finance

Root cause of predatory lending

Alarmed by exorbitant interest rates and other fees imposed by lending platforms, Finance Secretary Ralph…

Education arm helps stop Phinma’s losses

Phinma Corp.’s education unit helped stop the financial bleeding that the group recorded in the…

D&L Industries expects stronger 2026 results

D&L Industries Inc. is confident about posting stronger financial results next year amid the rate-cut…

DOF wants to weed out predatory lenders

Filipino borrowers could finally get relief from being buried in debt, with the Department of…

Gov’t financing position rose to P1.27 trillion in Sept

The national government’s financing position grew by 2.7 percent in the nine months ending Sept.…

SEC poised to ease reporting obligation of small businesses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to exempt more small corporations from the mandatory…

P1.42B earmarked for 24 PH climate adaptation projects

The People’s Survival Fund (PSF) is funding 24 climate adaptation projects for local communities with…

Higher costs gnaw on Union Bank profit

Higher operating costs continued to drag the bottom line of Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the…

Bloomberry exiting Korean venture

Tycoon Enrique Razon Jr.-led Bloomberry Resorts Corp. has found a chance to exit its loss-making…

BDO on track to post another banner year this 2025  

Sy family-led BDO Unibank Inc. delivered record-high net income in the first nine months on…