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Did you know 2: Starting this year, Social Security System president and chief executive officer Corazon de la Paz has implemented a mandatory annual physical appearance of beneficiaries of pension fund benefits such as death benefits. 


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Sen. Francis Pangilinan, principal author of the amendatory bill, said  a technical working group is finalizing the draft committee report that is meant to address concerns raised by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regarding Republic Act 9160.


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Bureau of the Treasury backs measure amending BSP charter

By Iris Gonzales | February 3, 2010 - 12:00am

The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) supports the proposed bills amending the charter of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) but expressed reservations on certain provisions such as those affecting the fiscal agency...

Business

Kangaroo court

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | November 18, 2008 - 12:00am

I think it is about time the Commission on Human Rights issue an opinion on the Senate’s practice, under the guise of “hearings in aid of legislation”, of arrogating unto itself the roles of judge,...

Opinion

Gunning for Jakarta

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | August 30, 2005 - 12:00am

Did you know 1: Kamiseta’s Gonzalo Roque is almost 90 percent sure of putting up a lifestyle outlet in Jakarta. Gunn Roque’s estimated Indonesian investment is P10 million, tops.

Business

Toxic beauty

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | April 19, 2005 - 12:00am

Did you know 1: Ampalaya or bitter gourd is one of the raw materials that Chinese pharmaceutical company Seeinglong Biodiversity will be using when it puts up a multimillion-dollar plant in the country.

Business

Eat less, text more

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | February 5, 2005 - 12:00am

Did you know 1: Sales of instant noodle didn’t grow as much as expected last year. Yes, it’s partly because of the economy. Then again, it could be that people would rather eat less and text more. * *...

Business

Candy change

February 24, 2003 - 12:00am

Q. S.E. Cobile of Maasin City writes: "The long-time practice of the big grocery stores here is to use candy as loose change. Complaints have been aired but to no avail. The usual retort of cashiers (under the...

Business As Usual

Launder threshold cut to P500,000

By Efren Danao | September 28, 2002 - 12:00am

The Senate committee on banks headed by Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. has approved in principle the lowering to P500,000 of the threshold amount in the Anti-Money Laundering Act that would trigger reporting of a bank...

Headlines

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