Phl banks remain well capitalized
By
Kathleen A. Martin
| January 10, 2014 - 12:00am
Big banks remained well-capitalized as of June last year, indicating they have sufficient funds to service loans and act as...
Business
Banks’ capital ratio improves in 1st qtr
By
Kathleen A. Martin
| October 3, 2013 - 12:00am
Big banks continued to increase their capital adequacy ratio (CAR) in the first quarter from end-2012 levels, indicating adequate buffer against unexpected losses, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported...
Business
Meralco eyes $250-300 M bonds to finance capex
By
Iris Gonzales
| September 28, 2013 - 12:00am
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest power distributor, is eyeing to issue US dollar bonds of up to $300 million to finance its capital expenditure requirements.
Business
ICTSI profit surges 23% in January-June
By
Lawrence Agcaoili
| August 9, 2013 - 12:00am
Publicly-listed port giant International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) of port and gaming magnate Enrique Razon recorded a 23-percent increase in earnings in the first half of the year on the back...
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Phl banks remain healthy, resilient - BSP
August 18, 2012 - 12:00am
Philippine banks continued to be healthy and resilient in 2011 as their capital remained adequate to cover for their risky assets, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Thursday.
Business
Semirara Mining income contracts 21% to P3.63B
By
Zinnia B. Dela Peña
| August 11, 2012 - 12:00am
Consunji-led Semirara Mining Corp. reported yesterday a 20.7-percent drop in unaudited consolidated net income to P3.63 billion in the first semester as a result of lower coal and energy sales.
Business
Abacus dangles Batangas lot for jv with property developers
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Zinnia B. Dela Peña
| July 14, 2012 - 12:00am
Abacus Consolidated Resources & Holdings Inc. is hoping to forge partnerships with the country’s top real estate developers for its 1,500-hectare prime property in Batangas, which it aims to convert...
Business
SEC upholds fine on PSE for late report
By
Zinnia B. Dela Peña
| July 9, 2012 - 12:00am
The Securities and Exchange Commission has upheld the P65,000 fine imposed against the Philippine Stock Exchange for violating its own disclosure rules.
Business
Breaking the Code: Save the Babies!
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Featured Blogger Alvin Cloyd Dakis
| June 29, 2012 - 12:00am
When I was a student nurse, I remember how zealously we taught every mother the advantages of exclusive breastfeeding and that it increases the mother-child bond. We taught about colostrum, performed the mnemonics...
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Metrobank profit grows 39% in Q1
By
Ted P. Torres
| May 15, 2012 - 12:00am
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) has reported a consolidated net income of P4.3 billion in the first three months of 2012, up 38.7 percent compared to P3.1 billion in the same period last year.
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