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 Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) continues to get excellent reviews from financial analysts. This was reported by Ma. Theresa Marcial, BPI Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer to the BPI board recently. CLSA, UBS, Bank of America and First Metro recently...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) announced that, effective January 1, 2022, the merger with BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB), its wholly owned thrift bank subsidiary officially takes effect. Under the merger, parent company BPI is the surviving entity, as approved by its shareholders and...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Ford Philippines are making it easier for customers to own their dream Ford vehicles through flexible auto loans and exclusive discounts. Under the partnership, customers can avail easy-to-own plans for the Ford Ranger, Ford Territory, and Ford Everest....
Bank of the Philippine Islands, through BPI Foundation, was recognized as the “Best Bank for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Philippines" by the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2021. This is for the bank’s role in the country's push for financial inclusivity and the support it has given...
Energy officials have been casting the country as a ‘mecca for green energy investments’, but one vital anchor to that is project financing, hence, major local banks are seeking policies that will guide them on the shift of financial flows to clean energy ventures. In a virtual forum convened...
In San Pedro, Laguna, Randy Maranan, a gardener and retired executive of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), recently shared about his jackfruit ( Artocarpus heterophyllus ) that weighs heavier than the current record holder at the Guinness World Records. Last July 2021, Randy Maranan, a gardener...
Randy Maranan, 62, a former executive of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), grows food in his backyard garden in San Pedro, Laguna. Randy Maranan, a retired executive of BPI, is also a backyard gardener from San Pedro, Laguna. This longtime hobbyist was influenced by his late father who...
Fourteen live beetles and larvae hidden inside a package of snacks items have been intercepted by Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) operatives. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The smuggled insects--concealed in plastic tubes--reporteldy did not have the requisite...
The board of directors of listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation has approved last week the prepayment of P3.4 billion worth of fixed-rate retail bonds to be enforced September this year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the company noted that it will be “using its existing...
The Philippine government ruled that Bt talong, a genetically modified (GM) eggplant that contains a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), is just like a conventional eggplant and is safe for human consumption. This was according to International Service for the Acquisition of...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye BPI Family Savings Bank, the biggest thrift bank in the Philippines, celebrated its 36 th year last July 1 – two days ahead of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’s 28 th anniversary. BPI Family was established in 1985 following the historic merger between BPI and Family...
