A Philippine lawmaker has filed a bill in the Philippines’ Lower House asking the government to establish a government-run Bitcoin reserve. The proposed legislation, labelled the Strategic Bitcoin …
Philippines retains ‘A-‘ credit rating with stable outlook
JAPAN-BASED credit rating agency Rating and Investment Information Inc. (R&I) has affirmed its “A-’ rating with a stable outlook for the Philippines, the Finance department said on Wednesday. “This …
Philippine digital bank snags $21M in Series A | ZDNET
Tonik Financial has secured $21 million in its Series A round, which it will tap to kickstart its digital bank services next quarter in the Philippines where it estimates has a $140 billion retail …
US-Asean Business Council leads largest-ever delegation to Manila
THE US-Asean Business Council (USABC) successfully held its 2025 Philippines Business Mission—its annual flagship business-to-government engagement program—from August 11 to 14. With a total of 35 US …
Australia, Philippines stage largest-ever drills: ‘denial of China’s aggression’
Exercise Alon comes as Australia and the Philippines deepen their defence partnership in the face of repeated incidents involving China.
Week after China vessel tension, Australia and Canada join Philippines in South China Sea sail
The Philippines, Australia, and Canada launched a joint patrol in the South China Sea as part of ALON, the region’s largest combined drills. This year’s edition is the largest combined operation to …
Philippines not deploying Navy warships vs China
Following last week’s collision of Chinese ships near Panatag Shoal, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has maintained that Philippine Navy vessels will not be deployed to escort Filipino ships in …
BSP vows reforms vs financial crimes
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has vowed to push ahead with reforms and strengthen safeguards against financial crimes after the Philippines was removed from the European Union list of high-risk …
Philippines at risk of returning to dirty money watch list due to online gambling
THE Philippines risks being returned to a global dirty money watch list due to unregulated online gambling activities, an analyst warned.
Philippines officially exits from EU ‘high risk’ money laundering list
THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday vowed to continue efforts to combat financial crimes, after the Philippines officially exited the European Union’s (EU) list of countries that are at …