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.
Universal Health Care may be crafted in policy halls, but its success will ultimately be determined in barangays, clinics and communities where patients seek care every day.
The Philippines is casting a wider investment net in Spain, with a recent mission to the Basque Country uncovering fresh opportunities in maritime industries, clean energy, and biotechnology.