Vice President Sara Duterte Despite consecutive declines in her satisfaction and trust ratings for the second month in a row, Vice President Sara Duterte maintained the highest satisfaction and trust ratings among top government officials this month. Based on survey results released on Thursday,...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has secured a loan from Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) to support its capital needs for the year. In a statement on Thursday, May 23, Maynilad said the P10 billion from Metrobank will help fund projects aimed at...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang, OVP photos) President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte continued to enjoy high trust and approval ratings despite significant declines in their respective ratings in the first quarter of 2024, based...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) reported a 14.5 percent growth in net earnings to P12.0 billion in the first quarter 2024 for a return on equity (ROE) of 13.7 percent. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said this was driven by consistent growth of its...
The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to be the country’s most trusted government agency, based on the results of an OCTA Research survey conducted in the first quarter of 2024. The survey results released on Wednesday, April 17 revealed that Deped is trusted by 82 percent of Filipinos....
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri’s positive trust ratings can be attributed to his “steady, sober leadership of the Senate,” Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Wednesday, April 3. Villanueva issued the statement following the Pulse Asia’s recent survey...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) President Marcos' performance and trust ratings saw double-digit declines in the Pulse Asia’s “Ulat ng Bayan” survey conducted from March 6 to 10. Pulse Asia's survey results, released on Tuesday, April 2, revealed...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the presentation of this year's Basic Education Report on Jan. 25, 2024. (Inday Sara Duterte / Facebook) All top government officials’ performance and trust ratings fell significantly in the first quarter of...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the Ty family’s banking arm, has successfully raised $1 billion from its offering of a dual tranche, five-year and 10-year US dollar-denominated notes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank boasted that “this issuance...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) is planning to raise $500 million from the issuance of "Reg S" US dollar-denominated Senior Unsecured Notes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said it has been rated "Baa2" with a "stable" outlook by Moody’s...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the banking arm of the Ty Group, reported a 28.9 percent growth in net income to a record P42.2 billion as total consolidated assets expanded by 9.2 percent to P3.1 trillion in 2023. “Our solid performance in 2023 was strongly driven by our asset...
President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Manila Bulletin file photo) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte saw increases in their trust and performance ratings towards the end of 2023, based on an independent survey conducted by the...