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.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced 11 companies with 14 total projects qualified for the special Green Energy Auction (GEA) round for waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities.
Treasury bill yields rose across all maturities at Monday’s auction as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ recent rate hike pushed borrowing costs higher and investors braced for the possibility of further monetary tightening.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Villar Group are set to sign a Memorandum of Agreement on September 10, 2026, a key step toward securing access to a critical property needed for the Las Piñas station of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project.
The Philippine economy continues to show strong stability despite global headwinds, backed by steady trade, cash remittances, and a well-capitalized banking system, according to the latest review by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).