NFT Art Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), together with the non-profit Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS.PH), recently held a two-part webinar series centered around digital art in the age of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to help artists, buyers, and collectors...
Construction of the three bridges funded by the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will commence this second quarter or within the last three months of the Duterte administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the $175.1-million,...
GAZA/RAMALLAH, Palestine -- Thousands of Palestinians marked on Wednesday the 46th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day in the cities of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Local Palestinian media outlets reported that the Palestinians commemorate the Land Day anniversary through...
Bank of Commerce (BankCom), an affiliate of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), successfully debuted at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) with its share price closing at P12.22 each, 1.83 percent higher than its initial public offering price of P12.00. The bank raised P3.36 billion from its IPO which...
The Philippine Stock Exchange has approved Union Bank of the Philippines’ planned stock rights offering worth up to P40 billion. In a disclosure, the bank said the PSE has approved UBP’s application to list up to 800 million additional common shares to cover its stock rights offering to al...
China Banking Corporation and its investment banking arm China Bank Capital bagged top honors at the recent 2022 PDS Awards of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries (PDS) Group. China Bank won the Cesar E.A. Virata Award (Bank Category), the highest distinction that the PDS...
BDO Unibank and its rural banking arm BDO Network Bank (BDONB) are beefing up their respective capital through a stock dividend and the issuance of new primary shares, respectively. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, BDO said it is declaring a 20 percent stock dividend as well as...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro on Monday said the government should ease the requirements and processes for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that seek loans in state-owned banks such as the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) and the Development Bank of the...
CIS Bayad Center, Inc., or Bayad, the country’s biggest and widest multi-channel payment platform, and Philippine National Bank, the fifth largest bank in the country, have partnered to make it easier for Filipinos to settle payments electronically. In photo (L-R): Mr. Dennis G. Gatuslao –...
Tonik First Anniversary Tonik, the Philippines' first digital-only neobank, marks its first year of operations in the country today. With its industry-leading deposit rates of up to 6% per annum (p.a.) and unique product offerings, the neobank was able to provide Filipinos a game-changing way to...
The Muntinlupa City government has finally decided to avail of a low-interest loan being offered by Land Bank of the Philippines after the latter reminded that the program will expire next month. During the flag raising ceremony on March 21, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi announced that the city...
Bank of Commerce (BankCom), an affiliate of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), is ramping up investment in technologies to optimize operations and further improve customer experience. In a statement, the BankCom said it has just completed systems upgrade of key services including treasury, trust banking and...
