Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc. (CHP) reported a decline in consolidated net income to P985 million last year from P1.3 billion in 2019 due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cement prices and volumes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In a recent award ceremony, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) lauded four Ayala companies for leading the way in terms of corporate governance in the country. Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) and Globe Telecom made it to...
"Oh My Job!" host Arnell Ignacio chimes in on having romance in the workplace. Is this acceptable or not? Should one be open to having a relationship with a co-worker or not entertain this thought at all? Bea Binene opens up the show with "Oh May Good News" on the Department of Labor and Employment...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Moving forward, the main challenge, aside from averting new COVID infections and ensuring proper vaccine administration, is “to ensure the re-orientation of our institutions towards sustained and inclusive economic growth.” This was the message of Jaime Augusto...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) is appealing to the House of Representatives for an “objective decision” on the proposed measures postponing the contribution rate hike for this year. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive, said the pension fund’s...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye During a special joint meeting last week, the boards of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB) unanimously agreed to set into motion the strategic union of the two banks. The merger, with BPI as the surviving entity, will take effect...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) warned that the suspension of the scheduled increase in member-contribution will considerably strain the already dire financial position of the pension fund. During the House Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization hearing,...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Polio-stricken Jay Argana Espeleta has been awarded twice as an Outstanding Employee in 2019, ( runner-up), and 2020 as the outstanding employee of the year. At age 5, Jay, a native of Muntinlupa, was afflicted with polio, which severely deformed his left leg and...
Ignacio R. Bunye SPEAKING OUT Banks have not been remiss in reminding clients to safeguard their personal information especially PINs and passwords. But somehow scammers are still able to dupe bank clients into revealing these sensitive info. One usual ploy is by sending an email or SMS notice...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) warned that any delay in implementing the scheduled increase in contribution rate as well as minimum and maximum monthly salary credits (MSCs) could endanger the pension fund. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive, said delayed...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Among all our heroes, Dr. Jose Rizal, whose martyrdom we commemorated five days ago, is without any doubt the most written about. But one can never get tired leafing through Rizaliana materials. There is always something new, something interesting to learn about him....
From left: Bea Binene, Arnel Ignacio and Tuesday Niu Last Saturday, Dec. 26, Secretary Silvestre Bello guested in "Oh My Job!" with hosts Arnel Ignacio, Tuesday Niu and Bea Binene. Bello cited the department’s accomplishments during this global health crisis year. There were so many displaced...
