The Philippines is at a critical juncture in its expansion into a thriving digital economy. With an increasing demand for connectivity, the country confronts a lack of digital infrastructure for essential financial services. Filipinos continue to face barriers to financial inclusion, where gender parity issues exist, and a significant segment of the population remains unbanked or underserved by traditional financial institutions.
Manulife Philippines, the local arm of the leading international financial services provider Manulife, has been named one of the country’s Trusted Brands for 2025, winning a Gold Award in the Life Insurance category. This marks the fifth time since 2017 that Manulife has received the honor from Reader’s Digest.
GCash—the Philippines’ leading finance super app and largest cashless ecosystem—reiterates its commitment to accelerate action, accelerate inclusion to advance women’s economic empowerment through tech and innovation.
Filipinos love to believe in the power of luck. Whether it’s eating grapes under a table on New Year’s Eve or believing in one’s lucky numbers, the possibility of attracting good fortune brings hope to the year ahead.
Busy lifestyles have led a lot of Filipinos to rely on doing one-stop-shop errands at convenience stores like 7-Eleven. Apart from buying goods, ready-to-eat cooked meals, and beverages, Meralco bills can also be paid at 7-Eleven CLiQQ Kiosks, available in over 4,100 branches nationwide.
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Bayad, the pioneer brand in the outsourced payment collection system in the Philippines, officially seals its partnership with Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc. (Sun Life Grepa), a major life insurance company in the Philippines.
Credit can be a powerful tool to help people achieve financial goals. Based on an agreement to pay for goods and services in the future, having access to credit allows people to purchase things now.
The back-to-school season also means back-to-back expenses. On top of making ends meet amid the increasing costs of everyday necessities, households will now have to shoulder additional expenses.
Whether due to long work hours or to escape the hot and humid weather, Filipinos tend to seek shelter indoors as much as they can. The downside to this, however, is a vitamin D deficiency risk. A study revealed that out of 369 randomly selected Metro Manila office workers, 58% were Vitamin D-deficient. Vitamin D helps keep us healthy in many ways, but how much do you really know about what vitamin D can do for your body, and is it really worth all the hype?