Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) With the enactment of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) believed to be imminent, P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon took matters--and money--into her own hands. The outspoken Guanzon went to a Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) branch on Thursday...
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government here and the Filipino-Chinese community have forged a stronger relationship to stimulate the city’s tourism industry and the economy as a whole, following the launching of the Baguio Art Bank project. CONSUL Sun Weidong (eighth from left), head of the Consulate...
Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) The Philippines can do better than the upgraded Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast of the World Bank (WB), as far as Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. is concerned....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez refuses to let any "distraction" get the better of the House of Representatives when it comes to its task of legislating solutions to the country’s problems. Romualdez had this to say Thursday, June 8 amid the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The World Bank's (WB) upgraded forecast on the Philippines' economic performance speaks positively about Filipinos' resilience, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said in a statement on Thursday, June 8. “This upgraded forecast reinforces the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on stakeholders to support the implementation of the P45.01 billion Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, which he said would benefit Filipino farmers, fisherfolk, and consumers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with World Bank...
Metro Zamboanga Hospital and Medical Center, Inc. (MetroZam) has signed a 10-year term loan agreement amounting to P600 million with Philippine National Bank (PSE: PNB) to support the ongoing construction and completion of its hospital building. LOAN SIGNING BETWEEN PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK and...
Months after meeting in Tokyo, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has expressed interest in the newly-passed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. *COURTESY CALL - President Marcos meets with officials from the Japan Bank for...
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has expressed its interest in energy tie-ups in the Philippines, particularly in the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a traditional source of power, the Presidental Communications Office (PCO) said. *ENERGY COOPERATION - Japan Bank for...
Philippine Veterans Bank (PBV) is targeting to raise P4.4 billion from its capital raising efforts to attract new shareholders, including post-war veterans, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) retirees and their families. In a statement, the PVB said the new funds will be used to further...
A much-anticipated gathering after three years, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) recently held its 7th Golf Tournament last Friday, May 19, at Tagaytay Highlands to celebrate partnerships and reconnect with its Japanese clients. *Metrobank hosted the 7th Golf Tournament for its Japan Desk...
The Philippine government is strongly urged to fast track the Senate concurrence of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and lift or amend the Bank Secrecy Law to leverage the country’s position in combating financial crime, and promote transparent, effective reporting system, and...