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  • Golden Shower to Line South Luzon Expressway

    18 November -- Like missing teeth, the conspicuous gaps of treeless patches along the stretch of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) is what  a unique tree planting project  wants to fill in  with aesthetically pleasing trees like  Golden Shower (Cassia fistula), Palawan Cherry (Prunus javanica),  Balitbitan (Cynometra ramiflora)  and Caballero (Caesalpinia pulcherrima).

  • Veterans Bank Reports P327M Net Income in 3Q 2010

    Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) reported an unaudited net income of P327.43 million for the first nine months of 2010, 11.75% higher than the P293 million as of the same period last year. Bank officials said that higher revenues from investments and interest income loans as well as trading gains were the main factors behind the increase in the first three quarters for the commercial bank owned by the World War II veterans.

  • Veterans Bank Reports P327M Net Income in 3Q 2010

    Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) reported an unaudited net income of P327.43 million for the first nine months of 2010, 11.75% higher than the P293 million as of the same period last year. Bank officials said that higher revenues from investments and interest income loans as well as trading gains were the main factors behind the increase in the first three quarters for the commercial bank owned by the World War II veterans.

  • Quake Jolts Bikol, Cebu City --Phivolcs

    LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 6 (PNA) - A magnitude 6 earthquake rocked Masbate, Sorsogon and Albay provinces as well as Cebu City early Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

  • BPI IS Best Cash Management Bank in RP for Third Consecutive Time

    On its 159th year and for the third consecutive time, Bank of the Philippine Islands has been awarded by Finance Asia as the Best Cash Management Bank in the Philippines.  Through continuous deployment of solutions that meet the increasing sophistication of corporate customers, BPI has kept its position as the best in the Philippine cash management industry.  With technology capabilities that match the capabilities of global banks complemented by the widest network among local banks, BPI offers its customers' unparalleled support for the fulfillment of their cash management needs

  • PVB-Lucena City Government Sign MOA

    The City Government of Lucena recently signed up with Philippine Veterans Bank for its ATM payroll services, featuring the 5-in1 Veteranteller ATM card which not only provides payroll services, but also functions as a company ID, debit card, discount card and timekeeping card providing a complete HR solution package. Under the agreement, PVB will soon service the payroll requirements of the Lucena City Government.

  • Subic Bay ICT Council tours at PLDT Subic Innolab

    Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company conducted a special tour for the members of Subic Bay ICT Council at PLDT Subic Innolab which is a showcase of the most responsive ICT-based solutions being offered by the PLDT Corporate Business Group. Shown in photo from left to right are:  PLDT Relationship Manager Alfredo Contreras, Jones Lang LaSalle Lee Chiu Assistant Marketing Manager Bobby Lee, Site Director Munish Mahjan, APAC Minacs President of Operations Milind Godbole, Subic Bay ICT Council Chairman Jay Son, and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority OIC of Business and Investment Department for ICT Vergil Lansangan.

  • Proud Again to be Filipino

    The Philippines is in world focus at 12 noon today. A crowd of 150,000 is expected to gather at the Quirino Grandstand to witness a historic event that was unthinkable one year ago today----the inauguration of a President Benigno Aquino as the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines.

  • Salceda Says SLEX Toll Fee Hike Illegal, Petitions SC to Stop Its Imposition

    Legazpi City (25 June) -- Albay Governor Joey Salceda declared that the toll fee hike imposed by the South Luzon Tollway Corporation (SLTC) is illegal because the franchise given to them by Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) has expired and has not been renewed.

    Salceda said the concession agreement between SLTC and PNCC commenced in May 2006 while the franchise given to PNCC expired in May 2007, without being renewed by Congress.

  • Bicol Bloc Vows Win for Noynoy-Mar

    MANILA and Naga City (April 19)  -- Frontrunners Liberal Party presidential and vice presidential bets Senators Benigno Aquino III and Mar Roxas got the support of former and current local and national leaders from the Bikol region, virtually a sure win from one of the largest voting blocs in Luzon.