The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas  is proposing to require banks, digital lenders and other regulated financial institutions to connect their customer verification systems to the government’s National ID database.

H.E.R. flexed her karaoke skills by performing a Filipino classic while in a New York City restaurant.

Globe Telecom Inc. sustained an 11-percent drop in profit in the first half, but the telco is confident of recovery thanks to the strength of its revenue base and growth of its e-wallet unit.

The Office of the Ombudsman has placed one of its personnel under disciplinary investigation for a “grave offense” after Sen. Robin Padilla’s counter-affidavit, related to the obstruction of justice complaint over the escape of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, bypassed the agency’s standard logging procedures.

The country’s umbrella group for digital banks has defended members that opted to keep transfer fees of at least P10, even as almost all other banks reduced theirs to zero.