January, 2019

• 14 January

  CHECK YOUR BANKNOTE: Public Advisory on Counterfeit Detection

  

  The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) advises the public to carefully check their Philippine banknotes for identifiable security features to ascertain their genuineness.  On 13 February 2018, the Navotas City Police arrested two counterfeiters who tried to pay a fish vendor using a counterfeit Php 1,000 banknote at the San Roque Public Market. The fish vendor, who doubted the authenticity …

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• 14 January

  PAL expands with new Asian routes, increased flights 

  

  Opens new routes to New Delhi, Hanoi & Phnom Penh in H1 of 2019

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• 14 January

  Middle-class beats high tech II

  

  A global long-term development, or mega trend, appears to have accelerated through 2018 and the speed currently continues, opening-up new opportunities.

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• 14 January

  Angelica’s 2019 romance

  

  In 2019, will Angelica Panganiban still hold the romantic torch with Carlo Aquino? Not only were Angelica and Carlo a romantic item in real life. They were also featured in a film together and eventually casted in Jeffrey Jeturian’s rom-com TV caper “Playhouse.”

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• 14 January

  Kris’ lupus, legal battle with ex-manager

  

  Queen of All Media Kris Aquino is indeed tough as a person.

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• 14 January

  LANDBANK hits a record high of P15.5B net income in 2018, 10% higher than 2017

  

  The Land Bank of the Philippines will attain P15.5 billion in net income in 2018 as it closed the year with a robust performance.

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• 7 January

  What Filipinos can learn from Cynthia Barker, the first Filipina Councillor in the UK?

  

  In transnational leadership, the Filipino has come a long way, indeed.

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• 7 January

  Postscript to the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival

  

  No, I haven’t seen any of the eight official entries to the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival which reeled off on Christmas day and would end today.

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• 7 January

  Contecon Guayaquil is LatAm’s first CO2-neutral port

  

  Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA) recently became the first port in South America to obtain a carbon-neutral certification, with the Ecuador Ministry of Environment and environmental ratings agency, Sambito SA, recognizing the company’s strong and priority commitment to the environment.

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• 7 January

  Manila Water bags Calbayog deal

  

  Ayala-led Manila Water Co., Inc. has been awarded the contract to provide water and wastewater services in Calbayog City.

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