Global credit watcher Fitch Ratings has recalibrated the year's reinsurance outlook to "improving" from "neutral" a while earlier to reflect the sector's strengthening financial performance going into 2024.
The number of so-called basic deposit accounts (BDA) rose 170 percent in the first three months this year to 21.9 million from only 8.1 million a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday.
The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI), which counts itself a strong supporter of sustainable financing, has brought down its exposure to coal loans from a high 45 percent of portfolio in 2020 to only 29 percent thus far this year.
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) reported a 1.5 percent year-on-year growth in power sales for the first quarter of 2025, reaching 12,493 gigawatt hours (GWh), up from 12,307 GWh in the same period last year.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has scheduled a public scoping on 29 April for the proposed P261.7-billion Maton pumped-storage hydropower project (PSHPP) in Pudtol, Apayao.
The government is ramping up efforts to modernize its maritime security forces, with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) opening bidding for the acquisition of 40 fast patrol crafts (FPCs) worth P25.75 billion for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced over the weekend accelerated plans for a major agri-logistics hub in Pampanga, with corporate and inter-agency support from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC), signaling a significant commercial pivot in the country’s agricultural infrastructure strategy.