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Top Line aiming for 50 stations

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July 19 2025

CEBU — Top Line Business Development Corporation aims to have at least 50 operational service stations by the end of the year as it continues to aggressively expand the footprint of its fuel retail subsidiary Light Fuels Corporation.

Durig the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, Top Line Chairman, President and CEO Eugene Erik Lim said “This goal significantly exceeds the Company’s initial target based on its initial public offering (IPO) prospectus of constructing 30 stations by 2026, reflecting the success of its flexible, disciplined expansion strategy that blends construction with targeted acquisitions to accelerate market reach.”

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