 Manulife’s Board of Directors announced an increase of 10.2% or 4.5 cents per share to its quarterly common shareholders’ dividend resulting in a dividend of C$0.485 per share on the common shares of Manulife, payable on and after March 19, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2026.
 The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) announced that a dividend of C$0.92 per share on the common shares of the Company has been declared, payable March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2026. This is the same amount as paid in the previous quarter.
 AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC), an Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) subsidiary, closed 2025 with consolidated revenues of P3.8 billion and net income of P200 million.
MacroAsia Subsidiary Commissions Desalination Facility in Poro Point Freeport Zone, La Union2/13/2026  Poro Point Summa Water, Inc. (PPSWI), a subsidiary within the MacroAsia Group, announced the successful commissioning of the first phase of its Poro Point Desalination Treatment Plant, located within the Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ) in the City of San Fernando, La Union.
DICT’s Cybercrime Agency and Action Center Moves to Filinvest Land’s Studio 7 Office Tower2/12/2026  Image Courtesy: Manila Standard. From left: Ana Venus Mejia, Filinvest Land Inc. chief operations owner and chief financial officer; Tristan Las Marias, FLI president and chief executive officer; Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center acting executive director; Patricia May Abejo, administrative and finance office director. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has formally entered into a lease agreement with Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) for over 4,000 square meters of office space and a dedicated 100-square-meter retail area at Studio 7, marking a significant step in strengthening the country’s cybercrime prevention and public service infrastructure.
 Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading carrier, is expanding travel options for Filipino migrant workers and their families with the launch of direct service between Manila and Riyadh, offering more affordable and convenient travel between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia.
Security Bank joins DTI, regional partners to strengthen cross-border startup collaboration2/12/2026  Image Courtesy: Insider PH. Palida Artispong, acting managing director, Krungsri Finnovate Co. Ltd.; John Cary L. Ong, EVP and wholesale banking segment head, Security Bank; Hirofumi Umeno, board director, EVP and alliance segment head, Security Bank; Nylah Rizza Bautista, Assistant Secretary and supervising head, Department of Trade and Industry-Competitiveness and Innovation Group; Bunsei Okubo, first executive vice president and Japanese corporate banking head, Bank of Ayudhya Public Co. Ltd.; Masami Yoshitake, managing director and country head – Philippines, MUFG Bank Ltd., and Atsushi Ishihara, deputy CEO, MUFG Innovation Partners Co. Ltd., at the MOU signing held at Security Bank Centre in Makati City. Security Bank Corporation, together with Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited (Krungsri), MUFG Bank Ltd., MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. (MUIP), Krungsri Finnovate Company Limited (KFIN), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen inbound and outbound startup collaboration and advance innovation across the region.
 A positive start to 2026 welcomed nano-entrepreneurs as the Quezon City Small Business Cooperatives Development and Promotions Office (QC-SBCDPO) and BDO Foundation teamed up for “Ayusin ang Pera, Palaguin ang Negosyo,” a learning session on financial literacy and entrepreneurship held at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City. The activity was facilitated by Chinkee Tan, who shared lessons with his signature mix of wit, humor, and practical advice.
 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed a penalty on Global Dominion Financing, Inc. for engaging in unfair abusive debt collection practices
 Dr. Wilfredo Ramos, VP for Academic Affairs, WUP; Dr. Irineo Alvaro Jr., President, WUP; Cynthia Capua, Academic Partnership Executive and Manager for Network Strategy and Engineering, Smart; Alejo Fernando, Senior WNFS Supervisor, Smart Eighty years after its founding, Wesleyan University-Philippines in Cabanatuan City in the province of Nueva Ecija is looking ahead—renewing its partnership with Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) under the Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) which is pivoting toward artificial intelligence, automation and intelligent systems.
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