Donation conduit

MANILA, Philippines - Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), through its Tokyo branch, was selected by popular Japanese mobile chat company, Line Corp. to be the conduit of its more than ¥59 million ($550,000) donation to the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) for their disaster relief operations in the areas affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda. Line is Japan’s biggest chat application which caters to 300 million users covering 230 countries.. In photo are Metrobank Tokyo manager Takeshi Odaka, Consul General Marian Jocelyn Ignacio (2nd from left), Philippine Amb. Manuel Lopez (center left), Line Corp. president Akira Morikawa (center right), Metrobank Tokyo country manager Kenichi Katakura, and marketing communications manager Fumiko Hayashi (far right).