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The Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card Plus program has surpassed P1 billion in member discounts, marking a milestone that highlights the growing role of the government-run savings fund in helping Filipino workers stretch their everyday budgets.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. has begun offering peso-denominated fixed-rate Series G ASEAN Sustainability Bonds due 2029, tapping investors as the bank expands funding for green and social projects.

Aboitiz Power Corp. said its renewable energy subsidiary has secured a P6.1 billion project finance facility from Bank of the Philippine Islands, the country’s 4th largest lender by assets, to fund the construction of a new wind power project in southern Luzon.

The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is accelerating plans for a Pacific-facing mega port in Aurora province, betting that mounting geopolitical tensions will push global shipping to seek alternative routes.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is mobilizing a P7-billion financing package through the Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.) to support exporters, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and women-led enterprises as tensions in the Middle East threaten to ripple through global trade and employment.