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.
Gilas Pilipinas was hanging on by a thread in overtime, with Jordan threatening to snatch away a game the Philippines had spent the night clawing back into.
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) announced Friday it will acquire 100 percent ownership of TLG Acquisition Holdings (RF) Proprietary Limited (TLG), a leading integrated port and cargo-handling services provider operating across Mozambique, Namibia, and South Africa.
Listed PhilWeb Corp. (PSE: WEB) has elected Lance Y. Gokongwei as chairman of its board, completing a governance overhaul following his P2.02 billion strategic investment in the company and appointment as a director in July.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) today welcomed the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR)’s affirmation of the Philippines’ “A-” investment-grade credit rating with a stable outlook, a vote of confidence in the country’s solid economic fundamentals even amid growing global uncertainty such as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.