12 March 2025, Makati, Philippines — Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) returns to PDEx with the issuance of its PHP 12 billion FLI 5-Year Fixed Rate Bonds Due 2030, FLI 7-Year Fixed Rate Bonds Due 2032, and FLI 10-Year Fixed Rate Bonds Due 2035.

PDEx President and CEO, Mr. Antonino Nakpil was pleased to welcome one of its “sukis” and regular corporate issuer back to the capital market as it issues “real bonds” from its PHP 35 billion of shelf registered program.  Mr. Nakpil also emphasized the need to diversify the issuer community through the traditional way of Commercial Papers (CPs) – “we are delighted to see our “sukis” come back to the debt capital market and FLI and the FDC group certainly stands out as one of our “regulars”.  But we continue to yearn to diversify the Issuer Community and have ongoing explorations as to how to leverage digitalization throughout all of our other initiatives.”

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner McJill Bryant Fernandez backed Mr. Nakpil’s statement and explained how the commission is continuously finding ways to encourage more companies to tap the capital market – “We at the SEC continue to explore policies and reforms that will improve market liquidity and encourage more companies to tap the capital market for their financing needs. For the SEC, this is the equivalent of FLI’s way of building the ‘Filipino Dream’ as such, I am delighted to join you all in today’s listing ceremony showcasing the vital role of the capital market in fostering investor confidence and contributing meaningfully, and sustainably to national economic progress.”

FLI’s President and CEO, Mr. Tristan Las Marias delightedly shared the overwhelming support they received through this issuance and has expounded the long-term plans of FLI. – “today marks a significant milestone for Filinvest Land as we celebrate the successful bond listing of the second tranche of our 2023 P35 billion shelf registration. The overwhelming response to FLI’s fixed-rate retail bond offering, totaling P12 billion, is a clear testament to the confidence that the investing public has placed in our company’s prospects and the country’s economic outlook.

This fifth admission for 2025 brings the year-to-date total of new listings and enrollment to PHP 65.7 billion and the total level of tradable corporate debt instruments to PHP 1.2 trillion issued by forty-two companies, comprised of 167 securities.