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                    [Title] => Guard nabbed for armored van rob
                    [Summary] => A bank guard, in cahoots with members of a robbery holdup gang, was arrested only in a matter of hours after robbing a UnionBank armored van Tuesday night in front of the Gotesco Grand Central Mall in Caloocan City.


Some 12 hours after the robbery, members of the Caloocan City police collared Diosdado Mellomida Jr., 29, of the Protector Services Inc., detailed as guard for a UnionBank armored van and resident of 28 Osmeña Street, San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City.


Recovered from the suspect was P103,000 in cash, the guard’s share of the loot.


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                    [Title] => Bank robbers strike anew in Parañaque
                    [Summary] => Superintendent Ronald Estilles, Parañaque City police chief, said witnesses positively identified Noel Enakmal, as one of the suspected robbers who earlier hit the Equitable Bank in Makati last April 4.
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                    [Title] => Mike A not yet off the hook on Pidal controversy
                    [Summary] => First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo is not yet off the hook on the accusations of money laundering contrary to what his lawyer is claiming, the camp of opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson said yesterday.


"Definitely, Mr. Arroyo has not been exonerated. The banks, which certified that there are no existing Jose Pidal accounts, cannot exonerate him," said Lacson’s political adviser and spokesman Lito Banayo.


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                    [Title] => Controversial ‘Jose Pidal’ takes Senate hot seat today
                    [Summary] => The man claiming he is the mysterious UnionBank and BPI Family Bank depositor named Jose Pidal takes the hot seat in the Senate today.


Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo will be grilled by opposition senators who don’t believe his story. He takes the witness stand exactly a week after older brother First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo appeared before the Senate and denied he is Jose Pidal as Sen. Panfilo Lacson claims.


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                    [Title] => Union Bank gets license to underwrite securities
                    [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the application of Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) to engage in underwriting activities.


UBP filed an application to operate as an underwriter of securities following the temporary suspension of operations of its investment house subsidiary, UBP Capital Corp. (UBPCC).


Citing weak market conditions, UBPCC said the thinning volumes were not enough to sustain operations.


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                    [Title] => AEV net income up 40% to P2.2 billion
                    [Summary] => Visayas-based conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) posted a banner year in 2002 with a 40-percent hike in net income to P2.2 billion, a company official informed the Philippine Stock Exchange.


AEV corporate secretary Eugeniano Perez III said the higher income was  mainly driven by the strong contribution of the flagship power units, led by Aboitiz Power Corp. (APC) which turned in P1.7 billion in profit last year.


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                    [Title] => UnionBank bares 64% income growth to P1.17B
                    [Summary] => Union Bank of the Philippines, a partnership between the Social Security System and the Aboitiz Group, reported a 64.25 percent growth in its net income during the first nine months of the year to P1.17 billion from only P712.29 million the previous level.


UnionBank attributed the strong profit performance to robust earnings in its capital market activity, private banking, cash management, consumer banking and other fee-based services.


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"Definitely, Mr. Arroyo has not been exonerated. The banks, which certified that there are no existing Jose Pidal accounts, cannot exonerate him," said Lacson’s political adviser and spokesman Lito Banayo.


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UBP filed an application to operate as an underwriter of securities following the temporary suspension of operations of its investment house subsidiary, UBP Capital Corp. (UBPCC).


Citing weak market conditions, UBPCC said the thinning volumes were not enough to sustain operations.


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AEV corporate secretary Eugeniano Perez III said the higher income was  mainly driven by the strong contribution of the flagship power units, led by Aboitiz Power Corp. (APC) which turned in P1.7 billion in profit last year.


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Guard nabbed for armored van rob

By Jerry Botial | October 2, 2003 - 12:00am

A bank guard, in cahoots with members of a robbery holdup gang, was arrested only in a matter of hours after robbing a UnionBank armored van Tuesday night in front of the Gotesco Grand Central Mall in Caloocan City. Some...

Metro

Bank robbers strike anew in Parañaque

September 24, 2003 - 12:00am

Superintendent Ronald Estilles, Parañaque City police chief, said witnesses positively identified Noel Enakmal, as one of the suspected robbers who earlier hit the Equitable Bank in Makati last April 4.

Metro

Mike A not yet off the hook on Pidal controversy

By Jess Diaz | September 18, 2003 - 12:00am

First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo is not yet off the hook on the accusations of money laundering contrary to what his lawyer is claiming, the camp of opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson said yesterday. "Definitely,...

Headlines

Controversial ‘Jose Pidal’ takes Senate hot seat today

By Jess Diaz | September 8, 2003 - 12:00am

The man claiming he is the mysterious UnionBank and BPI Family Bank depositor named Jose Pidal takes the hot seat in the Senate today. Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo will be grilled by opposition senators who don’t...

Headlines

Union Bank gets license to underwrite securities

February 15, 2003 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the application of Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) to engage in underwriting activities. UBP filed an application to operate as an underwriter of securities...

Business

AEV net income up 40% to P2.2 billion

February 12, 2003 - 12:00am

Visayas-based conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) posted a banner year in 2002 with a 40-percent hike in net income to P2.2 billion, a company official informed the Philippine Stock Exchange. AEV corporate...

Business

UnionBank bares 64% income growth to P1.17B

October 27, 2002 - 12:00am

Union Bank of the Philippines, a partnership between the Social Security System and the Aboitiz Group, reported a 64.25 percent growth in its net income during the first nine months of the year to P1.17 billion from...

Business