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.
As companies adopt more apps, cloud services, and connected tools, a steady, reliable network has become the backbone of daily operations—but growing complexity means IT teams now spend valuable hours chasing alerts, tracing faults, and fixing connections instead of building technology that drives business forward.
Air passengers and cargo shippers will pay higher fuel surcharges starting September 1, pushing up total travel and shipping costs after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved an increase to offset rising jet fuel prices.
SM Investments Corporation, parent firm of the SM Group, has forged a partnership with the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) to integrate official hazard and risk data into the planning and management of its properties and operations nationwide.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is carrying out ongoing waterway cleanups as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., responding to massive garbage buildup in Metro Manila’s rivers and drainage systems during recent southwest monsoon rains.