Financing

15 Dec 2025

7:02AM

DTI, Landbank roll out new MSME credit initiative

To strengthen financial support for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Land Bank of the Philippines sealed a memorandum of agreement officially rolling out the Landbank Innovative Financing Thrust Towards Inclusive National Growth thru MSMEs (Lifting MSMEs) Lending Program.

13 Dec 2025

12:19PM

Vena Energy seals landmark solar project financing in PH

Vena Energy, the renewable energy arm of Vena Group, has reached financial close on its first full international project financing in the Philippines for the 300-megawatt Opus Solar Energy Project in Ilocos Norte, marking a milestone for the country’s clean energy sector.

11 Dec 2025

9:51AM

PH secures $500-M ADB loan for blue economy, climate resilience

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500-million policy-based loan to strengthen the sustainable management of the Philippines’ marine ecosystems, restore coastal areas, and accelerate the development of a resilient, low-carbon blue economy.

10 Dec 2025

11:29AM

ADB approves $400-M loan to boost PH ease of doing business

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400-million policy-based loan to help advance Philippine government reforms aimed at improving ease of doing business and positioning the country as a competitive investment destination in Asia and the Pacific.

19 Nov 2025

10:11AM

PAL seals engine financing deal backed by Citi, UK Export Finance

Philippine Airlines, Citi and UK Export Finance announced the successful closing of a new 12-year UKEF-covered loan that will fund one Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engine for the flag carrier’s incoming Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.

10 Nov 2025

7:20PM

Tech-powered SME financing partnership boosts financial inclusion

Kredit Hero, the country's first AI credit marketplace for SMEs, has officially partnered with Discovery Capital Finance Corp. (DCFC), one of the fastest-growing financing institutions in the Philippines.

21 Oct 2025

1:39PM

Bounty Fresh, BDO collaboration powers sustainable food supply

“Food security and nutrition have always been at the heart of our purpose,” said Tennyson G. Chen, chair of Bounty Fresh Group Holdings Inc., one of the Philippines’ largest fully integrated poultry producers. “We entered the agri-food space to contribute to these national priorities while helping professionalize and boost the local poultry sector.”

17 Sep 2025

2:37PM

BDO drives green mobility in PH with VinGroup partnership

BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) is powering the Philippines’ shift to green mobility through a partnership with Vietnam’s VinGroup, backing the country’s first all-electric taxi fleet and laying the foundation for wider adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

4 Sep 2025

10:44AM

Australia extends P172-M impact loan for PH women entrepreneurs

The Australian Government has extended a P172-million ($3 million) impact loan to a women-led Philippine lender, aiming to ease capital barriers for Filipina entrepreneurs.