Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) logged a 20 percent decline in its net income to P8.1 billion in the first nine months of this year from P10.1 billion in the same period in 2022. However, the bank reported a 48 percent rise in its revenues to P52.8 billion in this year’s...
Post-pandemic expectations for banking experiences have been ever shifting at a pace faster than anyone could have imagined. A new baseline for customer experience in banking has been set: People expect more channels, and faster and personalized responses without long wait times. In fact, surveys...
I'D GIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU Miss Saigon centers around the tragic romance of American GI Chris and Vietnamese bar girl Kim The heat is on in Manila as GMG Productions, in association with GWB Entertainment, has announced that Cameron Mackintosh’s globally acclaimed production of Boublil &...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation is still focused on intensifying its plea to the government for the targeted lifting of the ‘force majeure’ roadblock that had been enforced on its planned exploration and drilling activities at its petroleum blocks along Palawan basin. The company has been...
Ayala-owned Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) will be issuing 314 million common shares to the shareholders of the Gokongwei-led Robinsons Bank Corporation (RBC) to complete their merger, which was approved by the Board of Directors on Sept. 30. According to a disclosure to the Philippine...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) announced that it will shorten the offer period for its 1.5 year peso fixed-rate bonds worth P5 billion issued last Oct. 17 due to strong demand. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bond sale due 2025 will now end on Oct. 25,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and The World Bank Group discussed possible partnerships to help improve the quality of education in the country. (Photo from Official Facebook Page of Inday Sara Duterte) On her official Facebook page, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte...
The Singapore-based holding firm of Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P) has reshuffled its top management after the departure of its former Chief Executive Joseph Sigelman, following an internal investigation due to alleged mismanagement concerns in the company. AG&P announced that...
Ayala-owned Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) reported a 26.4 percent increase in net income to P38.6 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from P30.5 billion in the same period last year due to sustained loan and margin growth. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), which serves as the World Bank Group’s (WBG) private sector investment arm, lauded the Philippines’ new and improved policy framework for public-private partnerships (PPPs). In a meeting with Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, IFC Regional Vice...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has issued its 1.5-year fixed-rate bonds worth P5 billion as part of its P100 billion bond program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said the net proceeds of the sale will be used for “general corporate purposes” and...
Israel, Palestine, the militant organization Hamas, and Gaza have recently been making the headlines as war in the middle eastern part of Asia broke out. For some who are not yet familiar with what's happening in the conflict, it may be confusing to know what is what or which is which. So here is...
