BDO Unibank, Inc. is launching a peso‑denominated Fixed‑Rate Sustainability Bond offering with a minimum issue size of P5 billion, the fourth such issuance of the country’s largest lender by assets controlled by the Sy Group.
BDO Unibank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, and Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.—the largest, second and fourth largest lenders by assets, according to a central bank report—also reported improvements in their nonperforming loan ratios on the growth of the loan portfolio and the steady or lower nonperforming loans.
Green GSM is pushing deeper into the Philippine ride-hailing market with an electric premium taxi service, seeking to carve out a higher-value niche as competition shifts from fares toward comfort, capacity, and service.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is confident the entire 400 megawatts (MW) of capacity on offer in the special waste-to-energy (WTE) round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA) will attract full investor interest, signaling strong market confidence in the country’s clean energy expansion.
Investment approvals by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority more than doubled in the first eight months of 2026, putting the agency within reach of its P300-billion full-year target with four months remaining.
KairoTech and Packworks are developing a retail media network built around the Philippines’ ubiquitous sari-sari stores, creating a potential new advertising channel that links digital campaigns with consumer activity in local communities.