Bank of Commerce (BankCom) is widening its physical and digital footprint as it seeks to turn its role as San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) operational bank into a broader growth engine.
In an era defined by fast-changing technology, shifting customer demand, and intense global competition, adaptability has emerged as the most vital quality for effective business leadership. This was a central topic during the panel discussion Decisions Under Pressure: How Leaders are Navigating 2026, held at the inaugural ACC CXO Forum in Hong Kong.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. has called on financial regulators across Southeast Asia and beyond to adopt a more proactive, forward-looking, and collaborative approach to supervision, warning that interconnected and shifting threats demand unified action.
In a prominent demonstration of deepening maritime ties, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya was honored during a farewell ceremony hosted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday. The event highlighted Japan’s crucial role in strengthening regional maritime security and celebrated the expanding strategic partnership between Tokyo and Manila.
Grab Philippines is bringing women farmer-entrepreneurs in Davao City into the digital economy through a new farm-to-market partnership designed to widen their access to consumers and create additional income opportunities.
COREnergy, the energy retail subsidiary of listed firm Vivant Corp., has secured a contract to supply 0.6 megawatts of electricity to JEG Tower in Cebu City, marking a key expansion of its commercial client base and advancing its parent group’s broader energy investment and growth targets.
Only 21 out of 548 electricity pilferage cases recorded since 2022 have resulted in convictions, data presented at the Senate Committee on Energy hearing on August 18 showed, revealing severe enforcement gaps under Republic Act 7832 or the Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.
Agricultural losses from the enhanced monsoon and storms Luis, Maymay, and TD Neneng rose to P1.73B, the DA said in its Aug. 20, 7 a.m. advisory — up from P1.42B on Aug. 17 before Neneng’s effects were tallied.
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), part of the Gokongwei Group, is set to end its tenure as a publicly listed company at the end of August, after the Philippine Stock Exchange approved its petition for voluntary delisting.