Security Bank Corp. has surpassed its 2025 sustainable finance target ahead of schedule, disbursing ₱99.4 billion in sustainable finance loans as of October 2025—18-percent above its full-year goal of ₱83.6 billion. A company spokesperson said this year’s ₱83.6 billion target is actually...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police arrested a security guard who allegedly robbed a bank manager in Iba town, Zambales province. Police Regional Office-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones said the suspect Ger robbed the victim Lopez on Monday, Nov. 17, of P670,070 at gunpoint. Ger fled on...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) on Tuesday, Nov. 18, brought together senior maritime officials from four other nations for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening coordination against cross-border maritime threats. PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan...
Security Bank Corp. reported a seven percent improvement in net profit to ₱9.1 billion in the first nine months of the year, buoyed by double-digit growth in both interest and non-interest income. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Security Bank said that total revenues in January...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza on Thursday, Nov. 13, eyes the improvement of urban farming in the city as one of the practical and sustainable solutions to address food insecurity in the Capital City as part of the city government 's prioritization of providing the minimum basic needs of its...
A teachers’ group on Thursday, November 13, raised the alarm over a “surge” in suspicious emails targeting public school teachers’ official Department of Education (DepEd) accounts, warning educators to stay vigilant against phishing scams as the year-end bonus season approaches. The...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 21-year-old security guard was shot and wounded at Leyte Colleges Campus in Barangay 88, San Jose, Tacloban City, Monday. The victim was identified as Jin, a student and security guard from Tabigue, Abuyog, Leyte. Police received a report that a shooting victim was taken to the...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced that its members in Cebu affected by Typhoon Tino may avail of the Calamity Loan Program (CLP) starting today, Nov. 6, 2025, until Dec. 5, 2025, providing immediate financial relief as recovery efforts continue across the province. SSS President and Chief...
The Philippine Conference on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) opened with a strong call to accelerate the localization of the WPS Agenda, strengthen women’s leadership in governance, and ensure that peacebuilding efforts are grounded in transparency, inclusivity, and accountability. In a...
The national government is strengthening the participation of women in peacebuilding and security. This, as the Philippine Conference on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) officially kicked off at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The three-day...
Security Bank Corp. has successfully raised ₱21 billion from the issuance of fixed-rate peso corporate bonds due 2030—more than four times its target size and the bank’s largest bond issuance to date. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said the bonds carry a...
DAGUPAN CITY – A man wanted for the murder of a police officer was arrested after 28 years in hiding in Barangay Mapalad, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26. The 57-year-old suspect was apprehended by the police on warrants for murder and frustrated murder. The suspect was a...
