The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI), which counts itself a strong supporter of sustainable financing, has brought down its exposure to coal loans from a high 45 percent of portfolio in 2020 to only 29 percent thus far this year.
The policy-making Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday kept the policy rate intact at 6.25 percent for a third time in a series.
Villar-led Prime Asset Ventures Inc. (PAVI) is proposing to extend the Light Rail Transit-1 extension program by seven additional stations going all the way to Silang, Cavite.
Money sent home by overseas Filipinos (OFs) increased by 2.2 percent to $3.13 billion in June from only $3.06 billion in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Tuesday.
The government is planning a new round of adjustments in the salary of government workers and has already tasked the Governance Commission for GOCCs...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Finance (DOF) have signed a data sharing agreement to support the Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI), a government-led body promoting transparency in the management of natural resources.
Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has filed criminal charges against two former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials for allegedly using falsified driver’s license.
Public Works Secretary Vince B. Dizon has lifted the suspension on bidding for government infrastructure projects, citing the urgent need to avoid delays in the rollout of critical national infrastructure. The resumption, however, comes with stringent new transparency and accountability measures.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has scaled back its rice production target for 2025, citing widespread flooding in key agricultural areas. But even with the adjustment, the DA said the country is still on track to surpass its high palay harvest this year.