AIA Philippines Life and General Insurance Company Inc. (AIA Philippines) and its bancassurance arm, BPI AIA Life Assurance Corp., have launched new flexible va …
UD spurs financial inclusion of unbanked Filipinos
UNIONDIGITAL Bank (UD), the digital banking subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines, has officially launched the ‘Kaya Mo’ movement, designed to break barriers to financial inclusion and empower …
Map: 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near the Philippines
A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:05 a.m. Philippine time …
Philippines and allies fire artillery in drills amid rising tensions with China
Filipino troops held live-fire drills with allies in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The Kamandag exercise involved artillery, helicopters, and armored vehicles along the coast. It comes amid growing …
TGR Philippines ignites passion for local motorsports with street race comeback
John Rey San DiegoBACK in August 2023, Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) staged the country’s first-ever Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival, headlined by no less than Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio …
How Robinsons Land built a legacy of firsts
Among RLC’s early innovations, Robinsons Place Manila stood out as one of the Philippines’ first community malls when it opened in the early 1980s. Located beside the Manila Midtown Hotel, it served …
Atome Secures US$75M Debt Facility to Boost Lending in the Philippines
Atome has secured a US$75 million asset-backed financing facility from Lending Ark to support its lending operations in the Philippines.
Archaeological project discovers 35,000-year-old seafaring culture in the Philippines
Researchers found a unique burial site on Ilin Island aged 5,000 years, with the body in a fetal position covered with limestone slabs, indicating complex social practices.
Enabling universal health care in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is striving for universal health care by implementing the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, which automatically enrolls all Filipinos in the National …
Bunye: BPI’s bold leadership in sustainable finance: Pioneering change for a greener future
THE Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) continues to redefine banking in the Philippines by making sustainability a core pillar of its business strategy. As a …