Corporate

The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) is quietly becoming one of the government’s most important players in water security, stepping beyond its traditional role as a lender to local water districts and into a more visible role as crisis coordinator and sector stabilizer.

Ogilvy has released its first APAC 2026 Believability Index, a new study looking at how consumers across Asia-Pacific decide which brands and organizations they trust. The research, done with YouGov, surveyed 7,176 people in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, and Mainland China. 

The Financial Inclusion Steering Committee (FISC), chaired by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), is now accepting entries for the inaugural Financial Health and Inclusion Excellence Awards (FHIEA).

Effective immediately, SAP has named Verena Siow as President for its Asia Pacific (APAC) region, based in Singapore. She will lead efforts to boost customer success, speed up business transformation, and help organisations get maximum value from SAP solutions.

The SM Group has secured a total of 24 prestigious recognitions from Hong Kong-based Corporate Governance Asia, highlighting its strong performance across governance, sustainability, investor relations and corporate leadership amid challenging global conditions.