Darlene Berberabe briefly served as Philab chairperson after Hector Thomas Navasero resigned due to health reasons. He returned in October.[7]

Philab Holdings was delisted from the PSE in 2025.[6]

Services

Philab Industries is primarily known for building laboratories and is a supplier of equipment for laboratories including those owned by schools.[2][8][9] It has partnered with government agencies in the Philippines in the education and science fields.[3]

Philab also provides diagnostic and genome sequencing services. Its LabIT (Laboratory Instant Testing) includes its at-home dengue test kit tool.[2]

The Genomic Institute of Asia, its genome sequencing center had successfully sequenced the genetic makeup of rice.[3]

Involvement in baseball

Philab, which had had its founder Hector Navasero as president of the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association, is known to have organized its own baseball team.[10] The multi-titled ballclub, is known to exist as early as the late-1980s and the 1990s.[11][12][13]

The team which was later known in the early 2010s by the moniker Ballbusters won the 2013 Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman's Cup and 2014 PSC Commissioner's Cup.[14]

Hector Navasero during his management of Philabs from the 1980s, have been also sponsoring the Philippines national baseball team program.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Hector C. Navasero; 78". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Arceo-Dumlao, Tina (January 1, 2017). "Philab poised for more breakthroughs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Toldo, Mark Anthony (September 13, 2015). "For Philab CEO, transparency is a must in business". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ Gonzales, Iris (December 22, 2016). "Philab Industries moves closer to backdoor listing". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Company Information". PSE Edge. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Ochave, Revin Mikhael (June 12, 2025). "PSE to involuntarily delist Philab Holdings on July 11". BusinessWorld. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ Nicolas, Jino (October 10, 2017). "Navasero returns as Philab CEO, chairman". BusinessWorld. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Philab acquires 60% of BetterHealth Philippines". The Philippine Star. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Philab partners with China to equip PH schools with Math and Science tools". Cebu Daily News. October 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Philab ballbusters join Philippine Sports Commission Chairman's Cup". The Manila Times. September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Los Banos vs. Philab tomorrow". Manila Standard. April 17, 1987. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  12. ↑ Fiel, Corito (January 15, 1988). "All in the family". Manila Standard. p. 12. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nat'l Major League baseball on tomorrow; 10 teams listed". Manila Standard. February 27, 1998. p. 10. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  14. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (April 13, 2014). "Philab ballbusters beat Ateneo IX to rule PSC Commissioner's Cup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Through the Lens . . . A Celebration of the Life of Hector C. Navasero". Baseball Federation of Japan. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
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