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Celeste Ilagan named first woman to lead IBPAP

The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) has named Celeste B. Ilagan as its president and CEO-designate, making her the first woman to lead the country’s flagship IT-BPM industry group as artificial intelligence reshapes outsourcing and pushes the sector toward higher-value work.

Nurturing success: Responsible financial choices paved the way for content creator ‘Miss Deliciousness’

Content creator and influencer Christy Tabanyag, widely known to followers as Miss Deliciousness, attributes her success to years of hard work, personal sacrifice, and careful financial planning—with Home Credit standing as a reliable financial partner through her most difficult and pivotal life moments.

BIR cracks down on unregistered sabong betting systems; 297 machines, devices flagged

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) conducted simultaneous enforcement operations on 11 cockpit arenas on August 8, 2026, and found 297 betting machines, computerized betting units, servers, and other devices without the required Permit to Use (PTU) and not appearing in BIR records. These were sealed or confiscated, as warranted under existing rules.

APECO eyes defense hub on Pacific seaboard 

The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority is positioning its sprawling economic zone in Casiguran, Aurora as a potential defense-industrial hub as the Philippines strengthens strategic infrastructure along its Pacific seaboard.

DTI targets P1B sales from trade fairs

The Department of Trade and Industry is targeting more than P1 billion in sales from national trade fairs this year as it expands government-led marketplaces designed to connect Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises with domestic and international buyers.

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EastWest bolsters customer protection with ‘Banking Made Safer’ suite, unveils Easylock and enhanced security tools 

EastWest has rolled out its comprehensive "Banking Made Safer" initiative, a robust set of upgraded security and fraud prevention measures designed to safeguard customer accounts and savings while maintaining the ease and accessibility of digital banking.

Experts say trusted data key to better business decisions

Philippine companies swimming in unprecedented amounts of data should focus less on collecting more information and more on ensuring its reliability, depth, and context, business leaders said at a panel discussion organized by CIBI Information Inc.

BPI Wealth selects BlackRock’s Aladdin platform to transform wealth management operations 

BPI Wealth, the asset and wealth management division of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, has selected BlackRock’s Aladdin investment and wealth management platforms to modernize its operational ecosystem and future-proof its asset management infrastructure. This strategic technology adoption marks a major operational shift for the institution, unifying risk analytics, portfolio management, and daily workflows into a single institutional-grade system.

Skyro expands support for 5,000 Philippine SMEs

Consumer finance company Skyro is expanding support for Philippine small businesses beyond financing, offering merchant tools, account management, and marketing assistance as micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contend with credit constraints and pressure on consumer spending.
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