The Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2024 Day 2 speakers and panelists for the morning session include (from left) Environmental and Energy Engineering Group of the UP Institute of Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Ma. Brida Lea D. Diola, Ascott CARES PH Sustainability Champion and...
Despite raising awareness and growing efforts on sustainability, several disconnecting factors still hinder sustainable progress, such as inadequate communication, poor enforcement of government policies, lack of public awareness and engagement, and lack of access to advanced technology. ...
Aboitiz-led UnionBank of the Philippines has landed among the world's top issuers of digital bonds, according to the ranking of economic think tank Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF). In the OMFIF Digital Monetary Institute's Digital Assets 2024 report launched on Sept. 17...
Growth in the country's bond market slowed in the second quarter of the year owing to reduced issuance from both corporate and government sectors, amid potential interest rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Based on the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) report,...
Following the Department of Energy’s (DOE) rejection of its force majeure plea, Pangilinan-led SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) is now looking for an alternative site for the development of the 280-megawatt Nueva Ecija solar farm project it won under the first round of the green energy auction...
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),...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said that its P15 billion blue bond offering will cater to water and wastewater projects, such as a treatment plant to support Kaliwa Dam. “Well, certainly this is partly in support also of the government undertaking or initiative in the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Marcos administration is on track to meet its borrowing requirements for the year, which will provide the necessary funding for government programs and projects. With a total financing goal of P2.46 trillion for 2024, the government plans to secure 75...
Small Filipino investors swarmed the government's retail treasury bond (RTB) sale, reaching another record driven by the attractive interest rate being offered. The Bureau of the Treasury announced that the national government raised a total of P584.86 billion through the sale of five-year RTBs,...
Investing in the government’s retail bonds is as effortless as ordering a loved one's favorite meal for delivery! Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that retail treasury bonds (RTBs) are readily accessible through a few taps on mobile phones, offering Filipinos both here and abroad secure,...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto emphasized the need to promote a culture of saving and investing in the country, while encouraging Filipinos to consider investing in retail treasury bonds (RTB). “We should instill in our people a mindset that embraces and normalizes a culture of saving and...
Filipino investors seeking to invest their savings with the government can expect a guaranteed return that surpasses the 2023 average inflation rate, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. During an auction on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the five-year retail treasury bond (RTB) secured a coupon rate of...
