President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. holds a press conference in Kalayaan Hall, Malacañan Palace on Sept. 15. He named former Justice Andres B. Reyes, Jr. as the head of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand

The logo of J.P. Morgan is seen in Zurich, Switzerland July 8, 2021. — REUTERS/ARND WIEGMANNBy Bettina Faye V. Roc, Banking EditorTHE PHILIPPINES is now on the positive watchlist for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s emerging market government bond index, putting it a step closer to

PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Katherine K. ChanTHE Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on Monday said the Philippines is unlikely to return to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “gray list,” despite a probe into allegations that former Public Works engineers laundered billions of pesos through casinos using

Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice Ericson D. Hernandez (on screen) speaks at the House Infrastructure Committee (InfraComm) hearing on anomalous flood control projects. PHOTO BY MIGUEL DE GUZMAN, The Philippine StarBy Erika Mae P. SinakingTHE DEPARTMENT of Public

CREC switches on P10-B Batangas solar farm with battery storage - BusinessWorld Online                                    PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATE CITICORE Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has energized a P10-billion,

SM Prime files with SEC for P17-B fixed-rate bond issuance - BusinessWorld Online                                    SMPRIME.COMSM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC. (SMPH) is hoping to raise up to P17 billion

HOTEL101 MADRID — HOTEL101 GLOBAL PTE. LTD.DOUBLEDRAGON CORP. (DD) said its P10.9-billion retail bond offering closed on Sept. 15 oversubscribed, after triggering the oversubscription option on the second day of the offer period.The option was triggered after subscriptions exceeded 80% of the total base and

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Vectorjuice from FreepikConferences can sometimes feel like familiar rituals: greetings are exchanged, insights are shared, and then the world carries on as before. But the 23rd Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO Conference, held on Sept. 9 at

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday as average rates dropped across the board, with the three-year tenor’s yield falling below the 5% mark, as the US Federal Reserve is expected to resume its easing

Petron bondholders swap $333M into new notes, tender $54M for cash - BusinessWorld Online                                    PETRON.COMANG-LED Petron Corp. reported strong preliminary participation in its recently completed exchange

1 of 2FILIPINO pop rock band Lola Amour welcomed a guest to their concert Love on Loop last week — Kokoro of the Japanese pop group PSYCHIC FEVER — who performed with them onstage for two songs.The concert celebrated Love on Loop, the band’s sophomore

Philippines falls in Global Attractiveness Index - BusinessWorld Online                                    The Philippines slipped two places to 62nd out of 146 countries in the latest edition of the