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.
ASEAN economic ministers are set to advance regional initiatives on energy security and semiconductors as they meet from September 19 to 22 for the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meetings and Related Meetings.
When the US Federal Reserve, the world’s most influential central bank, moves interest rates, Manila can feel the ripple, even 8,500 miles away. The effects do not arrive all at once, and they do not affect everyone in the same way. But eventually, they can show up in the mortgage, car loan, credit card bill, and even the grocery budget.
St. Peter Life Plan Inc. is encouraging Filipino families to consider memorial arrangements as part of their broader financial and emergency preparedness, saying advance planning can help reduce uncertainty and ease decision-making during difficult times.
Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) is targeting growing commercial vehicle demand in Mindanao as logistics, agribusiness, and cold-chain operators invest in specialized trucks to move goods more efficiently.