Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said they are about to issue “second-phase regulation” to make the banking sector more responsive to risks in transitioning to a low-carbon economy including climate change scenarios. “Banks may gradually consider the future...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued the guidelines on the management of liquidity risk by Islamic banks and Islamic banking units (IBUs) to attract investments and consumer interests in Islamic banking and finance. The Monetary Board approved Circular No. 1116 Tuesday, (May 25) which...
Jordan Clarkson, top left, with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates during the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (MB File Photo) Filipino basketball fans here and abroad celebrated the achievement of Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson after he was named the 2020-21 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Samahang Basketbol...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it has processed some P42.8 billion worth of local government unit (LGU) loans in the last half of 2020. All LGUs must send requests for Monetary Board opinion before they could transact their planned domestic borrowings. For the second semester of 2020,...
The Philippine government was told for the nth time to step up its crackdown versus foreign poachers in the West Philippine Sea. Such a call was made in response to China’s annual three-and-a-half-month fishing ban in the South China Sea, which covers the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone...
Photo from SBP Naturalized player Angelo Kouame said that after years of waiting, he can now concentrate on playing basketball as Gilas Pilipinas prepares for two important FIBA-sanctioned tournaments next month. The naturalization paper of Kouame was signed into law last week by President Rodrigo...
While Filipino pageant fans have yet to completely move on from their recent Miss Universe heartbreak in Florida, back here at the home-front, things are heating up with the country’s biggest local beauty searches now finalizing their casting requirements. Late last week, members of the...
Angelo Kouame Angelo Kouame admits that he’s feeling the pressure of trying to succeed as naturalized player of Gilas Pilipinas like those who previously held those roles. But Kouame, whose naturalization was signed into law by President Duterte earlier this week, also said that he’s embracing...
Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 players, from left, CJ Perez, Moala Tautuaa, Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol and Leonard Santillan are back at the bubble training camp in Laguna. (SBP Images) Preparation shifts to high gear for members of the Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 men’s team with several days before the FIBA 3x3...
Angelo Kouame is the third foreign player to be naturalized to play for Gilas Pilipinas in 10 years. (SBP Images) Just hours after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the documents, naturalized Filipino Angelo Kouame quickly turned to Twitter to express his short but meaningful message....
President Duterte has signed a law granting Philippine citizenship to basketball player Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame from Ivory Coast. Angelo Kouame (File photo/UAAP) Republic Act No. 11543 grants citizenship to Kouame with "all the rights, privileges, and prerogatives, as well as the duties...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday welcomed President Duterte’s signing into law of the bill granting Filipino citizenship to Ange Kouame. Kouame can now suit up to Gilas Pilipinas and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. “We thank President Duterte for signing into law the naturalization bill for Ange...
