President Marcos said his high trust and approval ratings mean people are starting to understand the efforts that his administration is doing in alleviating their hardships. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) "Every time this happens, as far as I am concerned, it seems to be...
The Philippines retained its investment-grade credit rating from Moody’s Ratings. While a more favorable action would have been ideal, the New York-based agency cited several factors that influenced its decision to affirm the ‘Baa2’ score with ‘stable’ outlook. Moody’s is known for its...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the Philippines' A- credit rating from Japan-based Rating and Information Inc. “is an affirmation that the...
Social Weather Stations The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for the second quarter of 2024 revealed a decline in the net satisfaction ratings of key government institutions, but the Senate retained its “very good” rating, while the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court maintained...
The Marcos administration secured its first credit rating upgrade from Japan-based Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I), the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the DOF announced that the Japanese debt watcher raised the country’s credit...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (leftmost) speaks to victims of Typhoon "Carina" during an aid distribution activity. (Speaker’s office) Ranking congressmen gave heavy praise to House Speaker Martin Romualdez following his 16-percentage point surge...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 23 to July 1, found that 65 percent of Filipinos were satisfied and 21 percent were dissatisfied with Vice President Sara Duterte’s performance. The second quarter of 2024 survey...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) was granted a positive remark by the Commission on Audit (COA) for its financial statements for 2023. In a statement issued Wednesday, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio welcomed the COA’s annual audit report which gives the agency an “unmodified opinion” on the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) The nationwide Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 23 to July 1 bared that 55 percent of adult Filipinos are satisfied with President Marcos’ performance, while 28 percent are dissatisfied and 15 percent remain...
By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ A survey conducted by Publicus Asia for the second quarter of 2024 revealed that the Manila Bulletin has emerged as a trusted print and online news platform, based on the results released on Monday, July 15. Manila Bulletin received a 45 percent trust rating in both print...
Companies, particularly banks, are urged to tap the capital market by issuing bonds as these are a stable source of funds that can be issued quickly to a large investor base and at a lower cost. The advantages of issuing bonds to raise fresh funds was raised during the seminar entitled...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc., the water provider of most cities in Metro Manila, has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a permit to sell its P15 billion blue bond offering. This comes after the Philippine Rating Services Corporation granted Maynilad’s blue bonds a PRS...
