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MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipino movies were nominated at this year's Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), as well as two films that were joint efforts between Filipino producers and producers from neighboring countries.
BPI [BPI 142.50, up 1.4%; 85% avgVol] [link] posted a Q3 net income of P17.4 billion, up 29.4% y/y from its Q3/23 net income, and up 13.7% q/q from its Q2/24 net income of P15.3 billion. The Q3 result helped BPI set a 9M net income record of P48.0 billion, up 24.3% from last year, driven by “robust revenue growth” from “strong performance of net interest income” (up 22.2%), average loan expansion (up 18.9%), and increased net interest margin (+22 basis points to 4.29%). BPI also increased its non-interest income by 32.4% due to trading gains of P3.0 billion and fee income of P26.4 billion (up 28% y/y) from service charges, credit card fees, and “bancassurance” income. BPI’s stock is up 32% over the past 12 months, up 37% year-to-date, and is up 68% over the last three years.
Senator Joel Villanueva filed a resolution to commend fellow Thomasian, Tachiana Mangin for bagging the Philippines' first gold in the women's category of the World Taekwondo Junior Championships.
MANILA, Philippines -- All evened up.
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino swimmer Chloe Isleta claimed two outright event qualifications for the 2024 World Aquatics (WA) Championships after great performances in the Puerto Rico International Short Course Swimming Open.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' first-ever Musical Theater Rave hosted by GMG Productions is getting a second night where more minors can participate.
MURCIA, Negros Occidental – Chanelle Avaricio wielded a scorching putter to fire a brilliant seven-under 63, catching an equally in-form Daniella Uy at the top of the leaderboard and setting up a thrilling showdown for the ICTSI Bacolod Golf Challenge crown here on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) Monetary Board has reduced its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, October 16, bringing the target reverse repurchase (RRP) rate to 6%, down from 6.25% in September.