From news reporting to granting wishes, GMA News Pillar Vicky Morales has shown her versatility in public service through the years. Beginning Saturday, February 22, the award-winning broadcast journalist takes on yet another role, this time around as the “Ate ng Bayan” in the reality-drama program “Ilaban Natin ‘Yan!” In “Ilaban Natin ‘Yan!,” Vicky …
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BDO’s Tan named CEO of the Year in Asia
BDO Unibank, Inc. president and chief executive officer, Nestor V. Tan, was named the Banking CEO of the Year in Asia during The International Banker Awards 2019 while the bank was awarded as the Best in Innovation in Retail Banking in the Philippines. The global financial publication awards “top-ranking individuals and organizations that set new …
Pag-IBIG Fund celebrates Araw ng Pag-IBIG with 1,000 couples saying ‘I Do, I Do’
Pag-IBIG Fund held on February 14 its annual “I Do, I Do! Araw ng Pag-IBIG” mass wedding for the benefit of over 1,000 member-couples in 11 venues nationwide. “This is how we celebrate Araw ng Pag-IBIG on Valentine’s Day. For the past nine years, Pag-IBIG Fund has helped member-couples formalize their union and, at the …
Swim and survive training
Story and photos by Emmanuel Canto Summer is fast-approaching, which means locals from all walks of life are looking forward to a getaway. During Holy Week, which is today considered a time for a vacation, many look to escape the city for cooler locales. Travelers visits beaches, mountains, resorts, and water parks; however, many of …
Black Valentine’s Day at Richmonde Hotel Iloilo
On Valentine’s Day, Richmonde Hotel Iloilo takes this stereotypical romantic red-letter day back to the basics with a celebration devoid of complications and filled with the simple beauty of love in all its forms. Have a delightful dinner date with the people you hold dear and show them you care with a sumptuous Italian-themed buffet …
Pag-IBIG Fund reports record-breaking income, loan releases in 2019
Newly-appointed housing department secretary Eduardo D. Del Rosario took the stage on Friday, February 7, to report Pag-IBIG Fund’s record-breaking earnings, housing loan releases, and cash loan releases to its members, partners, and other stakeholders in this year’s Chairman’s Report. “We are happy to report that Pag-IBIG Fund has again achieved an excellent year in …
Iloilo public high school gets
P5.5-M disaster resilient building A public secondary school in Pototan, Iloilo on Tuesday became the recipient of a three-storey classroom disaster resilient building donated by an insurance firm. The P5.5-million building was donated by the Insular Foundation in partnership with the Department of Education-Division of Iloilo in support of the latter’s Adopt-A-School Program. It …
Kuris Theater Festival begins later this month in Bacolod City
In observance of National Arts Month, the annual Kuris Theater Festival and Workshops kicks off later this month, February 18, in Bacolod City. The event seeks to educate and train young writers and playwrights through a series of workshops and performances. This year’s theme is “Theatre Without Boundaries,” which looks to showcase topics such as …
Local milling firm invests in environmental infrastructure
The Victorias Milling Company (VMC) recently announced they have invested in the construction of environmental infrastructure. During their annual stockholders meeting at the Victorias Golf and Country Club, VMC President Minnie Chua said, “We are taking action on the environmental issues [at] both our sugar production operation at the VMC mill and [at] our distillery …
Oral Health Month underway
This year’s Oral Health Month observance was kicked off earlier this week with a launching at SM City Bacolod, which was attended by 200 kids with their parents, along with medical and dental personnel from across Negros Occidental. During the event, Dr. Rhoel Mogul of the Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office said 87 percent of …