China Bank first quarter 2021 net income up 61% to P3.6 billion
China Banking Corporation (China Bank, PSE stock symbol: CHIB) sustained its profitability in the first quarter of 2021, posting 61%
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TG Limcaoco: BPI’s new ‘geek’ president and CEO plots the bank’s course in digital banking
New Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) president and CEO Jose Teodoro “TG” Limcaoco, 59, wants to turn the publicly-listed
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Philippines must accelerate vaccine rollout to jumpstart economic recovery: BDO
As government mulls extending the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the so-called NCR Plus bubble until April 18 to slow
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PNB posts P2.6 billion net income for 2020
Philippine National Bank (PSE: PNB) closed the year 2020 with a net income of P2.6 billion, 73% lower than that
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Sun Life remains most trusted life insurance brand in the Philippines: survey
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. (“Sun Life”) remains to be the Filipinos’ most trusted life insurance brand, according to
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Metro Manila to post highest office vacancy since Global Financial Crisis: Colliers
Metro Manila is still facing a challenging leasing market as Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) have been vacating space, and
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Philippine credit card billings drop 27% in first half of 2020: CCAP
The Philippines’ credit card industry, like many other sectors, has not been spared the adverse effects of the country’s widespread
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SEC urges capping of consumer and payday loan interest rates
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has hailed the central bank’s move to cap charges on credit card transactions, raising
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BPI Family Savings Bank launches variable-amortization auto and home loan
A new loan product by BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB) allows borrowers to buy a home or vehicle at relatively
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LANDBANK unveils new ‘i-STUDY’ educational loan program
Families in need of financial assistance to be able to continue sending their students to school amid the coronavirus-induced economic
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BSP advises consumers to practice cyber hygiene in online financial transactions
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) advises financial consumers to observe cyber hygiene when making online financial transactions. Cyber hygiene
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Banked population is on the rise, latest BSP survey shows
The share of Filipino adults who own an account climbed to 29% in 2019 from 23% in 2017, according to
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Landbank offers direct ‘study-now-pay-later’ loan program for students
Parents and guardians/benefactors of students enrolled for the upcoming school year can now directly avail of loans up to P300,000
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SEC paving way for development of Corporate Debt Funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working on a new regulatory framework for the development of a capital market
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SSS amends guidelines on temporary ACOP suspension
The Social Security System (SSS) amended the guidelines on the temporary suspension of the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners Program (ACOP)
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SEC encourages social bonds to support recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put forward the issuance of social bonds to support efforts to contain the
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SSS opens COVID-19 Calamity Loan Assistance Program; online applications accepted
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday opened its Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) for members who are affected by
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