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The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) quickly deployed a mobile automated teller machine (ATM) to the Municipality of Bangued, Abra starting 29 July 2022, to service the cash requirements of customers in the province in the aftermath of the recent 7.0-magnitude earthquake that badly hit parts of Northern Luzon. Stationed at the LANDBANK Bangued Branch, the LANDBANK Mobile ATM …

As Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) celebrates its 59th anniversary on 8 August 2022, the state-run Bank remains committed to servicing the development requirements of small farmers, fishers, and other key players in the agri-business value chain, as loans to the agriculture sector reached P257.7 billion as of 30 June 2022.  The P257.7 billion total outstanding loans translate to …

Now on its 9th year, Suzuki and SM Supermalls partner again for a fun and rewarding 3-Day Sale activity. Shoppers get a chance to win a brand new Suzuki Burgman Street for every Php 1,000 purchase (accumulated or single receipt) in any participating merchant during the SM 3-Day sale. Suzuki will also have a display booth presenting its line-up of …

Stratpoint Technologies, a homegrown Filipino, born-in-the-cloud digital transformation enabler delivering enterprise-grade solutions, was recently named one of the finalists for one of the categories of AWS Partner Awards, which aims to recognize partners who are constantly innovating and providing solutions to ensure customer success. This year, Stratpoint has been selected as one of the finalists for the AWS Partner of …

By Mike G. Jamisola  The Department of Education (DepEd) and the National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) are looking into the possibility of tapping qualified senior citizens to perform regular duties as volunteer teachers to help solve the country’s acute teacher shortage problem. NCSC Chairman Franklin Quijano said a good number of qualified and able older persons who are knowledgeable …

Hotel Sogo Celebrates 29 years of Resilience & Commitment to Excellence Hotel Sogo management and employees gathered together in a heart-warming occasion to celebrate its 29th Founding Anniversary in the evening of June 16 in Eurotel, North Edsa. For the first time, after two years, this year’s “Masipag” Employee and Loyalty awardees went up to the stage to receive their …

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced FortiCNP, a new built-in-the-cloud offering that correlates security findings from across an organization’s cloud footprint to facilitate friction-free cloud security operations. FortiCNP’s patented Resource Risk Insights (RRI)TM technology produces context-rich, actionable insights that help teams prioritize the remediation and mitigation of risks with the highest potential …

2Q2022 HIGHLIGHTS: In the second quarter of 2022, Metro Manila remained under the lowest alert level—General Community Quarantine (GCQ) Alert Level 1.  Throughout the reporting period, Solaire’s gaming,  hotel, F&B and retail segments operated at capacities consistent with guidelines set forth by PAGCOR and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). Total Gross Gaming Revenues …

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water receives a 90% Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) rating for the year 2021 as it prioritizes customer satisfaction and needs as the center of its operations. Manila Water Corporate Communication Affairs Group Head Jeric Sevilla Jr. said that the online web-based survey was conducted last November 22 to December 28, 2021 using a structured questionnaire developed by …

First, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, igniting howls of protest from Beijing because for the Chinese that visit contradicts the “One-China Policy” long upheld by many countries after the United Nations recognized Beijing and not Taipei as the legitimate government for China. Tensions between the US and China went high as China conducted live-fire drills along the Taiwan …