
Metrobank H1 profit hits P24.8B amid brisk lending
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) reported a strong financial performance in the first half of 2025, with net income reaching P24.8 billion,…
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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) reported a strong financial performance in the first half of 2025, with net income reaching P24.8 billion,…
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The Philippines outperformed several of its regional peers and solidified its position as one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies amid persistent global…
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The Gokongwei-led airline’s said total revenue climbed 23 percent year-on-year to P63.3 billion, as passenger numbers rose 21 percent to 14 million.
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In a stock exchange report on Wednesday, the company said consolidated revenues climbed to P83.1 billion, underscoring the strength of its diversified…
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First half 2025 revenues also saw a 6 percent uptick, reaching P319.2 billion from P301.4 billion a year ago. Growth was attributed to continued strength in…
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The Philippine economy maintained its year-on-year Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate at 5.4 percent for the first quarter of 2025, according to updated…
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Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday lauded the move by both chambers of Congress to open the national budget process to public scrutiny, calling it a…
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In our case, the US initially announced a 17-percent tariff last April, later raising it to 20 percent; but following President Marcos Jr.’s state visit, this…
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Senator Imee Marcos has urged her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to allocate a budget for the Konektadong Pinoy Act (KPA) even if the bill has not…
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Senator Panfilo Lacson isn’t letting his guard down when it comes to the 2026 national budget.
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Sy-led SM Prime Holdings Inc. reported a record-high net income of P24.5 billion in the first half of the year, an 11 percent increase from P22.1 billion a…
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The president and CEO of Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group, has stressed that leapfrogging development cannot be done…
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The year 2026 promises to be a landmark year in Philippine triathlon history as Century Tuna and Sunrise Events Inc. (SEI) renew their partnership to stage not…
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We were seated at a café we used to love — her fingers wrapped around her usual caramel latte, mine around a plain black Americano. She looked at my cup and…
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The domestic assets of Other Financial Corporations (OFCs) climbed to P10.6 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data…
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US President Donald Trump delayed for another week, to 7 August, the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on most countries, including the Philippines, in a minor…
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Pag-IBIG Fund has chalked up another record after reporting double-digit year-on-year growth in its first-half income, marking the agency’s highest earnings in…
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