Banking & Insurance

Security Bank Corp., the country’s seventh-largest lender by assets, said strong revenue growth and improved margins lifted its net income in the first half of the year by 8 percent to P5.9 billion.

The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) will co-host Finance Philippines 2025 with The Asian Banker, marking a significant convergence of leadership, innovation, and strategy in the Philippine financial sector.

Inflation is expected to edge up in August to between 1.4 percent and 1.5 percent, following July's six-year low, according to Jesus Mariano “Manny” Ocampo, president and COO of the Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines (ICCP). The anticipated uptick is attributed to flood-related supply disruptions in agriculture and the delayed impact of U.S. tariffs on select exports.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli M. Remolona (left) administered the oath of office of BSP assistant governor Lyn I. Javier as the new deputy governor of the BSP’s Financial Supervision Sector (FSS) on 11 August 2025 at the central bank’s head office in Manila. 

Leading Filipino insurer Insular Life (InLife) is redefining the role of insurance under its new brand campaign, “Love in Life,” aimed at transforming the perception of life insurance from a fear-based safeguard into a proactive act of love and empowerment.