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.
A proposed 2 x 350‑megawatt coal‑fired power facility in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte will undergo public scoping on December 3, 2026, as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau opens the floor for community feedback that will shape the project’s environmental review.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has vaccinated nearly 500,000 pigs against the African Swine Fever (ASF), marking a major milestone in the seven‑year push to rebuild the country’s hog sector and stabilize local pork supply for consumers.
Fuel prices are poised for another round of cuts this week, according to a local fuel retailer, marking continued downward adjustments that will ease fuel‑related costs for motorists, households, and businesses nationwide.
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is courting Canadian renewable energy developer JCM Power to explore solar and wind projects that could help attract manufacturers, industrial locators and data centers to Casiguran, Aurora.