The Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) is the country’s premier organization for public relations professionals. In its roster are practitioners who represent business and industry, government, non-profit organizations, hospitals, schools, hotels and professional services among others.
PRSP is a non-stock, non-profit organization established on February 19, 1957 by leading PR practitioners in the country.
Following our launch of BingoPlus in January 2022, DigiPlus continues to unlock new forms of entertainment for Filipinos, including new platforms catering to various demographics and lifestyle preferences. We introduced ArenaPlus, a digital sportsbook which livestreams local and international sporting events.
With cutting-edge technologies and a deep bench of experts from the technology, research and development, and gaming operations spaces, DigiPlus’ platforms have since become a community and entertainment hub, a source of revenue for the Philippine government, and a contributor to various social and educational non-profit programs.
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is the Philippine's most trusted telco provider. We deliver the fastest internet and provide future-ready innovations to Filipino homes.
BDO is a full-service universal bank in the Philippines, providing a complete array of industry-leading products and services including Lending (corporate and consumer), Deposit-taking, Foreign Exchange, Brokering, Trust and Investments, Credit Cards, Retail Cash Cards, Corporate Cash Management and Remittances. Through its local subsidiaries, the Bank offers Investment Banking, Private Banking, Leasing and Finance, Rural Banking and Microfinance, Life Insurance, Property and Casualty Insurance Brokerage, and Online and Traditional Stock Brokerage services.
BDO’s institutional strengths and value-added products and services hold the key to its successful business relationships with customers. On the front line, its branches remain at the forefront of setting high standards as a sales and service-oriented, customer-focused force. The Bank has the largest distribution network with over 1,700 operating branches and more than 5,500 teller machines nationwide. BDO has 16 international offices (including full-service branches in Hong Kong and Singapore) spread across Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
The Bank also offers digital banking solutions to make banking easier, faster, and more secure for its clients.
Through selective acquisitions and organic growth, BDO has positioned itself for increased balance sheet strength and continuing expansion into new markets. As of March 31, 2024, BDO is the country’s largest bank in terms of total resources, customer loans, deposits, assets under management and capital, as well as branch and teller machine network nationwide.
BDO is a member of the SM Group, one of the country’s largest and most successful conglomerates with businesses spanning retail, mall operations, property development (residential, commercial, hotels and resorts), and financial services. Although part of a conglomerate, BDO’s day-to-day operations are handled by a team of professional managers and bank officers. Further, the Bank has one of the industry’s strongest Board of Directors, composed of professionals with extensive experience in various fields that include banking and finance, accounting, law, and business.
Since its beginnings as the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation tasked to fund post-war rehabilitation, DBP has remained steadfast in its commitment to support the government’s various development initiatives.
With more than seven decades of committed advocacy as the country’s premier development financing institution, DBP has sharpened its development focus as the Philippines’ Infrastructure Bank. With this enhanced mandate, DBP more aggressively supports infrastructure development and inclusive growth.
DBP supports projects directed at laying the infrastructure for growth in priority sectors, namely: transportation and logistics, environment, social services and community development, and small and medium enterprises. Accelerated lending is also channeled to the public sector, principally Local Government Units, Water Districts and Electric Cooperatives.
The Birth of EastWest Bank
Established on July 6, 1994, EastWest Bank was the first recipient of a commercial banking license after the central monetary authority liberalized banking in the mid-1990s. Its first branch was opened along Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati City on August 1, 1994.
Its name is the result of the bank's desire to combine the traditional prudence, warmth and hospitality of the East and the efficiency and progressive-thinking of the West.
Established in 1890, La Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel, Southeast Asia’s first brewery produced and bottled what would eventually become one of the bestselling beers in the region. Within the span of a generation, San Miguel Beer would become an icon among beer drinkers.
www.sanmiguel.com.ph/@companyFounded in 1851, Bank of the Philippine Islands is the first bank in the Philippines and in the Southeast Asian region. BPI is a universal bank and together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, it offers a wide range of financial products and solutions that serve both retail and corporate clients.
BPI's services include consumer banking and lending, asset management, payments, insurance, securities brokerage and distribution, foreign exchange, leasing, and corporate and investment banking.
Incorporated in 1992, DDB Group Philippines is the country’s first integrated marketing communications and services network that provides total business solutions to client partners.
In close to three decades, DDB Group PHL has grown into a full-service communications group composed of award-winning advertising, digital, media, activations, PR and other specialist agencies.
We comprise three agency networks – DDB PHL, DDB MNL, Tribal Worldwide; three specialist agencies – Ripple8, Agile Intelligence, Bent and Buzz; and seven strategic business units – Touch XDA, Optimax, Beyond, Field Outsource Asia, Philippine Movers, Strawberry Jam Creative Services Inc., and The Bernbach School.
Adhering to the philosophy that creativity is the most powerful force in business, DDB Group PHL has made a mark in local and international markets by creating cutting-edge solutions for a diverse portfolio of local and multinational clients that include some of the biggest names in the corporate world.
Glue Up, previously EventBank, was founded in 2013, started with the idea on how to bridge the gap that event organizers had in managing events with technology.
Two years later, we’ve built membership management tools and a few years later, EventBank was more than just "events".
Meralco is the largest private sector electric distribution utility company in the Philippines covering 39 cities and 72 municipalities. Its franchise area of over 9,685 km2 is just 3% of the total land area of the Philippines, but accounts for 55% of the country’s electricity output. Meralco celebrates 120 years of service in 2023, committed to providing reliable and affordable energy.
company.meralco.com.ph/@companyThe Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) was established on January 8, 1979 by Dr. George Ty Siao Kian, sixteen (16) years after he founded the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank). MBFI envisions to be the country’s premier corporate philanthropic foundation contributing a significant impact on social development. Its flagship programs include the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos; Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE); Metrobank Scholarship Program (MSP); Metrobank MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge (MMC); Grants and Social Development Partnerships, Disaster Response, National Teachers’ Month (NTM) celebration, and the Metrobank Foundation Professorial Chair Lectures. MBFI is also the principal owner of the Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH), one of the leading centers of wellness in the country.
As a development organization, MBFI aims to uplift individuals and the sectors they represent and strategically link with institutions for a shared-purpose. By creating and propagating a culture of excellence and providing solutions to stakeholder’s needs, the Foundation continuously expands its scope of reach and be at the forefront in serving communities. As the heart of the Metrobank Group, “Excel. Engage. Empower” or the 3Es remains its roadmap.
We serve as the heart of the SM group of companies focused on social inclusion by nurturing and caring for underserved communities where SM is present. Established in 1983 by Henry Sy, Sr. and Felicidad T. Sy, we continue to pursue our mission which is anchored on our founding principle of PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE. We are committed to serve by supporting and empowering our host communities through education, healthcare, shelter, disaster response, farmer’s training, environmental programs and care for persons with special needs.
www.sm-foundation.org/@companyA glimpse into a bank with a heart of every Filipino
www.veteransbank.com.ph/@company"The smarter, the better"
Over the years, PhilCare believes that health is not only the absence of illnesses, but a state of overall wellness. PhilCare understands that healthcare goes a long way that is why it came up with health plans designed to cover the needs of every Filipino.
Seize the day and enjoy your stay at one of Manila's premier business hotels. Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria is at the centre of Ortigas, a bustling business and commercial district that includes multinational firms, government agencies and major financial institutions. With our topnotch amenities and direct connection to one of Ortigas' biggest shopping malls, Robinsons Galleria; Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria is the ideal work play destination for connected travelers.
Experience productivity and relaxation in our well-appointed renovated guest rooms, with luxurious beddings, soft furnishings, technology and the finest amenities to refresh you upon arrival. As a club guest member, enjoy our exclusive Club Lounge on the nineteenth level with quiet workspaces, complimentary snacks, beverages, and charming city views.
Gastronomic journeys await our all-day dining restaurant, Seven Corners, where you can enjoy an elevated dining experience inspired by the world's top cuisines. Or rediscover Chinese cuisine at the award-winning Xin Tian Di and savour the best culinary creations from the orient.
From small gatherings to major business conferences, let our dedicated events colleagues make your next event a dream come true. Our flexible meeting, conference and event spaces, including our pillarless grand ballroom, offer as much as 34,000 square feet to accommodate up to 1,500 guests.
Guided by the Grab Way, our mission is to drive Southeast Asia forward by creating economic empowerment for everyone.
www.grab.com/ph/@companyOur Jollibee Group was founded in 1975 by Dr. Tony Tan Caktiong. With the help of his wife Grace, his family, and in-laws, they started everything with a small family business selling ice cream in the streets of Manila. Three years after starting, the family saw the opportunity for hot meals. They converted the ice cream parlors into the Jollibee brand we know today.
Tony always saw the huge potential for his business and dreamt big. He put faith in hard work, passion, and focus, to turn his then-small business into one of the biggest companies in the Philippines, Asia and now, the world.
Today, that dream has brought us from a single brand into a restaurant group with 18 well-loved brands and over 6,900 stores in 32 countries. Through our mission of bringing the joy of eating to everyone, we aim and continue to work to become one of the top five restaurant companies in the world.
Recently, the Jollibee Group signed agreements to own 10% ownership in Botrista, a leader in the beverage technology space. The Company also owns a 90% participating interest in Titan Dining Partners II Ltd to further grow Asia Pacific food service brands and/or bring strong global food service brands to Asia Pacific.
The birth of the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), more popularly known as the Pag-IBIG Fund, was an answer to the need for a national savings program and an affordable shelter financing for the Filipino worker. The Fund was established on 11 June 1978 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1530 primarily to address these two basic yet equally important needs. Under the said law, there were two agencies that administered the Fund.
The Social Security System handled the funds of private employees, while the Government Service Insurance System handled the savings of government workers.
Less than a year after on 1 March 1979, Executive Order No. 527 was signed. The order directed transferring the administration of the Fund to the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation, which was one of the operating agencies of the then Ministry of Human Settlements.
Seeing the need to further strengthen the stability and viability of the two funds, Executive Order No. 538 was issued on 4 June 1979, merging the funds for private and government personnel into what is now known as the Pag-IBIG Fund. However, it was only on 14 December 1980 when Pag-IBIG was made independent from the NHMFC with the signing of PD 1752, which amended PD 1530. With the improved law in effect, the Fund's rule-making power was vested in its own Board of Trustees. Likewise, PD 1752 made Pag-IBIG membership mandatory for all SSS and GSIS member-employees.
Palawan Pawnshop is now considered to be one of the most reliable, fastest-growing and leading pawnshops in the Philippines. Its first branch, owned and operated by spouses Mr. Bobby and Mrs. Angelita Castro formally opened in Puerto Princesa City on August 17, 1985
Originally established as a business offering only pawn brokering, we have expanded our services to include money remittance known as Palawan Express Pera Padala. Today, after more than 30 years in the industry, we offer our loyal customers other products and services such as international money remittance, foreign currency exchange, e-loading, bills payment and accident insurance in all our branches in cities, municipalities and remote towns nationwide.
Pascual Laboratories (PascualLab) began as an initial venture of founders Isosceles and Leonora Pascual in 1946, following the end of World War II. The married couple was Chemistry graduates of the University of the Philippines. Their early operations were confined to a single room laboratory at their home in Balut Island, Tondo, Manila, with a focus on the formulation and manufacturing of medicines to cure post-war health issues such as tuberculosis and vitamin deficiency.
www.pascuallab.com/@companyPDIC is a government instrumentality created in 1963 by Republic Act 3591, as amended, to insure the deposits of all banks. PDIC exists to protect depositors by providing deposit insurance coverage for the depositing public and help promote financial stability.
PDIC is tasked to strengthen the mandatory deposit insurance coverage system to generate, preserve, maintain faith and confidence in the country's banking system; and protect it from illegal schemes and machinations.
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) is one of the largest branded consumer food and beverage product companies in the Philippines. The company has a significant, and growing presence in the ASEAN. It is among the Philippines' pioneers in the industry. It has been operating for over 50 years since Mr. John Gokongwei, Jr. established Universal Corn Products Inc. in 1954, a cornstarch manufacturing plant in Pasig City.
URC is engaged in an array of food-related businesses, including the production and distribution of branded consumer snack foods and beverages; commodities such as sugar and flour; and agro-industrial businesses mainly hogs, animal feed, and other related products.
URC has established itself to be the trailblazer in manufacturing through best-in-class technologies and processes. It has unswervingly showcased its innovation and excellence through groundbreaking products to the ASEAN market and wide distribution networks in both modern and traditional channels.
Mr. John envisioned URC to become a premiere food and beverage player across the ASEAN region with strong market position. URC products are also exported to other markets like the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, and also in West African countries like Ghana, and Nigeria through our URC Thailand office.
URC has built three strong regional brands over the years— Jack 'n Jill for snack foods, C2 Cool and Clean for ready-to-drink tea, and Great Taste for coffee. These brands are becoming popular across the ASEAN region.
URC's key to success has been attributed to building strong brands, robust product innovation pipeline, and world-class manufacturing and supply chain capabilities. URC will continue to transform and delight consumers in line with the changing competitive dynamics, and growth opportunities in Asia.
With over 8,000 stores and 1,500 pharmacies in 15 Asian, European and Middle East markets, Watsons is No.1 Personal Care and Beauty retailer in Asia*
We are here to help our customers look good, do good and feel great, every day – by providing a market-leading variety of brands and products, plus personalised advice and counselling in health, beauty and personal care.
Watsons is part of the AS Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,500 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with over 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2023, AS Watson Group recorded revenue of US$23 billion. Every year, it is serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via its O+O (Offline plus Online) platforms, providing tech-enabled retail experience to customers offline and online.
*Campaign Asia-Pacific’s Top 50 Brands survey with 10,000 respondents across 6 Asian countries
BusinessWorld is a business newspaper in the Philippines with a nationwide circulation of more than 117,000. Founded in 1967 as Business Day, it is Southeast Asia's first daily business newspaper.
www.bworldonline.com/@companyThe Daily Tribune is an English-language broadsheet publication in the Philippines. Its office is in the 3450 Concept Building, Florida Street, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
tribune.net.ph/@companyA Different Kind of Data Intelligence
Data has long outgrown its reputation as obscure and intimidating. Here at TheNerve, we believe data can create real, lasting impact — all it takes is an investigative eye, insightful analysis, and engaging storytelling. From insight to execution, we bring data to life, allowing you to fine-tune business strategies and tap your market in a more powerful way.
The Philippine Star is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution
www.philstar.com/@companyOne of the foremost billboard companies in the Philippines.
For almost three decades now, Digital Out-of-Home Philippines continues to serve advertisers and clients with the same passion it was founded in the ’80’s. The vision was to create a full service Out-of-Home Media company that would push industry ethical standards to its full potential.