The Department of Finance (Dof) has sanctioned an official found to have included her personal expenses in the official costs of a recently-held DOF technical workshop funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

Strong loans growth boosted Security Bank Corp.’s (SBC) net income in the first half to P5.2 billion from P4.9 billion a year ago. 

As many as 3,000 families displaced by the crisis in Lanao del Sur province’s Marawi City and about 300 soldiers wounded in ongoing military operations there recently received relief goods from the BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Banco de Oro Unibank, as part of its disaster-response advocacy and commitment to serve communities affected by armed conflict. 

The SM Foundation Inc.’s Dualtech technical/vocational scholars were treated recently by their benefactors to watch the latest Transformers movie in 3D IMAX at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. It was a happy occasion for the scholars who expressed their thanks to Henry Sy Sr. 

Leading homegrown appliance manufacturer Hanabishi recently renewed its partnership with the GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) for another year. To reinforce its commitment to make a difference through the reconstruction of schools and post-rehabilitation efforts, Hanabishi will donate electric fans and water dispensers to help more financially challenged communities. 

Governors and mayors from the Visayas have committed to restore the Visayan Sea, one of the richest fishing grounds in the Philippines, and protect it from illegal commercial and destructive fishing, it was learned recently. 

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship operation of global port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) achieved record volume and productivity with its first year-to-date two million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) volume of cargos moved last December.

Local fast food giant Jollibee recently opened its 1000th store at BGC Triangle Drive in Taguig City. 

Globe Telecom’s business technology arm recently joined the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Negosyo Fair through Globe myBusiness Academy, a free learning session that educates independent business owners on marketing trends, increasing revenues, and discovering new solutions to stay competitive in the digital age. 

The Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing the merger of the Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PhilEXIM) with other state-run guarantee firms to create a new single entity that would provide fresh funds for a new government guarantee system.