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HMOs tasked to comply with acct’ng standards

By Mary Grace Padin | November 3, 2019 - 12:00am

Starting next year, the Insurance Commission will require health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to comply with Philippine accounting standards to ensure the transparency of their agreements and contracts.

Business

Out of shape government

By Jonathan Mitchell | July 20, 2014 - 12:00am

Isn't it tragic that we have been living under a pretentious government, making us believe that the financial condition of the Cebu City government is exaggeratedly well yet the 2013 financial statements mark the...

Freeman Opinion

Seminar on new accounting standards slated this month

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | September 14, 2013 - 12:00am

A national auditing firm will organize a free public seminar on recent accounting standards profession-related updates in Cebu that is slated on September 30.

Freeman Cebu Business

SEC tightens rules on property valuations

By Neil Jerome C. Morales | June 10, 2013 - 12:00am

Property valuators would be subject to more stringent application and operational requirements starting September this y...

Business

Lower trading gains likely to dampen banks' earnings - Fitch

By Lawrence Agcaoili | February 3, 2012 - 12:00am

London-based Fitch Ratings said Philippine banks are not likely to sustain historic profitability over the past two years due to lower trading gains this year.

Business

Security Bank nets P6.7 billion in 2011

By Ted P. Torres | February 2, 2012 - 12:00am

Security Bank Corp. registered a net income of P6.7 billion in 2011, 6.9 percent lower than the P7.2 billion realized in 2010.

Business

BIR tightens disclosure requirements for taxpayers

By Iris Gonzales | December 19, 2010 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has tightened the disclosure requirements for individual and corporate taxpayers, with the end goal of obtaining more information on taxes and duties remitted to the tax age...

Business

A primer to understanding the P-REIT

By Evelyn Garcia-Cantre | October 12, 2010 - 12:00am

As mentioned previously, REITs are the average man’s strategy for investing in real estate. To protect these “unsophisticated” investors, the REITs are given only a narrow scope as to the type...

Business

PLDT earmarks P27 billion for expansion

June 11, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA—Telecommunication giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is spending a total of P27 billion in expansion investments, including its plan to roll out “Fiber-To-The-Home” technology...

Freeman Cebu Business

Security Bank bags Management Association special award

May 13, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Security Bank Corp. (SBC) received the Best in Compliance with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards among Financial Institutions award at the recently concluded 6th Management Association...

Business