The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and Pag-IBIG Fund are teaming up to develop housing and other projects on BCDA-owned properties, starting with about 14 hectares in New Clark City.
Cars have become remarkably good at worrying about us. They can warn when we are drifting out of a lane, tell us when another vehicle has entered our blind spot, apply the brakes when we fail to notice something ahead, and, in some cases, even keep themselves pointed in the right direction while traffic crawls along. It is an extraordinary development, particularly in a country where driving is akin to participating in a live-action negotiation with several hundred strangers. The problem is that the smarter the car becomes, the greater the temptation for us to become slightly less smart ourselves.
The financial regulators and market institutions on Friday announced that peso-denominated government bonds will transition to the international bond pricing convention for settlement purposes starting January 4, 2027. All relevant regulations and backend systems are scheduled to be fully operational before the end of 2026.