STOCK PHOTO | Image by terimakasih0 from PixabayBy Alexandria Grace C. Magno THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to introduce a unified lending identification (ULI) system to make it easier for borrowers to access credit and to prevent predatory

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the dual-tranche Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at average rates close to comparable secondary market levels following slower-than-expected September inflation. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P35 billion as

1 of 2ARTWORKS that ponder Philippine colonial history, personal and collective memory, and expressions of faith came out on top in the 2025 edition of the Ateneo Art Awards (AAA), held last Sunday at the Ateneo Art Gallery of the

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTOYOTA FINANCIAL Services Philippines Corp. (TFSPH), the automotive financing and leasing arm of listed GT Capital Holdings, Inc., ended the offer period for its P2-billion maiden bond issuance on Oct. 7, earlier than scheduled, citing strong investor demand. “Originally

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO recovered against the dollar on Tuesday as the market expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to pause its easing cycle against this week even as September inflation came in slower than expected. The local unit closed

OFFICIAL PHOTO BY EXPLODING GALAXIES“TELL THE STORY. Make a song,” is how Filipino novelist Erwin E. Castillo concludes his preface to the new edition of The Firewalkers. In it, he details how the novel arose in 1992 “while the country

FREEPIK(Part 3) As we saw in the last two columns in this series, Pope Leo XIV — true to the promise he made immediately after being elected Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church — has been issuing moral and ethical guidelines

BW FILE PHOTOTHE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed E-Value Phils. Inc., the appraiser of Villar Land Holdings Corp.’s properties, to explain its valuation of assets owned by the Villar Land group as part of an ongoing review of

GLOBAL macroeconomic uncertainty due to trade concerns could affect corporate borrowers’ debt servicing capacity, Moody’s Ratings said. — REUTERSPHILIPPINE BANKS face moderate risk from their exposure to corporates as the uncertain global macroeconomic environment could affect businesses’ capacity to repay

BW FILE PHOTOThe Philippines, despite its own challenges, is on track to achieve upper middle-income status by the end of this year or in 2026 — a milestone defined by the World Bank based on gross national income per capita.