ACEN Corp. announced on Thursday that it had successfully issued and listed its maiden peso-denominated ASEAN green bonds with a principal amount of P10 billion.“We are grateful for the strong support of Philippine institutional and retail investors for the company’s maiden peso green bond issuance,”

1 of 2LONDON —  From the bright pink guard costumes in hit Netflix series Squid Game to a large sculpture of rapper G-Dragon, London’s V&A museum is celebrating South Korean popular culture and its rise to global prominence in a new exhibition opening this week.Among

SEPARATELY, the board of directors of listed conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) authorized a plan to issue bonds worth P80 billion in a board meeting on Thursday.The bonds will be composed of P60-billion fixed-rate peso-denominated bonds with an oversubscription option of P20 billion.According to SMC’s

A GLOBAL AWARD for financial inclusion has been named after the late former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr., the central bank said on Thursday.Malaysia-based Alliance for Financial Inclusion’s (AFI) inaugural “Nestor Espenilla, Jr. Financial Inclusion Innovation Award” is meant to

1 of 2Negros Trade Fair returnsTHE ASSOCIATION of Negros Producers (ANP) and the provincial government of Negros Occidental bring back the Negros Trade Fair to the Glorietta Activity Center until Sept. 25. The 36th edition of the trade fair showcases a selection of products created

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) will continue to foster digital transformation in the sector to meet demand for online financial services.“Our policy agenda on digitalization will not only make the financial system more inclusive but also

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned the public against investing in Sophia Francisco Holding OPC, which is also knowns as Financial Consultancy Services Sophia-Francisco or Sophia Francisco Trading, as it is not authorized to sell securities.The entity is said to be enticing the public

1 of 2Avatar JAMES Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster returns to cinemas in a remastered 3D format in anticipation of the release of its sequel, Avatar: Way of the Water, in December 2023. Avatar follows Jake, a paraplegic war veteran who is brought to the planet Pandora to

REUTERSPROFESSIONALS in the Philippines are responding to the so-called “Great Resignation” by expressing reluctance to switch jobs unless they have another job offer lined up, according to recruitment consultancy Robert Walters, citing the results of a survey.The report on the results of the survey, “The

FINANCE Secretary Benjamin Diokno has expressed his desire to discontinue the activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) companies due to the social cost associated with the industry. He said the country would incur a bad reputation for continuing to host the POGO firms during