BDO Unibank Inc., the country’s largest lender, will open on Wednesday a nearly two-week public offer of P5 billion in fixed-rate ASEAN Sustainability Bonds, with room to upsize should investor demand prove strong.
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through its state-run Food Terminal Inc. (FTI), has launched a major intervention in Occidental Mindoro, ramping up purchases of onions to stabilize farm prices and avert supply shocks.
The Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF) rallied 2,894 volunteers across eight sites nationwide for its largest Shore It Up! Weekend yet, removing 2.3 metric tons of marine litter and planting 600 mangroves. The annual coastal and marine conservation event took place in Del Carmen, Siargao; Alaminos, Pangasinan; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Medina, Misamis Oriental; Cordova, Cebu; Marinduque; Mabini, Batangas, with support from the Tubbataha Reefs Management Office and the Resort Owners Association of Mabini, Batangas.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas signaled its openness to deeper cooperation with Switzerland following a recent meeting between its chief and a top Swiss diplomat.
Brother International Philippines Corp., known for its printing machines, said it plans to continue operating in the Philippines as the local printing industry evolves.