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.
Globe amplifies customer appreciation this 917 GDay 2026 through the return of G Raffle Rush, offering prizes ranging from daily essentials and treats to travel packages, a brand-new BYD Atto 2 DM-i Premium car, and Avida residential properties including a house and lot and a one-bedroom condo unit.
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are set to benefit from back-to-back rate reductions as the utility announced another decrease of P0.0409 per kWh in the electricity rate this September.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is seeking partnerships with the Australian government and Australian companies to help modernize the Philippines’ transportation system.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bank of the Lao PDR jointly led the 52nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Committee on Capital Account Liberalization (WC-CAL) held August 19–20, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur.