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 Agriculture is advancing millet as a corn alternative for animal feed — drawing lessons from India — to stabilize supplies, cut production costs, and boost domestic carabao and dairy output.
The Department of Energy is moving to stabilize the Visayas power supply after the grid returned to yellow and red alerts this week, just days after without any warnings.
International Container Terminal Services Inc., or ICTSI, announced Tuesday it has secured a $1 billion, 10-year term loan from BDO Unibank Inc., with the company serving as sole borrower.