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 Telecom has stepped up network preparations in line with the National Telecommunications Commission’s call for stronger readiness and coordination among telcos ahead of the Undas observance this month.
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. (PSE: CNVRG) has retained its Five Golden Arrow distinction — the highest corporate governance award for listed firms — from the Institute of Corporate Directors at its recent Golden Arrow Awards.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is considering expanding its tax abatement program to businesses with annual gross sales of P3 million to below P20 million, following P266.79 million in relief granted to micro taxpayers in the program’s first four months.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday it has finished its priority economic deliverables for sustainable and resilient ASEAN capital markets under the country’s 2026 ASEAN chairmanship.