Consumer lending company SB Finance Company Inc. (SBF) is tapping the P3 billion in fresh funds to be infused by its shareholders to reach the mass market and help reset economic growth in the new normal. SB Finance is a joint venture between Security Bank Corporation and Thailand’s Bank of...
Several groups have decided to boycott the government’s upcoming National Food Security Summit, which they believe will not be able to address the problems currently hounding the agriculture sector. At the same time, these groups are questioning the line-up of resource speakers in the summit, who...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday applauded the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for bravely driving out Chinese maritime militia vessels at the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. “I would like to applaud the PCG and BFAR for...
The Philippines on Monday welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s “strong support for the positive and constructive role” played by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in facilitating a peaceful solution to end the violence in Myanmar. United Nations (UN.org) In a...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque denied rumors that some employees from the Office of the President (OP) have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In his press briefing this week, Roque said...
The Philippine government should defend and give protection to Filipino fishermen sailing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in order to maintain the country’s presence amid the heightened tension in the disputed areas, a maritime expert said on Thursday, April 29. Professor Jay Batongbacal,...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) hopes that its new concession agreement with west zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. will soon be released as this is “critical” in implementing projects for water security. In a statement, MWSS Chairman and Acting Administrator...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), intercepted a total of 1,880 prohibited items from airport passengers across the country for the month of March alone. Some of the seized items include live bullets, "non-live" bullets kept as amulets, as...
Security Bank Corporation has sealed a deal with its global partner MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG) that will allow MUFG’s corporate clients to gain access to the bank’s cash management system, DigiBanker. In a statement, Security Bank said “The agreement aims to provide MUFG’s clients...
Security Bank Corporation announced its partnership with UniTeller Financial Services, an international cross-border and remittance payments processor. The bank said it recently joined UniTeller’s extensive payout network in the Philippines in March 2021 to enable greater financial access for...
Security Bank Corporation reported that the Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR) has affirmed its A- investment grade credit rating with stable outlook, the same level as the Philippine sovereign rating. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Security Bank quoted JCR as saying that the...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno We in the city of Manila are indeed very fortunate and still blessed to be ahead of so many challenges being hurled our way by the ongoing pandemic. Last March 25, I signed Ordinance 8739...
