Romeo D. Uyan Jr., president and CEO, balancing legacy and forward growth
Romeo D. Uyan, Jr. is the president, chief executive officer and director of China Banking Corporation, a role he assumed on April 1, 2023 following confirmation by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ Monetary Board.
GCash’s security push shows scale beating scammers
Online fraud is no longer a fringe threat—it is an industrial operation. And in 2025, GCash responded at industrial scale.
Eala-Tjen dream run ends, not the buzz
Friday night in Abu Dhabi felt less like a loss and more like the final bow of a breakout act. Alex Eala and Janice Tjen, the Southeast Asian pairing that had spent the week gatecrashing expectations, saw their inspired run halted in the semifinals of the Abu Dhabi Open.
Foreign currency reserves rise, helping buffer peso weakness
The country’s gross international reserves increased to US$112.5 billion as of end-January 2026, based on preliminary Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data, providing a strong external buffer at a time when the local currency has shown some weakness against the US dollar.
Off-dock returns pitch targets Manila port jam
A proposal to move empty containers off-dock could relieve pressure at the Manila International Container Port, with the United Port Users Confederation of the Philippines urging the Bureau of Customs to redirect haulers to private depots.
