The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has signed separate information sharing agreements with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to strengthen the government’s crackdown on financial scams.
In January 2023, as East West Banking Corp. entered a new leadership chapter, Jerry G. Ngo became chief executive officer, bringing a lifelong belief that banking is “the physiology of the economy”—the system that keeps commerce alive.
SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation (SMHCC) has secured a major international sustainability accolade, clinching the “2025 World’s Leading Sustainable Circular Economy” title at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards held in Dubai.
Production of pork, chicken and eggs strengthened in the fourth quarter of 2025, boosting supplies of affordable protein and helping temper food inflation as households continued to navigate elevated prices.