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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is host to more than 300 illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hubs in various parts of the country, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said yesterday.
THE Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is offering a P100,000 cash reward for any information that would lead to the arrest of former Palawan governor Joel Reyes, who has been identified as the mastermind in the 2011 murder of Puerto Princesa City broadcast journalist Gerardo Valeriano “Doc Gerry” Ortega.
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero is taking proactive steps to address parking challenges and other issues faced by Senate employees and visitors at their present location, pending their transfer to the New Senate Building in Taguig City.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. has created a technical working group tasked to further streamline administrative procedures and policies and remove non-tariff barriers on agri imports.
China Banking Corporation [CHIB 40.30 ?0.1%; 41% avgVol] [link] disclosed that its board approved a measure to change its ticker symbol from CHIB to “CBC”, which the company said was “part of its corporate brand refresh exercise.” There will be no associated change to its corporate name. MB BOTTOM-LINE: I have no idea why CHIB disclosed this at 9:52 AM, then again at 10:44 AM with an [Amend-1]. I did a reading of both docs and I can’t see any difference. Anyway, I like the change, but I wish the company would be more internally consistent with how it uses its “Chinabank” trade name. It’s a pet peeve, but I don’t like that we all know the actual bank as “Chinabank”, but its PSE legal name is “China Banking Corporation”. “China Bank Securities Corporation” brands its stock trading platform in its logo as “ChinabankSec Online” (Chinabank as one word), but in its copy as “ChinaBankSec Online” (stylized as two words). They list China Bank Securities Corporation as a subsidiary of “China Bank Capital”, but when you go to that company’s website, they call it “Chinabank Capital”, and they refer to themselves as the “Chinabank Capital Corporation” in their “About Us” section. Maybe their brand is going through a refresh, but it feels like it’s jumped in the shower without taking its old clothes off. Small potatoes, I know. The market is so dull that I’m going out of my way to make it interesting to myself!
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman slapped a six-month preventive suspension order against Marikina City Engineer and Building Official Kennedy Sueno and six other officials from his department, as they face potential administrative charges for grave misconduct.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has suspended the deployment of Filipino workers to Haiti.
THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued a stern reminder to all business owners processing personal data of clients, customers and employees to register with the commission.