Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) reported that it is on track to more than double its net income to ₱734 million in 2025 as it generated earnings of ₱114.3 million in the first quarter of the year. During the bank’s annual stockholders’ meeting, Veterans Bank President and CEO Eulogio...
Former Finance Secretary Dr. Roberto F. de Ocampo is retiring as Chairman of Philippine Veterans Bank, and this will be formally announced during that bank’s annual stockholders’ meeting tomorrow. The bank stated that De Ocampo has formally expressed his intention to retire, a decision approved...
It’s a day late, but Happy Independence Day! Yes, Virginia, June 12 marked the 127th year of our independence. But wait, did you know there’s even more to celebrate every June 12? Based on my research, did you know that June 12 is also Raggedy Ann and Andy Day, as well as National Jerky Day,...
Twenty former employees of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) or Veterans Golf Club (VGC) have been ordered paid by the Commission on Audit (COA) a total of P3.69 million for their accumulated vacation and sick leaves from 2004 to 2011. While 48 members of VMMC/VGC filed their petitions...
(File photo: Philippine Veterans Affairs Office) The Department of National Defense (DND) paid tribute to Filipino veterans whose courage and sacrifice laid the foundation for the nation's freedom in time for the commemoration of the Philippine Veterans Week and the 83 rd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of...
President Marcos urged Filipinos to honor the sacrifices of those who fought for the nation's freedom as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Manila on Saturday, Feb. 22. Malacañang photos In his speech at the Manila American Cemetery, the President said it was the...
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson on Monday, Nov. 11, led the celebration of the Veterans Day in Manila as she honored the former and current men and women in service. The US Embassy in Manila said Carlson paid tribute to American and Filipino military service members,...
BAGUIO CITY – Forty-three Filipino World War II veterans were awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal, the oldest and highest civilian award of the United States, on Tuesday, September 3, at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center here. WORLD war II veteran Sgt. Eumellia D....
From left to right: AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.; PVB Chairman Roberto De Ocampo, OBE; House Speaker Martin Romualdez; PVB President & CEO Renato Claravall; and Deputy Treasurer Eduardo Anthony Mariño III (PVB Facebook) House...
On the 82nd commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan, President Marcos visited the Renal Dialysis Center of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and donated P150 million for the procurement of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits t the Renal...
In time for the commemoration of the 82 nd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on Tuesday, April 9, the Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) encouraged Filipinos to remain united in the face of adversity. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and AFP Chief...
Filipino military veterans can ride Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) for free from April 5 to 11. In an advisory, the MRT-3 and LRT-2 management said free rides would be provided to each veteran in observance of Philippine Veterans Week and the Day of Valor....
