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.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has rolled out its Taxpayer Portal to large taxpayers in the regions, expanding digital tax services beyond Metro Manila and giving businesses easier access to government transactions.
Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) has joined Pag-IBIG Fund’s growing network of private developers backing the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, giving Filipino workers more housing options they can finance through affordable Pag-IBIG loans.
Industry groups are pressing the government to toughen enforcement of mandatory product standards, questioning why enforcement actions appear to fall disproportionately on retailers while manufacturers of allegedly substandard goods largely escape prosecution.
The Philippine economy is headed for a sharper slowdown in 2026 as elevated energy costs, weak public investment and subdued business confidence weigh on domestic demand, the World Bank said, while lowering its growth outlook for next year.