The air is thick with the scent of puto bumbong (purple rice cake) and the sounds of Jose Mari Chan carols. Christmas in the Philippines is a time for family, feasts, and festivities. And for many Filipinos, it also means the much-awaited arrival of the 13th-month pay! While the temptation to...
Pru Life UK continued its reign as the leading life insurer in the country in the third quarter of the year, driven by strong sales and premium income, data from the Insurance Commission (IC) showed. IC report showed that Pru Life UK achieved a total new business annual premium equivalent (NBAPE)...
Manila Bulletin File Photo Almost half of Filipinos are optimistic that their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months, a non-commissioned Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 14 to 23 showed. The survey, released on Thursday, Nov. 14, showed that 47 percent of...
Pru Life UK launched the country’s first Islamic insurance lto provide financial inclusivity to many Muslim Filipinos and support the government’s goals to develop Islamic financing. Takaful, which means joint guarantee, is a Shari’ah-compliant insurance recently approved by the Insurance...
ILOILO CITY – One-hundred seventy-six life vests were distributed to police units in Western Visayas on Oct. 31 after a policeman drowned while on duty on Oct. 16. “No one else should die while on duty,” said Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 chief, who stressed that this...
Manila Bulletin file photo A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 14 to 23 found that 38 percent of Filipinos reported their quality of life as the same as it was 12 months ago, while 37 percent felt it was better and 24 percent said it worsened. The results of the nationwide...
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. has teamed up with Premier Family Business Consulting Inc. to bolster financial literacy and business succession planning among Filipino entrepreneurs. In a statement, Sun Life said its partnership with Premier Family aims to equip family business owners...
Pru Life UK Vice President and Head of Brand & Digital Paul Bantayan (1st from right) accepts the Circle of Excellence Award for Company of the Year at the prestigious 15th Asia CEO Awards Pru Life UK, the leading life insurance company in the Philippines, has been recognised as a Circle of...
BAGUIO CITY – A Baguio City Regional Trial Court has sentenced a drug pusher to life imprisonment. Presiding Judge Maria Joy C. Oallares-Cawed of the Baguio RTC Branch 4 found Anthony Lacbungan Rapanut, alias Toots, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Republic Act 9165 or the Dangerous...
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 23 to July 1 found that 39 percent of adult Filipinos believe their quality of life is better than 12 months ago, 23 percent say it has worsened, and 37 percent claim it is the same. The results of the...
It has been 25 years since “Miss Saigon” was first staged in the Philippines. Through time, it has carved a spot in the local pop culture scene, not only for its good music and spectacular production but also for putting Filipino talents in the international spotlight. As it returned to the...
PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (left), Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario (Facebook) Thanks to the "Young guns" bloc in the House of Representatives, Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita "Migs" Nograles...
