Security Bank Corp. has successfully raised ₱21 billion from the issuance of fixed-rate peso corporate bonds due 2030—more than four times its target size and the bank’s largest bond issuance to date. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said the bonds carry a...
The Metro Manila residential market is recovering as developers successfully reduce excess supply, while the nationwide office market is showing resilience as the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry takes up the slack left by the departure of Philippine offshore...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Currimao, Ilocos Norte Mayor Edward “Boyet” Quilala has directed the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) to monitor coastal areas in the municipality to ensure the safety of residents and assess any possible damage following the...
Security Bank Corp. is planning to raise at least ₱5 billion from its fixed-rate peso bond public offering, which kicked off on Monday, Sept. 22, and will run until Oct. 17, 2025. The bonds will have a minimum issue size of ₱5 billion with an oversubscription option, a tenor of five years, and...
CEBU CITY – The Senate has been asked to investigate the flood control projects in Mandaue City. Edward Ligas, a radio broadcaster and an international boxing judge, has sent letters to at least eight senators, including Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee. The...
After the successful bidding to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants, the government and private-sector players may next look forward to another public-private partnership (PPP) in rehabilitating the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex in Mindanao. Power...
The consortium led by the Aboitiz conglomerate emerged victorious on Friday, July 4, as it won the right to take over the 797-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants in Laguna—a prime Luzon energy asset—from the state-run Power Sector Asset and Liabilities...
MSpectrum, Inc., a wholly owned solar subsidiary of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has partnered with food manufacturer Edward Keller Philippines Inc. (EKPI) to help the latter reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to a more sustainable environment. In a statement, MSpectrum said a...
ILOILO CITY – Retired Court of Appeals Associate Justice Edward B. Contreras is running for provincial member of Capiz. RETIRED Associate Justice Edward B. Contreras files his candidacy for provincial board member of Capiz. (Photo courtesy of Edalyn Acta) “Hindi na puwede nga...
CEBU CITY – An international boxing judge and radio personality on Tuesday, September 24, filed a string of criminal complaints, including plunder and graft, against a congresswoman and her husband in Mandaue City. INTERNATIONAL boxing judge and radio broadcaster Edward Ligas shows voluminous...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is taking his role as caretaker of Palawan's third congressional district very seriously. This was apparent during his recent visit to the province wherein he...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center, in black) (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez--also known as "Mr. Rice"--brought to Palawan's 3rd district some P12 million worth of rice and cash aid on Friday, March. 1. Romualdez is...
