As family members and signatories, are you faithfully complying with what you agreed and wrote in the family constitution? Are all signatories walking their talk? In short, are your actions consistent with what you all concurred during your constitution crafting sessions? Founders and business leaders must realize that it is the process that really matters! …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Cebu Pacific opens applications for new batch of cadet pilots
Leading Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific is opening applications for a seventh batch of cadet pilots to be trained at the prestigious Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) in Australia through Cebu Pacific’s “study now, pay later, zero-interest” training program. The carrier will be selecting 16 cadet pilots to join six other batches currently undergoing pilot training in …
BDO Foundation, BSP and DepEd push financial education for pupils
BDO Foundation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Department of Education (DepEd) are ramping up efforts to maximize the benefits of their financial education program for public school students through the K-12 curriculum. DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones recently issued Memo no. 32, Series of 2019, announcing the dissemination of the financial literacy learning …
Megaworld’s profit up 18% to P4.1B in 1Q 2019
Net profit soars on the back of strong core revenues Property giant Megaworld, the country’s pioneer and largest developer of townships, saw its net income grow by 18% to P4.1 billion in the first quarter of 2019 from P3.5 billion during the same period last year. Excluding a non-recurring gain of about P189 million …
Bacolod City candidates formally proclaimed
GP falls short of 15-0 sweep By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday formally proclaimed the city’s winning candidates from last Monday’s midterm elections with incumbents Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, and Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya each winning reelection. The mayor’s …
Drivers reminded of existing safety laws
The Philippine Information Agency recently posted a reminder for drivers on social media about current laws intended to keep roads safer. The agency made note of RA 8750, the Seat Belts Use Act of 1999; RA 4136, the Land Transportation and Traffic Code; RA 10913, the Anti-Distracted Driving Act; and RA 10586, the Anti-Drunk and …
Sipalay City experiences fourth earthquake since last week
Minor tremor detected in Caluya yesterday morning A 2.4-magnitude earthquake was detected off the shores of Sipalay City yesterday morning. The tremor is the fourth to strike the Negros Occidental locality since last Friday. The quake occurred around 4:27 a.m. with an epicenter pinpointed north of the city. According to a subsequent Philippine Institute …
Malabor seeks recount in Isabela
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor, who narrowly lost to challenger Dr. Irene Consunji Montilla in his reelection bid, called the results “questionable” and is seeking a manual recount. According to the most recent returns, the incumbent lost by 13,892 votes to 13,844, a difference of 48 votes. Malabor said he …
Delivery truck backs over senior in Talisay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 68-year-old woman was killed after she was backed over by a delivery truck Wednesday afternoon along the national highway in Barangay Bubog, Talisay City. Police identified the fatality as Roselyn Bulahan, a resident of the said area. Talisay City Police Station traffic investigator, Police Corporal Aljun Bautista, said …
Man killed by two gunmen in Talisay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 52-year-old man was killed Wednesday afternoon after he was shot by two gunmen at Calle Gomez in Talisay City’s Barangay Dos Hermanas. Police identified the fatality as Alex Casama, a resident of Hacienda San Antonio 1 in the said barangay. Based on information provided by Talisay City police, …