The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) will launch a revolutionary seed production program that will bring about change to barangays. The launching of the “Seed Production in the Barangay Movement” will be held on Monday, Sept. 22, 8:30 a.m. at the Multipurpose Hall, Bureau of Plant Industry,...
Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI) announced its Zambales solar power plant, which is nearing completion, has secured a financing deal with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, Sept. 12, ARI said that AP Renewable Energy Corp. has...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to extend its easing cycle until the first quarter of 2026, after the widely expected two-quarter-point rate cuts by year-end, to stimulate growth as price pressures remain subdued. “We think there’s...
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...
Expectations of further cuts in key borrowing costs as early as this month have grown stronger, driven by last month’s nearly six-year low inflation and lingering economic threats from United States (US) tariffs. Following the below one-percent headline print in July, private-sector economists...
Zobel-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) posted a 7.8 percent improvement in net income to ₱33 billion for the first half of 2025 from the ₱30.6 billion earned in the same period last year on strong growth in net interest income. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank...
BPI Securities Corp. has downgraded its year-end target for the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) by 300 points or four percent to 7,300 due to the impact of United States (US) President Donald Trump’s unstable tariff policy on global markets, although the brokerage is more...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands ' (BPI) supporting inclusion, nature, and growth (SINAG) bonds now hold the record as the largest peso bond issuance to date. In a listing ceremony on Tuesday, June 10, BPI SINAG bonds were officially listed on the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp....
Nearly three months after launching a promotional ₱10 transaction fee, Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has decided to keep the lower fee as a permanent feature for interbank fund transfers (IBFT) carried out via InstaPay, due to strong customer demand. The BPI has announced in a...
Moody’s Ratings has affirmed the credit ratings of three of the Philippines ’ largest banks —BDO Unibank Inc., Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), and Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank)—on the back of their solid capital positions, stable profitability, and strong liquidity, even...
Bank of the Philippine Islands’ stock brokerage arm BPI Securities Corporation is still sticking to its January forecast for the PSEi to end the year at the 7,600 level despite current market volatility that started with Trump’s election and his controversial tariff policy. “Our team did not...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is warning consumers against buying imported white onions, following the recent seizure of smuggled onions that tested positive for salmonella and heavy metals. "If possible, please don’t buy imported onions because they may be...
