Singapore-based finance publication Asian Banking & Finance recently conferred its prestigious Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program of the Year Gold Award on the BDO (Banco de Oro) Foundation in recognition of the latter’s rehabilitation program for rural health units.

Business leader Manuel V. Pangilinan, also known by his initials MVP, recently led the turnover of financial assistance to the families of the fallen soldiers and police officers of the Marawi City siege that began in May.

By Riza Lozada The stock market’s operating revenues for the first six months of the year rose by 18.1 percent to P662.53 million from P560.81 million a year ago, mainly due to double digit gains in listing- and trading-related fees, the Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) said.

State housing loan agency Pag-IBIG Fund and the government-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently inked a partnership to use DBP’s electronic banking facility, internet payment gateway, and prepaid card for easier and faster payment and collection processes for the Fund. 

The first commercial flight of the world’s first dual-class turboprop airplane took off last August 1 from Mactan International Airport bound for Caticlan and Clark, marking Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) serious reassertion of its domestic market dominance. 

The regulator Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) approved recently a 1.12% increase or a 28-centavo per cubic meter increase in the Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA) for the third quarter of this year for East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. 

Listed Phoenix Petroleum was named Outstanding Filipino Franchise in Retail-Large Store Category in the 2017 Franchise Excellence Awards (FEA), the second time for the company to receive the prestigious award. 

By Riza Lozada The Sy group-led Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) hopes to raise P5 billion through the issue of 5.5-year Long-Term Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (LTNCD) with an indicative interest of of 3.5 to 3.75 percent per annum. 

Oriente and Express Holdings Inc., a Hong Kong-based unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc. (JGSH), through an exclusive partnership, seeks to address the financial exclusion problem of underbanked consumers and local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). 

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a partnership in support of the infrastructure buildup targeted under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program.