Coal power projects are strutting back, and the developers are swinging “the need for baseload demand” as their backstage pass to justify new projects. Even Energy Secretary Sharon Garin is waving the green flag for coal, signaling to the media that if moratorium-exempt projects clear the...
Head of the Philippines’ largest bank believes the country’s economy will be shielded from the direct fallout of new United States (US) tariffs, but warned of a larger, global danger that could ripple back to the country through remittances. Speaking with Channel News Asia (CNA), BDO Unibank...
KITA (Kapital at Ipon Tungo sa Asenso) Mo Na! —a financial education program of BDO Foundation—was recognized as Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year at the Asian Banking & Finance (ABF) Retail Banking Awards 2025. The program aims to support the agricultural sector by improving the...
Top lender BDO Unibank Inc. of the SM Group has successfully raised ₱115 billion from its fourth peso-denominated Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sustainability bond issue—23 times its original offer of ₱5 billion. The bank informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Top lender BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) of the SM Group reported a three-percent improvement in net income to ₱40.6 billion in the first half of 2025 from the ₱39.4 billion it earned in the same period last year, driven by strong performance from its core businesses. However, the firm disclosed to...
Two titans of the banking industry are locked in a fierce battle, each vying to provide Victory Liner Inc. the ₱5 billion capital expenditures needed to construct the bus company’s intermodal terminal. Word on the street, or rather, along the banking corridors, is that the Ty family-owned...
As part of a shared mission to make financial education accessible to more Filipinos, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and BDO Foundation launched six new financial education e-learning modules. These modules complete the target of both organizations to produce a total of nine that are...
Top lender BDO Unibank Inc. of the SM Group has shortened the offer period for its fourth peso-denominated Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sustainability bonds issue amid strong demand from both retail and institutional investors. The offering was originally set to run from July 9 to...
Top lender BDO Unibank, Inc. of the Sy family, is beefing up its green lending capacity with the planned issuance of Peso-denominated Fixed-Rate Sustainability Bonds worth a minimum of ₱5 billion. “This marks the Bank’s fourth Peso-denominated Sustainability Bond following a ₱55.7 billion...
Backstage during her shoot as the face of BDO Pay, Belle Mariano confessed: She often leaves her wallet in her house or car. As someone with a packed schedule (performances and projects left and right), Belle tends to forget that detail, but couldn’t be bothered with the hassle of digital...
BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) has teamed up with Ayala-led ACEN Corp. to finance over ₱12 billion or a third of ACEN’s multi-billion-peso loan facility for the Quezon North onshore wind power project, which is set to become the “largest wind power facility in the Philippines.” According to BDO,...
BDO Unibank Inc. President and CEO Nestor V. Tan’s recent election as the president of the International Monetary Conference (IMC) reflects the bank’s growing influence in the global financial sectors, it said. Tan has been elected as the president of the IMC for the 2025–2026 term. The...
