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House prosecutors prepare to drop the bribery article and call Anti-Money Laundering Council and bank witnesses on the alleged unexplained wealth of Vice President Sara Duterte, while GCash parent Mynt prices the Philippines' largest-ever initial public offering at ₱6.60 a share.
Prosecutors and defense clash over whether Anti-Money Laundering Council records can be presented in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, as bank, tax and insurance documents are set for presentation next week. A senator-judge also disputes a spokesman's December 16 verdict date.
Mynt Inc., the parent of mobile wallet GCash, set its initial public offering price at P6.60 per share, a deal that could raise as much as P60.9 billion and become the largest listing in Philippine Stock Exchange history. The pricing landed the same day the benchmark index closed at an 11-month low and the central bank signaled inflation would rebound in September.
Day 32 of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial ended early after prosecutors dropped former senator Antonio Trillanes IV as a witness and the court subpoenaed seven banks and seven insurance and financial firms. The same day, the central bank reported faster August lending while inflation fears pushed the stock index to a fourth straight decline.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas projected September inflation at 6.4% to 7.4%, sending the Philippine Stock Exchange Index to its lowest close since November 2025 and the peso to 62.64 per dollar. Coverage also tracked a transport strike's end, a record P19.61-trillion national debt, and a pickup in initial public offerings.
The Senate impeachment court refused to compel Vice President Sara Duterte to answer questions on her bank records, while the government raised ₱84.9 billion from retail Treasury bonds and the peso and inflation stayed under pressure.
Economists forecast the peso sliding to 66 per dollar and September inflation climbing to 6.9 percent, days after a P60 minimum wage increase and higher transport fares took effect nationwide. The Philippine Stock Exchange index fell 0.64 percent as oil supply concerns persisted.
Philippine business and consumer confidence improved in August and the third quarter as both groups turned less pessimistic, while Mynt's planned P92.32-billion initial public offering drew more than 20 institutional investors.
Vietnam's police pursue a 6,000-account bank fraud ring while the Philippines sets a P1-billion capital floor for banks shifting to digital models and new device-security rules take effect. Consumer sentiment improves but stays negative.
Mynt's record GCash listing secured more than 20 cornerstone investors and a P60.92-billion target, while Reddit users reported blocked accounts, credit card rejections and limit cuts at BDO, LandBank, Maribank and Atome. Home prices posted their slowest growth on record and the IMF cut its 2026 Philippine outlook to 3.4 percent.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas required thrift, rural and cooperative banks moving to digital models to hold at least P1 billion in capital, while Mynt's GCash IPO drew more than 20 cornerstone investors and retail banking complaints piled up on Reddit.
Mynt won Philippine Stock Exchange approval for an offering of up to 8.03 billion shares at a maximum price of P10 each, with the International Finance Corp. disclosing a planned P4.4-billion cornerstone stake. The central bank separately required thrift, rural and cooperative banks moving to digital models to hold P1 billion in capital.
