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 Bureau of the Treasury fully awarded P50 billion worth of Treasury bills on Monday after robust investor demand drove borrowing costs lower across all tenors, signaling growing confidence that inflationary pressures may be easing despite lingering risks from energy prices.
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is accelerating its Philippine expansion, betting that surging demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing will outweigh long-standing concerns over electricity costs and strengthen the country's position as a regional digital infrastructure hub.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s renewed support for nuclear energy during his 2026 State of the Nation Address is the strongest national backing for the power source since the Philippines adopted its nuclear energy roadmap, according to advocacy group Alpas Pinas.