In a strategic move to support disaster-affected communities and promote sustainable tourism recovery, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines completed its TPB Members’ Inspection Tour with CSR activities under the Destination Marketing Assistance for Tourism Recovery Program (DMATRP) from May 19 to 23, 2025, in Batanes.
Union Bank of the Philippines, the country’s 9th largest lender by assets, began the public offering on Wednesday of its latest debt securities—aiming to raise at least P10 billion to support funding needs.
The outstanding debt of the national government increased to P16.753 trillion as of end-April 2025, a 0.41 percent or P68.69 billion rise from the previous month. The April figure was 4.4 percent higher than the P15.017 trillion posted in the year-earlier period.