President Duterte's latest performance rating and trust rating, as measured by independent pollster Pulse Asia, proves that he is isn't a "lame duck" president. President Rodrigo Duterte bows to the audience during a recent infrastructure project inauguration (Malacañang photo) Thus, claimed...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) launched the Philippine Privacy Trust Mark (PPTM) to increase trust and confidence in businesses and public offices. National Privacy Commission Privacy Commissioner Raymund E. Liboro said the PPTM offers the highest level of assurance on data privacy...
Retired police general Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar bowed out of service with a big jump in the trust and approval ratings of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Starting with 25th in ranking in approval rating and 22nd in trust rating in the survey conducted for all government agencies on May this...
Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed that the people should participate in vetting the new Commission on Election (Comelec) commissioners who will be appointed by President Duterte next year. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The President will appoint a new Comelec chairman and three...
AREIT Inc. (AREIT), the pioneer real estate investment trust in the Philippines, is moving towards net zero operational emissions and is on track to be the country’s first carbon neutral REIT. In a statement, AREIT underscored its commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)...
Local government units (LGUs) must employ plans of action to address the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy as the government has stepped up its goal of attaining herd immunity in the country. “I have directed all the LGUs already to craft the Risk Communication Strategy to...
In the last year or so, there has been a new breed of real estate companies cropping up on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). Real Estate Investment Trusts or REITs, are companies that invest in income-generating properties and distribute their earnings back to shareholders in the form of...
The Sun Life Investment Management and Trust Corp. (SLIMTC) has appointed global financial giant Citi as its middle office service provider in the Philippines. In a statement, Mike Enriquez, SLIMTC president said the mandate made Citi the first bank in the country to onboard a middle office client,...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo The President’s order preventing his cabinet from attending Senate investigation was no surprise. Every time Pharmally executives and staff open their masked mouths, testimonies accumulate to corroborate possible graft, swindling and plunder. If...
The fund management firm of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Philippines) unveiled a unit investment trust fund (UITF) that seeks to preserve capital and generate income by investing in fixed income securities and deposits. In a statement, Manulife Investment Management Philippines (Manulife...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s rating in the latest Pulse Asia election survey shows the continued public trust and support given to her even as she has been the subject of lies and misinformation, her spokesman said on Wednesday, September 29. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry...
The public listing of the Philippines’ fourth real estate investment trust (REIT) company amid the lingering pandemic confirms investor optimism in the country’s solid recovery, the government’s chief economic manager said. At the listing ceremonies in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on...
