EastWest Priority highlights wealth preservation and legacy planning amid market uncertainty

Partnership Perspectives forums equip clients with investment insights and long-term wealth strategies

In its latest market outlook event, EastWest Priority highlights wealth preservation and legacy planning amid market uncertainty.

As investors navigate an increasingly complex market environment, diversification, liquidity, and capital preservation are becoming increasingly important.

These themes took center stage during recent editions of the Partnership Perspectives series held in Bacolod and Pampanga, where clients engaged with experts on market outlooks, portfolio strategy, wealth preservation, and legacy planning.

UnionBank Empowers Travel Sale Fair Entrepreneurs with Banking Solutions

Partnership brings accessible banking, payment, and financing solutions closer to entrepreneurs in the travel ecosystem

UnionBank is strengthening its support for Filipino entrepreneurs through a partnership with Travel Sale Fair (TSF) 2026, one of the country's premier consumer travel exhibitions, bringing essential banking, payment, and financing solutions closer to businesses across the travel and tourism ecosystem.

The partnership was formalized through a memorandum of agreement signing between UnionBank and Adele Fado Trading Corp., organizer of Travel Sale Fair, ahead of the event on October 23 to 25, 2026, at SMX Manila. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Travel Sale Fair is expected to welcome more than 3,000 attendees and over 200 exhibitors from the travel, hospitality, food and beverage, retail, transportation, and tourism sectors.

Billease gives brands a new home: Billease Deals, a 0% fee storefront now open to the public on the web

Billease Deals is a new home for brands and distributors to sell to Billease customers who already hold pre-approved credit. Sellers list at 0% fees: no commissions, no listing charges and no payment-processing markups

Deals is now publicly accessible on the web at deals.billease.ph on any mobile browser, no app download required, alongside the Billease app

Every shopper sees their available credit limit while browsing, so a brand's 0% installment promo lands before checkout, not after

SBFI helps school leaders turn communities into partners

School principals receive their training certificates after completing the five-day in-person training. Also pictured in the front row are DepEd NEAP Director Dr. Joseph Dela Cruz (third from left), SBFI Executive Director Louie De Real (fourth from left), SBFI Trustee Melissa Aquino (fifth from left), and ACED Officer-in-Charge Amelia P. Dycoco (sixth from left).

Schools cannot do it alone.

Many of the factors that shape a child's success lie beyond the classroom. Parents, local leaders, businesses, faith groups, volunteers, and alumni all have a role to play. When communities move from simply supporting schools to becoming active partners, children are more likely to thrive.

This was the focus of the Year 3 Principals Training of Mentoring Future Leaders for Nation-Building, an educator development program of Security Bank Foundation, Inc. (SBFI) and the Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED).

Sun Life Foundation expands child health and development program in Muntinlupa City with Project SUNBRIGHT Multiplied

Sun Life Foundation Executive Director Kristine Millete (front row, second from left) joins representatives from Save the Children Philippines, the Muntinlupa City Health Office, and other community partners during the ceremonial launch of Project SUNBRIGHT Multiplied in Muntinlupa City.

Sun Life Financial-Philippines Foundation, Inc. (Sun Life Foundation) continues to champion a brighter future for children with the launch of Project SUNBRIGHT Multiplied, extending comprehensive nutrition, caregiving, early learning, and community health support to additional families in Muntinlupa City.

Sun Life Grepa Shines Among HR Asia’s Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2026

Sun Life Grepa Financial Inc. (Sun Life Grepa), one of the country’s leading life insurance  providers, was named as one of HR Asia’s Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2026.  This recognition underscores the company’s commitment to talent development,  employee engagement, and creating an environment that acknowledges the contributions  of its people. 

“This award is a shared achievement of the company and its employees, whose  dedication and commitment demonstrate Sun Life Grepa’s values and culture in their  everyday work” said Richard S. Lim, President of Sun Life Grepa. 

CIBI Earns Recognition at ACES Awards 2026 for Advancing Trusted Data and Financial Inclusion

CIBI Information Inc. (CIBI) has been recognized among Asia’s Most Influential Companies at the ACES Awards 2026. This award highlights its evolution from the Philippines’ first credit bureau into a broader data and intelligence partner that supports trusted decision-making across lending, employment, identity verification, and fraud prevention. 

For more than four decades, CIBI has evolved alongside the changing needs of financial institutions and Filipinos. As digital financing becomes more interconnected, challenges have also grown more complex where credit risk can now overlap with concerns around identity, fraud, and business verification. In response, CIBI has expanded its capabilities to help address these emerging needs.