SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The self-employed micro-entrepreneurs (SEMEs) in the Philippines continue to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the country remains at high risk amid the recent surge of coronavirus cases, SEMEs are finding it difficult to sustain their operations given...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has extended the payment deadline for July contributions of regular employers due to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said Monday, Sept. 30, that the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye As I was about to write this piece, I was shocked and saddened to hear from our perpetual Ateneo alumni group president Jojo Buñag that one of our own – Delfin ‘Ding’ Wenceslao, Jr. – just passed on moments earlier. Heart failure, we were told. So let me take...
From left: Tuesday Niu, Arnell Ignacio, and Bea BInene Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III will clarify the issue surrounding the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers’ (TUPAD) program’s alleged irregularities, in this week's episode of "Oh My Job." In the segment...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Congratulations Jason Albaro, Teacher III, Muntinlupa National High School Main (Muntinlupa City), for having been chosen one of this year’s Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Filipinos. Mr. Albaro, a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educator,...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Ayala Corporation President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA) and then Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirlito Sobejana recently signed an agreement between Ayala and the AFP to strengthen their long-standing partnership through...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said more employers are now getting acquainted in submitting sickness benefit reimbursement applications (SBRA) online. SSS mobile app In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said Friday, Sept. 3, that the pension fund...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In ancient Roman times, they supposedly had slaves whispering “Memento mori” (Remember you are mortal!) into the ears of successful emperors or generals during victory parades. According to legend, the purpose was to keep the honoree sufficiently grounded in...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has jacked up unemployment benefit disbursements in the first six months of the year after claims increased by more than fourfold. SSS Headquarters in Quezon City Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said the pension fund's unemployment...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye I had the privilege recently of hearing BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB) President and CEO Ma. Cristina L. “Ginbee” Go as she gave the board a very clear roadmap towards transitioning to One BPI. As has already been widely reported, BFSB – which for a long...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Our knowledge of the deadly corona virus and its variants is constantly evolving. Ditto regarding the different vaccines that are being tested and used to combat it. Because of this we can probably excuse vaccination czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. for making the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye At 170, Bank of the Philippine Islands, the first bank in the Philippines and in Asia, remains a tower of strength. Appropriately, BPI’s anniversary mass celebrant Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula Jr., chose the tower – a feature common to the logos of BPI, the...
