FOR the second time, Aleosan District Hospital (ADH) in Alimodian, Iloilo was adjudged as one of the recipients of the much-coveted Department of Health (DOH) 30 Star Awards 2019. The award, given last September 17, 2019 at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City is in recognition of ADH's commitment in upholding quality healthcare for the people. Hospital chief Dr. Paz Calopiz said ADH, wh...
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MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has already rejected applications by several banks to hike charges for automated teller machine (ATM) transactions by up to 100 percent, an official of the state regulator told the Senate on Monday. Speaking at a Senate hearing presided over by Sen. Grace Poe, BSP managing director Vicente de Villa III said withdrawals from ATMs...
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MANILA, Philippines — Funds for health services in the P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020 that the House of Representatives approved on Friday were slashed by about P10 billion, even as the country is facing a polio epidemic as well as dengue and measles outbreaks that have claimed the lives of more than a thousand people, mostly children. The P88-billion budget of the Department of H...
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HOTELS and resorts that will be participating in the Cebu Provincial Government’s tourism program Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo will soon have their hospitality and accommodation services boosted to international quality standards. The Province has partnered with Oyo Technology and Hospitality, the world’s second largest hotel franchising chain, to help train personnel and improve amenities...
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ILOILO -- San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) finally broke ground on its new and third brewing facility in the Visayas that will rise in a 40-hectare property in Barangay Gua-an, Leganes, Iloilo. SMB chairman and chief operating officer of San Miguel Corporation Ramon Ang led the groundbreaking ceremony, together with Senator Franklin Drilon, Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., Leganes Mayor Vicent...
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CEBU CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday said it has been working closely with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in crafting a clear-cut policy against lenders who are offering loans using social media as a platform. Lawyer Elmore Capule, senior assistant governor and general counsel of BSP, said the central monetary board received information on individ...
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