House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) The House of Representatives is determined to cast aside "extraneous noise" in its bid to complete President Marcos' legislative agenda. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who on Thursday, Oct. 12 thanked...
Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) has assigned its highest Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aaa to Filinvest Land Inc.’s planned bond issuance of up to P12 billion. FLI is planning a P10 billion bond issuance, with an oversubscription option of up to P2 billion. The bonds were...
Credit Rating and Investors Services Philippines Inc. (CRISP Ratings) has reaffirmed its “AAA” issuer rating with a stable outlook on real estate tycoon Manuel B. Villar's Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc. (VLL). The highest rating was given based on the firm’s market leadership in property...
Richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar Jr.’s Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc. has received the highest PRS Aaa issue credit rating, with a Stable Outlook, from Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) for its planned bond issuance of up to P10 billion. Vista Land, one of the country’s...
Bank of Commerce (BankCom), the banking arm of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC), was assigned an Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.) with a "Stable Outlook" by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). PhilRatings said an Issuer Credit Rating is an opinion on the...
Sovereign credit ratings may seem complicated, but they are essentially evaluations of a country's financial well-being. These ratings determine the likelihood of a country meeting its financial commitments and have significant effects on important economic factors that directly impact the lives of...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures’ (AEV) planned issuance of up to P17.45 billion worth of bonds has been given the highest ratings of PRS Aaa with a Stable Outlook by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). In a statement, the ratings agency said AEV is planning a bond issue amounting...
Philippine Saving Bank (PSBank), the consumer and retail banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has maintained the highest Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aaa (corp.), with a Stable Outlook, from Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). A company rated PRS Aaa (corp.) has a very strong...
Filipinos’ satisfaction with the general performance of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fell slightly by four points in March 2023, as shown in the results of an OCTA Research survey released on Tuesday, June 27. The “Tugon ng Masa” survey, which was conducted from March...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the high approval ratings he recently got signifies that the public understands the reforms and programs being carried out by the government. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "I'm glad," Marcos said when...
Filipinos are least satisfied with how the government is addressing poverty and inflation out of the 24 issues covered in the March 2023 OCTA Research survey. According to the results of the "Tugon ng Masa" non-commissioned survey, which was conducted from March 24 to 28, “less than 50 percent”...
At least 89 percent of adult Filipinos are satisfied with the way democracy works in the Philippines, the Fourth Quarter 2022 Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showed. Fourth Quarter 2022 Social Weather Report (Photo courtesy of SWS) The non-commissioned nationwide survey held from Dec. 10 until...
