A study conducted by the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) highlighted Benham Bank’s rich biodiversity and unspoiled reefscape. The study, titled “Benthic structuring of ...

Near the eastern coast of Luzon, Philippines, located 50 meters below the sea surface, is the Benham Bank, an underwater ...

MANILA, Philippines — The labeling of “West Philippine Sea” on Google Maps reflected the “growing acceptance” of the waters as part of the country’s sovereignty, according to the National Maritime ...

President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff onslaught is overshadowing the Philippines’ sound economic fundamentals and will likely keep banks selective in deploying funds, according to the ...

A group of Philippine banks is joining forces to launch a peso-backed stablecoin, PHPX, to enhance cross-border payments and promote financial inclusion. The PHPX token is set to debut between May ...

A group of prominent Philippine financial institutions has teamed up with Web 3.0 fintech firm JUST Finance to introduce PHPX, the first bank-collateralized Philippine Peso stablecoin. This ...

GoTyme Bank, a collaboration between the Gokongwei group of companies and the multi-country digital banking group Tyme, led Philippine banks as the #1 bank in customer experience and most ...

MANILA: The global Microsoft outage has paralySed several industries using its software, with some Philippine banks confirming their systems are also affected. In separate advisories on Friday ...

Despite the higher-inflation and slower-economic-growth backdrop in 2023, it turned out to be a very good year for Philippine banks, many of which even posted record-high profits. The favorable ...

As per the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF), you can invest your money for 5 years and earn 4.875 per cent per year in the March 2024 RTB issue. An Asian Development Bank (ADB) study shows ...

The projected robust economic growth this year could shape up into a better year for Philippine banks, S and P Global Ratings said. S and P Global Ratings credit analyst Nikita Anand said Philippine ...

MANILA, Philippines — The margins of Philippine banks may decline next year as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to cut interest rates on easing inflation, according to Fitch ...