Ranking first in the Philippines and among the strongest in the Asia Pacific region, premier financial magazine The Asian Banker recently awarded Security Bank in a virtual ceremony last February 25 as the Philippines’ ‘Strongest Bank in 2020’ in its recently published Top 500 Strongest Banks...
Philippine National Bank reported a 17 percent growth in net profit before provisions for impairment and taxes of P17.6 billion last year due to continued improvement on net interest income and robust trading gains amid the pandemic. However, the bank disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange...
While earnings of most banks declined due to higher provisions, Gotianun-led EastWest Bank managed to post a 4 percent growth in net income to P6.5 billion last year from P6.2 billion in 2019. “The pandemic defined EastWest’s operating results in 2020. Lockdowns, social distancing, and limited...
Security Bank Corporation was recently awarded by the Institute of Corporate Directors with two golden arrows for its ranking in the 2019 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard. The ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard is an assessment based on publicly available information and benchmarked against...
Robinsons Bank Corporation, a member of the Gokongwei group of companies, has received a PRS Aa (corp.) issuer credit rating in relation to its outstanding Fixed-Rate bond issue of P5.0 billion due in November 2021. Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) said it has also assigned...
To help the millions of Filipinos who are sending and receiving remittances in the Philippines, Robinsons Bank has introduced its new service, the RBANK REMIT. RBANK REMIT promises an easy, fast, and reliable remittance service that can be accessed through the RBank Digital Online Banking...
China Banking Corporation (China Bank) is planning to raise up to P100 billion over the next three years to support its strategic initiatives and expansion program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its Board of Directors has greenlighted the conduct of a...
ORIX METRO Leasing and Finance Corporation (ORIX METRO), a unit of the Metrobank Group, was assigned a high issuer credit rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.)with a Stable outlook by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). A company rated PRS Aa (corp.) differs from the highest rated...
Security Bank Corporation posted a 26 percent drop in net income to P7.4 billion last year from the P10.1 billion earned in 2019 due to higher provisions. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said total revenues jumped 48 percent to P50.4 billion from the previous year, driven...
Two Philippine cities — Quezon City and San Fernando City — have been cited for their waste recycling collaboration with informal waste pickers that helped stymied poverty as recycling creates jobs in their localities and supports the recovery amid the economic difficulties during the pandemic,...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) needs to change its charter and triple its authorized capital from P35 billion to P100 billion to broaden its credit assistance to priority sectors. “The proposed amendments to the DBP Charter would be a boon to our efforts to undertake...
Developing countries in East Asia, including the Philippines, need to support innovation to promote productivity growth and economic progress, a new World Bank report revealed. While developing countries in East Asia have an impressive record of sustained growth and poverty reduction, World Bank...
