Pag-IBIG Fund members have saved more than P52 billion in the last 10 months, breaking yet another record for the period and exceeding full year figures from before the pandemic, top agency officials announced on Wednesday, November 24. From January to October, the amount collectively saved by members with the agency totaled P52.47 billion – …
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PAG-IBIG FUND IS MOST TRUSTED GOCC IN 2021 PHILIPPINE TRUST INDEX
Pag-IBIG Fund is the most-trusted government-run corporation according to a nationwide trust survey of key institutions in the Philippines. This is according to the 2021 Philippine Trust Index (PTI), a nationwide survey by the EON Group that cuts across backgrounds to measure Filipinos’ trust in the government, the business sector, the media, non-governmental organizations, the …
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod expresses optimism as gov’t slowly lifts travel restrictions
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The general manager of Park Inn by Radisson in Bacolod City has expressed optimism as the national and local governments continue to slowly lift the travel restrictions as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to go down. In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon as part of Park Inn …
InLife, UnionBank and GlobalLinker to discuss 2022 economic outlook and trends to help SMEs thrive in the next normal
The public health crisis continues to affect businesses. But more than a year into this pandemic, the Filipinos’ ingenuity to address the challenges, and optimism for an imminent recovery remain strong. As Filipino entrepreneurs navigate through the new normal, how can they move forward post-pandemic? How can small and medium enterprises (SMEs) prepare for the …
Metrobank Foundation, GT Foundation extend helping hand to Maring-hit provinces
Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), through their disaster response program “Helping Hands,” partnered with the Metrobank Purple Hearts Club (PHC), Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) Foundation, and Alagang Kapatid Foundation to distribute relief packs worth PhP1.5 million to 3,000 families in Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, and Benguet affected by Severe Tropical Storm …
PAG-IBIG FUND FINANCES 17,268 SOCIALIZED HOMES IN JAN-OCT 2021, UP 49%
Pag-IBIG Fund financed over 17,000 socialized homes for low-income earners in the last 10 months, a figure that grew by almost 50% from the previous year even amid the ongoing pandemic, top executives said yesterday. From January to October, the number of socialized housing units funded by the agency grew 49% to 17,268 compared to …
Search for next Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos begins
The search for the next batch of Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos commences as Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) launched the 2022 Award thru a virtual event on November 5, 2021. The annual excellence recognition program honors exemplary Filipino teachers, soldiers, and police officers whose contributions in their professional service and respective communities are worthy of emulation. …