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The Metrobank Foundation bestowed its career service award to 10 Filipinos who went beyond  the call of duty to be of service to others under its flagship program, the Metrobank Foundation  Outstanding Filipinos. As part of Metrobank’s 61st anniversary celebration, the much-awaited  Conferment Ceremony was held on August 29 at the Grand Hyatt Manila.   Each recipient of the career service …

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), the world’s largest, independent terminal operator across six continents, has secured a USD750 million loan from one of the country’s biggest banks, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), to further expand its port operations worldwide. To date, this is the biggest credit facility secured by ICTSI and the largest bilateral facility extended by Metrobank.  …

By Robert Andaya Despite Dominican Republic’s perfect record of three wins  in the first round of the FIBA World Cup 2023,  three-time NBA All Star Karl-Anthony Towns considers the three other teams in Group A  as “high-caliber opponents. “This is the FIBA World Cup. This is about bringing pride to our country. It’s about winning. We wanted to be able …

Walter Sam Jr. of MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology and Mary Fe Bagawisan of Jose Rizal Memorial State University-Dipolog garnered similar 8.833 total points to rule Philippine Army’s arnis anyo single weapon non-traditional event yesterday in the 2023 ROTC Games Mindanao Leg at the Western Mindanao State University Gym here. Sam Jr., a second year BS Physical Education and veteran WEKAF …

A group of innovators, technologists, cybersecurity experts, and regulators from Southeast Asia gathered at the recent FinTech Alliance Philippines Digital Transformation Summit, known as INDX3.0, to discuss the urgent need for fortified cybersecurity strategies in the nation’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.  The summit, marked by its theme of “INDX3.0_Creating What’s Next in Digital” and championed by the ideals of Dare-Drive-Defy, …

For several months, the general public has not seen veteran broadcaster Mike Enriquez on the face of television where he is a daily staple on newscasts. A co-anchor of Mel Tiangco and Vicky Morales in the primetime news program “25 Oras,” Mike’s absence has been pitched in by several GMA Network male news anchors like Ivan Mayrina, Atom Araullo, among …

Moodie Jam (left) and Faye Romero (right) (Photo Credit: Faye Romeros Facebook) I should have met her up immediately upon my return to country. I am as guilty as charged,” said former DZEC broadcaster Faye Romero dishearteningly over the phone. Faye was sorry about the sudden demise of one of the most prized possessions of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC). Moodie …

One can listen to interesting, learning stories from an entrepreneur, a scientist, an engineer, a singer, an actor, a radio/TV host, a DJ, a comedian, a photographer, a lawyer, a judge, a doctor, an educator, a public servant, an OFW, a gaming specialist, a vlogger and be inspired in this year’s Philippines Finest Business Awards (PFBA), an award-giving body that …

Enchanted Kingdom, the first and only world-class theme park in the Philippines, turned over its 9th adopted classroom to Dila Elementary School in Santa Rosa City, Laguna in support of the 2023 Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education (DepEd).  According to DepEd, this year’s theme “Bayanihan Para sa Matatag na Paaralan,” underscored the country’s volunteer initiatives to ensure a …

Living up to its commitment to giving back to the community, J&T Express has tied up with schools and local government units nationwide to extend its helping hands to students in preparation for the reopening of classes this 2023. As part of amping up its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, the country’s leading and fastest-growing delivery service provider has continued …