Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), the country’s sixth largest lender, has announced plans to issue fixed-rate peso-denominated bonds under its updated P200 billion bond and commercial paper program. This move signals the bank’s commitment to enhancing its capital structure and supporting strategic initiatives.
Renewable energy pioneer Alternergy Holdings Corp., through its subsidiary Alabat Wind Power Corp., has received ₱3.26 billion in funding from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) for its flagship 64-megaWatt (MW) wind farm in Quezon province.
ACE Corp., the renewable energy arm of the Ayala Group, announced that its subsidiary, GIGA ACE 6 Inc., has secured a loan of up to P34.41 billion to finance its 344.5-megawatt onshore wind power project, which spans towns in Quezon and Laguna.
Alternergy Holdings Corp., a listed renewable energy, has secured two tranches of funding from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) for its 28 megaWatt-peak Balsik Solar Power Project in Hermosa, Bataan.
Emerging Power Inc. (EPI), the renewable energy arm of Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC), has secured a P5.175-billion senior term loan facility from Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) to fund the construction of its 145-megawatt peak (MWp) Cawag solar power project in Subic, Zambales.
One year after taking over operations of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), New NAIA Infrastructure Corp. (NNIC) is set to roll out a new facial recognition system powered by Collins Aerospace, allowing passengers to check in, drop bags, clear security, and board using only their face.
Unilever Philippines has renewed its partnership with First Gen Corp., the country’s leading renewable energy (RE) producer, to power seven of its production and distribution sites with approximately 10 megawatts of geothermal energy.
The Marcos Jr. administration has expanded its flagship affordable rice initiative to the transport sector, with over 57,000 public transport workers now set to benefit from P20 per kilo rice under the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program.
Manulife Investment Management is advising investors to adopt a barbell investment strategy in response to the unexpected uptick in the country's inflation rate in August. The strategy, aimed at navigating an increasingly uncertain interest rate environment, involves allocating capital to short-term bonds to benefit from immediate policy rate adjustments, while selectively adding long-term bond exposure if inflation expectations remain anchored.