BusinessWorld E-paper
October 13, 2025
PHILIPPINE BANKS’ gross nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio rose to a nine-month high in August, preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
The local banking sector’s gross NPL ratio worsened to 3.5% in August from 3.4% in the previous month. However, it eased from the 3.59% recorded a year earlier.
