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    Ayala Corp. ends 2025 with expansion push, backs long-term PH growth

    Ayala Corp. rounded 2025 after a year of expansion, new partnerships, and fresh investments, saying it remains confident in the country’s long-term growth prospects.

    BSP surveys show mixed but policy-relevant signals of wary consumers but upbeat business sector

    Filipino as consumers turned more cautious in the fourth quarter of 2025 while businesses became more optimistic, underscoring a mixed economic outlook that remains important for macroeconomic policy, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

    MPTC offers free toll during Christmas and New Year

    Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) announced that motorists may pass through its toll expressways for free during selected hours over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

    Couchbase launches AI services to help enterprises deploy agentic AI at scale

    Couchbase, Inc. has announced the general availability of Couchbase AI Services, a new set of tools designed to help enterprises build, deploy and manage agentic AI applications in production environments.

    Home Credit to expand fun run in 2026

    Home Credit Philippines will hold a bigger edition of its Takbo Para sa Life fun run in 2026, following the strong turnout of its first event in February 2025.

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    BPO firm boosts PH employment inclusion program

    The business process outsourcing firm Foundever has expanded its disability inclusion program, launching a voluntary Self-ID system that allows employees to confidentially share disability and other identity information, alongside nationwide learning sessions marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The initiatives aim to better address workplace barriers and support employees with disabilities.

    ASEAN+ enterprises move AI from pilots to production as investments rise

    Enterprises across Asia Pacific are rapidly shifting from AI experimentation to production, with 96 percent planning to increase AI investment by an average of 15 percent in 2026, according to the Lenovo CIO Playbook 2026, commissioned by Lenovo with insights from IDC.

    TG Limcaoco: Bank of the Philippine Islands

    Jose Teodoro “TG” Limcaoco is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), a role he assumed in April 2021. He leads one of the country’s oldest and largest banks, chairs key management and credit committees, and oversees BPI’s banking, asset management, insurance, and international subsidiaries. Beyond BPI, he serves as Chairman of the Bankers Association of the Philippines and Philippine Payments Management Inc., making him one of the most influential figures in Philippine banking today.

    Century Properties secures SEC nod for bonds

    Century Properties Group Inc. said it has received a pre-effective letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) favorably considering the company’s shelf registration of debt securities worth up to P12 billion, a key step toward tapping the domestic bond market.
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