In a stock exchange filing, the lender said net interest income rose to P6.4 billion, up 15.8 percent from the previous year, contributing to a core income of P3.1 billion.
Pre-tax pre-provision profits also saw a notable increase of 26.5 percent, reaching P3.4 billion while profit before tax grew by 25.6 percent to P2.3 billion.
Miguel R. Camus has been a reporter covering various domestic business topics since 2009.
