Biography of former DBP chairman launched DEVELOPMENT BOOK At the book launching at the end of October were, from left, Butch Dalisay, Luis Juan L. Virata, and DBP president and chief executive officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa. State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently hosted the...
Celebrating a man who changed an institution—and the country—forever ‘O, Ilaw: The Life & Legacy of Leonides S. Virata’ When Leonides Virata, secretary of Commerce and Industry in 1969, and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) chairman 1970-1976, passed away at age 58 in 1976, he...