The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that one of its directors was arrested for extortion by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an entrapment operation. The commission said the NBI and SEC coordinated in the arrest of the unnamed SEC director for allegedly extorting...
Reforms in public procurement, infrastructure oversight, and accountability must be fully carried out to ensure that the billion-peso flood-control corruption scandal does not happen again and those responsible are made to answer, according to four governance and business groups. In a joint...
The Philippines is set to secure another $1-billion loan from the World Bank in June, this time for an energy project follow-through and coupled with a $20-million grant, making the package the largest single financing commitment extended to the country by the Washington-based multilateral lender....
Twenty-five years after the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) restructured the country’s electricity sector, government and industry players are expected to raise a toast to “market liberalization” as a success story. Whether consumers feel just as energized, however, is another...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against dealing with and engaging scammers offering to facilitate unauthorized online loan and banking transactions through online messaging platforms and social media, as well as fraudsters posing as bank or government employees....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, May 29, expressed support for the newly formed civilian-led “EJK Truth Commission” that seeks to document alleged extra-judicial killings and abuses tied to the previous administration’s war on drugs. The police leadership said the initiative...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has imposed new limits on the maximum market share power generation companies can control in the country’s regional and national grids, part of its regulatory push to curb monopolies and foster competition in the sector. The ERC updated the installed...
Recent rotational brownouts in Luzon have highlighted the urgent need to modernize the country’s aging power grid, with state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) warning that transmission bottlenecks and delayed infrastructure projects are increasingly...
The central bank and insurance regulators are pushing for the bundling of parametric insurance with traditional credit lines, aiming to unlock vital financing for sectors most exposed to worsening climate risks. By tying automated weather-indexed payouts directly to bank loans, regulators hope to...
DigiPlus Interactive Corp., the country’s premier digital entertainment provider, is on track to meet the stricter financial reporting guidelines imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm announced the publication of its 2025 Integrated Report, establishing a comprehensive...
Local fintech firm BlockShoals Technologies Inc. has been allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a crypto asset intermediary (CAI), giving Filipinos access to the products and services of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Under the partnership,...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has launched a new financial assistance program aimed at easing the cost of mandatory clinical and field-based training for students enrolled in allied health programs nationwide. The Allied Health Experiential Assistance for Deserving Students (AHEAD)...
