"This loan agreement with Metrobank will support our efforts to sharpen our portfolio and allocate capital to clear business winners," Ayala CFO Albert de Larrazabal said. Metrobank has been a trusted partner of the Ayala Group for over three decades, providing credit facilities to bankroll the conglomerate's real estate developments, renewable energy projects and data centers. Mary Mylene Caparas, institutional banking sector head at Metrobank, said the two companies share mutual commitments to "enabling individuals and businesses in the country." This deal, Caparas added, is a testament to Metrobank's support for the Ayala Group's growth aspirations of building businesses and "bringing innovations that contribute to the Philippines' social and economic development goals."