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.
Arangkada Philippines is pressing the government to clarify tax rules on cross-border services, warning that uncertainty in implementation could complicate business decisions and undermine the Philippines’ pitch as an investment destination.
DP World is set to open a new warehouse in the Philippines before the end of 2026, expanding its logistics footprint as the global supply chain company builds a more integrated network across Southeast Asia.
Top Line Business Development Corp. is taking its Light Fuels retail network beyond Cebu, opening five renovated and rebranded fuel stations in Negros Oriental as it seeks to build a wider presence across the Visayas.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has completed the third run of its flagship economic and financial literacy initiative, bringing the 2026 Economic and Financial Learning Program (EFLP) to Cabanatuan City on August 18 and 19, advancing the central bank’s policy goal of expanding accessible financial knowledge across underserved communities.