SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye On top of its Sinag initiatives, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is also organizing a series of activities this month, in partnership with various local and international institutions, to establish the Philippines’ first Sustainability Awareness Month. BPI...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Municipalities and cities in the Philippines are subdivided into barangays which constitute the smallest political units in the country. For most residents, the barangay constitutes the front line of public service. Typically, a barangay resident gets to meet and...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye I recently received this news which should be most welcomed by investors seeking to improve their yields over the long term and at the same time participate meaningfully in achieving sustainable development goals. BPI Asset Management and Trust Corporation (BPI AMTC),...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye (On March 1, 2022, Muntinlupa City observed its 27th anniversary as a highly urbanized city. In this 3-part article, the author, who served as Muntinlupa Mayor from 1986 to 1998, relives Muntinlupa’s journey to cityhood.) I grew up in the ‘50s when Muntinlupa was...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye 1976 was an eventful year for me personally and providentially for Muntinlupa as well. It was the year when a group of then young community leaders met and organized the Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal, now one of the premiere service clubs of the city. Among the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Tomorrow (March 1) Muntinlupa will observe its 27th anniversary as a city. It was on this day that former President Fidel V. Ramos, Muntinlupa’s most famous adopted son, signed Muntinlupa’s city charter which converted Muntinlupa into a highly urbanized city. The...
Some 47 ex-government officials who served under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo endorsed Vice President Leni Robredo for president, adding their voice to the growing list of former Cabinet members from past administrations supporting Robredo’s bid. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye On the eve of the New Year of the Water Tiger, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) let out a veritable roar as it listed its P27-billion two-year bond at the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation (PDEX). A visibly elated PDEX President and CEO Antonino Nakpil...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye History will judge our 14th president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as one of the two most significant women in the history of the Philippines. The other is her one-time mentor, our 11th President Corazon Aquino. No other women in our history come close to the role they...
SPEAKING OUT Muntinlupa, as an independent municipality, turned 104 years yesterday (Dec. 19) and Muntinlupa officials are expected to mark the event today with a very subdued celebration. On Dec. 19, 1917, Governor General Francis Burton Harrison signed the proclamation separating Muntinlupa from...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Good news from Muntinlupa City. The city continues to record a steady decline in the local COVID-19 active cases. From Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, the number of active cases dropped by 93 percent from 988 to 68. To date, there have been 27,554 confirmed cases in Muntinlupa...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The self-employed micro-entrepreneurs (SEMEs) in the Philippines continue to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the country remains at high risk amid the recent surge of coronavirus cases, SEMEs are finding it difficult to sustain their operations given...
