Saturday, 11 October 2025
26 Sep 2025
1:34PM
SEC fixes online lending mix-up, Jia Financing cleared and back in business
Jia Financing is back in business after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lifted its 60-day suspension.
26 Aug 2025
5:43PM
Palawan Group at 40: From pawnshop to financial powerhouse
The Palawan Group of Companies marked its 40th anniversary with a two-day celebration that highlighted its journey from a single pawnshop in Puerto Princesa to one of the country’s leading financial service providers.
10 Jun 2024
9:56AM
French loans to help ease PH poverty, says Finance chief
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday announced a landmark government-to-government agreement between France and the Philippines, focusing on financial and development cooperation.
22 Apr 2024
4:54PM
DragonFi Securities rolls out super app
By: Miguel R. Camus
DragonFi Securities Inc., the stockbrokerage house of tycoons Edgar “Injap” Sia II and Tony Tan Caktiong, rolled out the country’s newest investment super app.
20 Apr 2024
10:17AM
UnionBank targets P10 billion raise, pushes expansion despite 15-month share downturn
By: Miguel R. Camus
The Aboitiz Group’s UnionBank of the Philippines is raising up to P10 billion through the sale of shares to existing stockholders—an exercise known as a stock rights offer.
18 Apr 2024
8:17AM
Recto Urges IMF, World Bank to Act Against Rising Postpandemic Poverty
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto highlighted the dire economic state of developing nations, noting that one in four is now poorer than before the start of the pandemic.
17 Apr 2024
8:09AM
World Bank Backs Philippines in Tax Digitalization Drive — DOF
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has successfully garnered support from the World Bank during the WB-IMF Spring Meetings for the digitalization of tax administration in the Philippines, the Finance department said on Wednesday.
12 Apr 2024
8:05AM
Philippines Jobless Rate Drops, Boosting Poverty Reduction Goals
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto on Friday highlighted the notable decrease in the Philippines' unemployment rate, which fell to a remarkable 3.5% in February 2024 from 4.8% the previous year.
2 Apr 2024
3:34PM
DOF ‘green lane’ fast tracks two Razon green power projects
The Department of Finance has expedited approvals for two significant green power projects owned by Enrique Razon's Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. in Luzon, marking a leap towards the Philippines' clean energy transition.
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