Security Bank Corp. and its investment banking arm Security Bank Capital Investment Corp. have won three Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2026, recognizing their digital banking initiatives and role in financing one of the Philippines’ largest renewable energy projects.
Security Bank Chief Financial Officer JD Yap has been named one of four co-chairs of the newly launched East Asia and Pacific Regional Chapter of the SME Finance Forum, giving the Philippines a seat at the table in regional efforts to expand financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises.
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.
A health expert has urged the government to consider expanding the Philippines’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to include boys, saying gender-neutral immunization could provide broader protection against HPV-related cancers while helping curb virus transmission.
There are few things more amusing than watching otherwise sensible adults become unreasonable over a basketball game played by people young enough to be their children. A missed free throw becomes a character flaw. A referee’s call becomes evidence of a conspiracy. A victory is proof that an entire institution is superior, while a defeat is something that requires immediate explanation. The players may be the ones on the court, but the people in the stands often behave as though their own futures are at stake.
Cancer cells are notorious escape artists, squeezing through tissues to invade new territory. But new research suggests that putting these cellular troublemakers under sustained physical pressure could stop their getaway—and even trigger their demise.