Hardly has the Bank of the Philippine Islands warmed its seat when its board on Thursday decided to divest of their stake in the digital lender Gotyme Bank Corp. in a sale that would raise P902.5 million for the country’s fourth largest lender by assets.
None of the large power generation companies have breached the government-set limits on the capacity and market share of each one to ensure against dominance by any of the existing players, the Energy Regulatory Board (ERC) reported on Wednesday.
The country's palay output in the first three months of 2024 could reach 4.83 million metric tons, higher by 1.1 percent compared to the actual production of 4.78 million metric tons, with the drier weather caused by El Nino likely boosting yield.
The country's foreign currency denominated debt total USD125.4 billion as at end-December 2023, higher by USD6.6 billion or 5.5 percent more than three months earlier.