Security Bank Corp. posted stronger first-quarter earnings as higher revenues and tighter cost controls boosted core profitability, even as the lender increased provisions to cushion against evolving market risks.
Security Bank Corp., the country’s 7th largest lender, delivered solid topline momentum in 2025, posting total revenues of P66.9 billion, up 22 percent year on year, as diversified income streams and steady core lending activity powered results.
Global financial institutions are deepening ties with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to accelerate Philippine startup growth and expand innovation links across ASEAN and Japan.
Security Bank Corp., the country’s seventh-largest lender by assets, said strong revenue growth and improved margins lifted its net income in the first half of the year by 8 percent to P5.9 billion.
Prime Waste Solutions (PWS) is broadening its environmental initiatives in host communities, complementing its large-scale waste management operations with coastal cleanup, reforestation and recycling programs.
Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) is expanding in Eastern Visayas with a new retail hub in Ormoc City, aiming to deepen its regional presence while opening a new commercial channel for local businesses and producers.
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is taking more of its legal processes online, a move that could shorten procedural delays in competition investigations and merger reviews as cases become more complex and time-sensitive.