First Gen Corp. is securing as much as P60 billion from a combination loan and internally generated funds to finance the drilling of as many as 40 wells and extract steam for its geothermal projects.
The Bureau of Treasury will start on Wednesday a one-week offer of US dollar bonds to retail investors to raise around $200 million from 5.5-year US dollar bonds for budget support.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ruled out any more reduction in the deposit reserve requirement of thrift banks, saying that at 2 percent, the mandatory reserves are already low.
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in the hierarchy of the world’s internationally connected airports, rose 14 notches in 2023 compared to the 2019 rankings.
The Bureau of Animal Industry has approved AVAC ASF LIVE—developed by AVAC Vietnam—as the first African Swine Fever vaccine for commercial sale in the Philippines, nearly seven years after the 2019 outbreak cut the national hog herd from 13 million to roughly 8 million heads.
Damage to the agriculture sector from the enhanced southwest monsoon (Habagat) and Tropical Cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng has climbed past the ₱3 billion mark, rising to ₱3.39 billion as of 2 p.m. September 2, the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed. The figure is up from ₱2.84 billion just 30 hours earlier, at 8 a.m. September 1 — and authorities warn the total will likely rise as field assessments continue.
Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Enrique K. Razon Jr., chairman) appointed ex-BP CEO Tony Hayward to its board, effective Aug 10, as it expands in the Philippines and overseas.