Banking & Insurance

Security Bank Corp. has exceeded its 2025 sustainable finance target ahead of schedule, releasing P99.4 billion in green and social financing as of October 2025—18 percent above its full-year goal. The bank says the milestone reflects strong demand for sustainable investments in the Philippines and supports its ambition to become a leading partner in the sector.

Finance undersecretary Karlo Fermin Adriano described the BTr as keeper of the nation’s “passbook,” responsible for raising about 90 percent of the government’s borrowing needs—an essential task that supports everything from public services to long-term economic plans.

VITRO Inc., the data center unit of the PLDT Group, has partnered with BDO Unibank to bolster the bank’s digital backbone and ensure more reliable, uninterrupted banking services.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) held its inaugural “Central Banking Symposium” on 24 November 2025 in Panglao, Bohol, launching a new forum for discussing modern monetary policy challenges.

BDO Unibank Inc., the country’s largest lender controlled by the Sy Group, has successfully priced its USD500 million, five-year Fixed Rate Senior Notes, raising fresh medium-term funding to support its lending operations and liability management program.