For a country where typhoons feel like subscription services and earthquakes show up uninvited, connectivity is not a luxury. It is survival. This year, help is not coming by truck or chopper. It is coming straight from the sky.
Globe Telecom closed 2025 with solid earnings despite heavier depreciation and financing costs, underscoring how scale, data-led growth and digital finance continue to anchor profitability even as margins faced pressure.
Globe Telecom Inc. has completed its joint venture with Singapore-based technology services firm NCS Pte. Ltd., strengthening its push to scale advanced ICT capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.
Globe Telecom Inc, the financial technology and telecom unit of the Ayala Group, has warned that online piracy could undermine the growth of the Philippine creative industry, which the Department of Trade and Industry expects to contribute up to P2 trillion to gross domestic product this year.
The Philippines is pushing Association of Southeast Asian Nations to move from setting economic agendas to implementing concrete measures as the region confronts supply-chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions and uncertainty in global markets.
Cebu-based Aznar Shipping Corp. posted a 155-percent jump in first-half net income as revenue more than doubled, giving the ferry operator stronger financial momentum as it moves toward a planned initial public offering.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allocated nearly ₱8 billion in emergency loans for 317,721 active members and old-age or disability pensioners across 16 areas devastated by Typhoons Luis, Maymay, Neneng and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).
BanKo (BPI subsidiary) launched InstaCashKo Line: a digital credit line (₱1k–₱10k) via BanKo App for salaried workers and micro-entrepreneurs. Designed for personal, emergency, or business working capital needs—easy application (1 ID), fast access, flexible repayment. Officially launched July 25 in Cubao with brand ambassador Kathryn Bernardo; limited-edition co-branded ATM card also released. Reinforces BanKo’s role in expanding inclusive access and customer resilience.