The financial system’s total resources increased to P24.08 trillion as of end-March, up by 5.46 percent from same period last year of P22.84 trillion, based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. Of the total figure, banks have P20.03 trillion of total resources, up by 6.64 percent...
The local stock market is seen to move sideways this week as the previous week’s trading shows that investors are not allowing the PSEi to drop too low while not having enough confidence to buy up share prices. “For trend watchers, the best case is for a sideways drift to appear in the next...
Security Bank Corporation reported that its net profit dipped 10 percent to P1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from the P2.9 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the decline was due to the passage of the CREATE law which...
Victims of fake news about an alleged "community pantry" event at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Timog Base were supposed to go home empty-handed. (Photo from Edison "Bong" Nebrija's Facebook) That is, until EDSA traffic czar Edison "Bong" Nebrija showed up and made a crunch...
Six Philippine companies, led by the Sy family’s SM Investments Corporation and BDO Unibank, made it to Forbes Magazine’s 19th annual Global 2000 list. The list is an international ranking of the world's biggest, most-powerful and most-valuable companies based on an analysis of four metrics:...
Amid the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines is facing another looming concern on piling medical and plastic waste. In a statement, waste management firm Metro Clark Waste Management (MCWM) has called for improved waste management amid the country’s growing garbage problem. A...
Consumer lending company SB Finance Company Inc. (SBF) is tapping the P3 billion in fresh funds to be infused by its shareholders to reach the mass market and help reset economic growth in the new normal. SB Finance is a joint venture between Security Bank Corporation and Thailand’s Bank of...
Bank of Commerce (BankCom), the banking affiliate of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), was assigned an Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aa (corp.), with a Stable Outlook, by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). A company rated PRS Aa (corp.) differs from the highest rated corporates only to...
LT Group, Inc., the investment holding company of taipan Lucio Tan, reported a 4.5 percent improvement in attributable net income to P6.49 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from the P6.21 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines and the United States Embassy in Manila welcomed the delivery of more than two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines under the COVAX facility, the international partnership established to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19...
China Banking Corporation has declared cash dividends amounting to P2.69 billion or P1.00 per share. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, the China Bank Board of directors said this is equivalent to a cash dividend yield of 4.02 percent based on the Bank’s closing price of...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) vowed to double its efforts to further make positive changes in the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) situation in the country as the agency cited the Philippines' continued performance in the said arena. ARTA ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica made the statement...
