Asialink Finance Corp. has opened its 250th branch in Maramag, Bukidnon, reinforcing its aggressive national expansion strategy and role in advancing financial inclusion.
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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), through its social development arm BPI Foundation (BPIF), has launched a financial literacy training session in Bacolod City under its FinEd Unboxed program. The session, held at St. Joseph High School, benefited 721 students by equipping them with essential skills in budgeting, saving, and investing.
Globe Telecom is deepening its commitment to customer-centric growth under president and CEO Carl Cruz, who emphasizes building the company around people, not just products.
Globe was recognized as the 2025 Most Recommended Telco Brand in the Philippines at the SYNERGY | YouGov Awards, a recognition based on YouGov BrandIndex, a daily brand health tracking tool. This award honors the brand that consumers in the Philippines are most likely to endorse to others, measured through statistically tested recommendation scores at a 95% confidence level from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Accepting the award on behalf of Globe, Crisanto said, “We’re really, truly proud to receive this award—and we dedicate it to our customers. We will always and continue to pursue making our customers happy and satisfied. At the end of the day, they are our North Star.”
First Gen Corp. chairman and CEO Federico R. Lopez (second from left) shares a light moment with four other members of the company’s board after their re-election during the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting on 29 May 2025. With him are (from left) director Manolo Michael T. De Guzman, president and COO Francis Giles B. Puno, and independent directors Alicia Rita L. Morales and Edgar O. Chua. Not in photo are re-elected directors Richard Raymond B. Tantoco, Manuel L. Lopez Jr., Elvira L. Bautista and Maria Presentation L. Abello, as well as new independent director Manuel I. Ayala. First Gen is a leading independent power producer in the Philippines. It operates a diverse portfolio of 32 power plants with a total installed capacity of 3,639 megawatts at the end of 2024. These facilities generate power across the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids, supporting the country’s energy needs.