PSBank: Celebrating 66 Years of Banking Together, For Generations

As banking evolves, PSBank remains a trusted partner to Filipinos through generations of financial milestones

Banking may look very different today than it did decades ago. But for many Filipinos, one thing remains the same—having a bank they can rely on through life’s important moments.

For Emmylou O., that relationship with Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) began over 28 years ago at a branch beside her workplace in Putatan, Muntinlupa. What started as a simple savings account grew into a lifelong partnership, with PSBank supporting her family through an Auto Loan, a Home Loan, and other major milestones, anchored by the genuine care and malasakit of her branch team.

When her daughter recently got married, Emmylou’s advice to the newlyweds was simple: start their financial journey with PSBank—continuing a family relationship with the bank that has spanned generations.

Emmylou’s story reflects PSBank’s 66-year commitment to Filipino families, showing how a banking relationship can grow beyond transactions and become part of a family’s journey across generations.

Landco Lifetyle Ventures’ The Nautilus at CaSoBe (Calatagan South Beach) Joins A Growing Number of Global Brands to Participate in IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

To help catalyze and spur leadership in health and well-being across the residential sector, Landco Lifestyle Ventures is participating in a first-of-its-kind program aimed at establishing IWBI’s new global benchmark for healthier and more resilient homes 

Landco Lifestyle Ventures announced that its iconic beachfront condotel The Nautilus at CaSoBe (Calatagan South Beach), Batangas, became a pilot participant of the  WELL for residential program offered by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities. The first-of-its-kind, WELL for residential is an evidence-based, third-party verified certification program designed to transform the way homes are designed, built and maintained to support human health and well-being.

Sun Life strengthens disaster response to Mindanao earthquake with CAD 100,000

Distribution of essential household items in Glan, Sarangani. Photo courtesy of Save the Children Philippines.

Canadian-based financial services company Sun Life recently donated CAD 100,000 (PHP 4.3 million) to support relief efforts following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao in early June.

The earthquake caused widespread damage, leaving many families displaced and with limited access to basic needs and services.

From first coffee to midnight cravings: How foodpanda and EastWest are making everyday food spending more rewarding

A partnership that combines everyday convenience with easier, more rewarding banking

Food delivery has become part of the daily routine for many Filipinos. On foodpanda Philippines, orders peak at around 11 a.m. for lunch and 6 p.m. for dinner, while Saturday is the busiest day. From workday meals to weekend orders and late-night cravings, customers now turn to delivery throughout the day.

The opportunity also extends beyond the usual lunch and dinner rush. Between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., burgers account for 25.3% of foodpanda’s midnight deliveries, showing how delivery continues to meet customer needs even after regular meal hours.

PH Life Insurance Pays Almost 70 Billion In Benefits; Industry Grows Close to 18% in First Half of 2026

The Philippine life insurance industry recorded strong growth in the first half of 2026, with total premium income reaching ₱229.98 billion, up 17.9% from the same period last year. At the same time, life insurers paid a total of ₱69.2 billion in benefits to policyholders and beneficiaries, representing a 19.5% increase year-on-year.

“The industry's continued growth reflects the increasing recognition among Filipino families of the importance of financial protection, savings and long-term financial security. More importantly, the ₱69.2 billion paid in benefits during the first half demonstrates how life insurance delivers on its promise when customers need it most,” said Sjoerd Smeets, President of the Philippine Life Insurance Association (PLIA).

Security Bank Foundation bags two Awards at 22nd Philippine Quill for nation-building programs

From left to right: Louie De Real, Executive Director; Melissa Aquino, Trustee; Ricardo Llego, Communications and Resource Mobilization Officer of Security Bank Foundation during the 22nd Philippine Quill Awards ceremony.

Security Bank Foundation, Inc. (SBFI) received two honors at the 22nd Philippine Quill Awards on August 27, 2026, at Solaire Resort Entertainment City in Parañaque City, recognizing the impact of its programs and strategic communications in advancing education and community development.

Bayanihan Para sa Silid-Aralan received a Quill Award of Excellence, while SBF-Eyes (Security Better Future through Eyes) earned a Quill Award of Merit.

Bayanihan Para sa Silid-Aralan was recognized for its collaborative approach to addressing the country's classroom shortage. The program brings together Security Bank clients, employees, local government units, non-government organizations, partner institutions, and other stakeholders to mobilize resources for classroom construction.

Salesforce Unveils AIforce, Bringing the Full Power of Its Platform to Any Interface

AIforce unlocks tremendous value by enabling agents anywhere to reason and take action across all the data, workflows, and logic inside Salesforce

Instead of fixed UI, AIforce empowers anyone to build composable, intelligent, live interfaces, wherever work happens  

Today at Dreamforce, Salesforce, the #1 AI CRM, is unveiling AIforce, a live interface layer that brings the full power of Salesforce to wherever people and agents work. With AIforce, Salesforce is bringing all the enterprise knowledge inside Salesforce — the data, workflows, business logic, semantics, permissions, security, and governance that already run the business — to any AI interface. The result: Companies can unlock tremendous value from all the business knowledge already inside Salesforce, bring Salesforce’s trusted context and governance into any agentic productivity tool, and drive entirely new levels of growth and productivity.