Assessing the Quality of Philippine Banks’ Lending and Underwriting Policies The Fair Finance Philippines Policy Assessment reviewed the policies of five major banks in the Philippines across 11 different themes. These banks were BDO, BPI,…

Reviewing POGO revenue as a funding source through a BHR lens The Philippine government has consistently defended the legality and continued operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) despite calls for their shutdown from Filipino…

Fair Finance Asia – Philippines strongly supports the issuance and implementation of regulatory policies on sustainable finance by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. A strong regulatory framework is a must in order to build a…

A Case Study of ARB Cooperatives’ Farm Rehabilitation Loan in Compostela, Valley Many studies (Llanto and Orbeta, 1999; Llanto, 2004; 2005) argued that heavy government interventions, such as loan quota, subsidized interest rates and directed…