Maybank Philippines, Incorporated officially started its Islamic banking operations on August 14, 2024, after receiving the grant of authority from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on July 4 2024. This is the second Islamic banking unit (IBU) licensed by the BSP. The first was CARD Bank, Inc. (A Microfinance-Oriented Rural Bank) in June 2023. Under BSP regulations, an IBU …
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In her debut at the Venice International Film Festival-one of the oldest and most prestigious events, in Italy-Filipino actress Janine Gutierrez was ecstatic of her appearance in the 81st edition of the Venizia. Janine’s starring movie role in “Phantosmia,” a masterpiece of internationally renowned Lav Diaz, was shown in the non-competition section of the festival. According to Hazel Orencio, one …
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World acclaimed director Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s “Bansa (Motherland)” will premiere at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea. “Bansa (Motherland),” which is about the bloody and fierce encounter of the Special Action Force (SAF) against the rebels and stars Rocco Nacino and Mon Confiado, among others, is a sequel to Brillante’s “Moro” which streamed in Netflix. The …
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Meeting again recently my colleagues from ABS-CBN was a blast. It all started when I called up Myrna Castro-de la Torre, a fellow University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Arts and Letters (Artlets) alumni who graduated with a degree in Journalism in 1974 while I majored and finished Literature in 1975. Myrna began her media work with hard news …
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Even if producer-actress Rebecca Chuaunsu says that “Her Locket” is a simple, low-budgetted film, it shows otherwise. The production value, especially the art direction of Jag Concepcion, is an expensive array of authentic materials from an old house as most of the setting to its sets of “muebles” to the costumes befitting an era like the ‘70s to the colored …
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By Robert Andaya I think it is not about how you started, but it is how you finish. I think, we finished very strong. I think we learned a lot from that first loss.” With these words, American volleyball star Erica Staunton summed up Creamline’s Cool Smashers’ successful title campaign in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference at the Philsports Arena in …
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BLACKWATER Bossing are on a roll. With George King, who replaced Ricky Ledo as the team’s import around, the Bossing are keeping everybody take notice. King, who was selected as the No. 59 overall pick by the Phoenix Suns during the 2018 NBA Draft, again played a pivotal role in leading the Bossing to three straight victories after starting the …
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As the Philippine Azkals prepare for the Asia 7’s Championships, set from October 9 to 12 at the EV Arena Elmina in Kuala Lumpur, they were honored by one of their most steadfast supporters, Bounty and Chooks-to-Go on Friday, September 6, at the Inoza Tower in Bonifacio Global City. The warm welcome highlighted the deep-rooted support that Bounty and Chooks-to-Go …
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The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) may have found their ‘forever’ with Robina Gokongwei-Pe and the Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI). The multi-format retail giant – through its banner brands Robinsons Supermarket, Handyman, Robinsons Appliances, Daiso, and TGP – has renewed its partnership with the UP Fighting Maroons for the 15th straight year. The Robinsons group signed a Memorandum of …
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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday reported that it has exceeded its revenue collection target for January to August 2024 by P5.189 billion. Preliminary reports showed the bureau collected P614.781 billion during this period, surpassing its PHP609.592 billion collection target by 0.9 percent. This also reflects a 5.7 percent increase, or P33.290 billion, compared to the P581.491 billion collected …
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