Central bank chiefs tackle geopolitics, inflation, and AI at EMEAP 2025
Central bank governors from East Asia and the Pacific convened in Bangkok for the 30th EMEAP (Executives’ Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks) Governors’ Meeting, chaired by Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput.
BDO Foundation wins for farmer-focused finance program
BDO Foundation’s financial education program KITA (Kapital at Ipon Tungo sa Asenso) Mo Na! has been named Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year at the 2025 Asian Banking & Finance (ABF) Retail Banking Awards.
Better weather boosts 1H rice, corn output—PSA data
Palay production in the first half of 2025 is estimated to have reached 9.08 million metric tons, up 6.4 percent from 8.53 million tons in the same period last year.
Brigadang Ayala shifts to skills-based school support
The Ayala Group has expanded its support for the Department of Education’s Balik Eskwela initiative by deploying over 2,400 employee volunteers to 116 schools nationwide through its Brigadang Ayala Balik Eskwela program.
Tanduay ranks among world’s top liquor brands in 2024
Tanduay, the flagship liquor brand of Lucio Tan’s business empire, has secured the 7th spot in The Spirits Business magazine’s 2024 Top 10 Best-Selling Brand Champions list, making it the only rum—and only Filipino—brand to break into the global ranking.
