Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has inked a contract with subsidiary ENEX Energy Corporation (ENEX) for the agreed shares subscription covering 177,544,011 non-voting preferred shares of the latter to be issued at a par value of P1.00 per share. According to ACEN, the shares will be issued from ENEX’s...
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...
Leading oil industry player Petron Corporation is seeking extension from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the shelf registration of its P50 billion worth of programmed peso fixed-rate bonds issuance. The company stated that in its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the second tranche of the ASEAN fixed rate green bonds issuance of Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) which is targeting to raise P6.0 billion with an oversubscription allotment of P4.0 billion. EDC President and COO Jerome H....
Following a request from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered internet providers to block access to Binance's website — the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. (NTC / Manila Bulletin) In a statement issued on March...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno commended the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its efforts in ensuring the security of the people’s money and investments. In his keynote speech for SEC’s 87th anniversary, Diokno said that the Commission has enforced investigations against...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, November 5 urged state regulators to strengthen mechanisms for consumer protection amid the continuing proliferation of online fraudulent activities especially with the onset of the Christmas season. Gatchalian, in particular, urged the...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said that DICT is "on target" for more than 105 million Filipinos who have registered their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM). (Photo credit to Pixabay) “We are on target, although our original target was 160...
Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco (2nd from left) and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco (2nd from right) (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco's Facebook post on Tuesday, July 11 shows just how supportive a...
ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (left) and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) For ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco ought to take appropriate action against her subordinates who gave...
Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. A congressman from the home province of Boracay has trumpeted the "many accomplishments" of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its chief, Secretary Christina Frasco amid the "Love the Philippines" debacle. “The Department of Tourism has been making...
Senators on Wednesday, July 5 said the controversy surrounding the “Love the Philippines” campaign of the Department of Tourism (DOT) should not diminish the accomplishments made by Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco in promoting the country to the world. ...