BPI partners with SingX to enable fund transfers from Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia
BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with digital payment services provider SingX Singapore Pte. Ltd. to provide migrant Filipinos in Singapore, Hong...
T-bill yields may decline as BSP signals December policy rate cut
TREASURY BILL RATES may ease this week as investors position for a possible rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in December.
The...
BPI sees consumer loan growth easing in 2026 as economy cools
BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (BPI)expects its consumer lending expansion to slow next year as weaker economic conditions and geopolitical risks temper demand, a...
FSCC to map PHL banks’ corporate links in 2026 to flag systemic risks
THE FINANCIAL STABILITY Coordination Council (FSCC) plans to map out banks’ connections with major companies next year as it sharpens its monitoring of emerging...
Peso seen range-bound as traders await cues from Federal Reserve
THE PESO could trade sideways against the dollar this week as players await signals on the US Federal Reserve’s easing path.
On Friday, it closed...
Philippine bond yields end mixed as markets position for possible BSP cut
YIELDS on Philippine government securities were mixed last week as traders positioned for a possible rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...
Peso dips on hawkish Fed minutes
THE PHILIPPINE PESO weakened against the dollar on Thursday after minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting dampened expectations of an interest...
Banks’ 9-month trust assets rise to P4.9T as investors shift to managed funds
PHILIPPINE BANKS’ trust assets had climbed to P4.867 trillion as of September, reflecting stronger demand for professionally managed funds amid continued caution in financial...
Manulife and SSS expand Group Credit Life coverage
MANULIFE Philippines and the Social Security System (SSS) have expanded their Group Credit Life (GCL) insurance coverage to include pensioners participating in the SSS...
BPI funds Prime Infra acquisition of First Gen
BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has funded the acquisition of First Gen Corp.’s gas assets by Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (Prime Infra) as...
Billease targets P15-B loan book after rural bank purchase
BUY NOW, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Billease seeks to boost its loan book to P15 billion after acquiring Rural Bank of Sta. Maria-Ilocos Sur...
‘While the Guitar Weeps’ for the nation
By Benel D. Lagua
The Philippines today feels like a land in quiet sorrow — deeply disillusioned. The headlines on corruption, abuse of power and cynical manipulation of public sentiment weigh heavily on the nation’s moral fabric. People sense the need for change, yet a group seeks to hijack that yearning for their own political gain.