THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Dec. 5, 2023 hosted with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the British Embassy Manila and the Asean Catalytic Green Finance Facility, an event to officially launch blue bonds in the Philippines following the issuance on Sept. 21, 2023 of SEC Memorandum Circular 15, Series of 2023, providing for guidelines on eligible blue projects and activities for the issuance of blue bonds in the Philippines.