An equitable solution to end a boardroom war

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva | July 22, 2005 - 12:00am
The feud at the national scene among former allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the EDSA-2 People Power Revolution has taken new grounds and reached the corporate boardrooms as in the case of the on- going...
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Another one who can’t let go
July 17, 2005 - 12:00am
The controversy surrounding Equitable PCIBank, the Go family, and other stockholders of the bank has now become the favorite subject of coffee shop talk in business circles. Forget the GMA resign campaign that has...
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Banco de Oro needs P11billion to gain control of Equitable PCI
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | May 30, 2005 - 12:00am
Banco de Oro Universal Bank, the banking unit of retail tycoon Henry Sy, would need around P11 billion to acquire the combined shareholdings of state pension fund Social Security System (SSS) and EBC Investments...
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Banco de Oro eyes 25% profit hike
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | May 28, 2005 - 12:00am
Banco de Oro Universal Bank (BDO) is eyeing an increase of as much as 25 percent in its net profit this year from the P2-billion profit it posted last year as it beefs up its core businesses and realizes gains from...
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RCBC will not return Bankard to Equitable PCI
By Des Ferriols | March 7, 2005 - 12:00am
The Yuchengco-owned Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) said that it would not be able to return Bankard Inc. to Equitable PCI Bank but bank officials said the group has a pending claim of overpayment and they...
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Amex forges tieup with Equitable for new credit card
By Marianne V. Go | August 12, 2004 - 12:00am
Credit card provider American Express has tied up with Equitable PCI Bank to launch the Equitable Gold American Express Card. By working with Equitable PCI Bank, American Express is hoping to regain market share...
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Equitable remittances up
July 6, 2004 - 12:00am
The Equitable PCI Bank has claimed that its remittance business continues to experience strong growth posting 21-percent volume growth in the first four months of the year, as it rapidly expands in international...
Banking
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Sy’s SM Group to pursue Equitable PCI Bank buy-in
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | April 23, 2004 - 12:00am
Despite strong opposition from the Go family, the SM Group of retail magnate Henry Sy remains interested in buying into Equitable PCI Bank, the third biggest bank in the country in terms of assets.
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SSS to pursue sale of equity in Equitable PCI Bank
By Des Ferriols | April 21, 2004 - 12:00am
The Social Security System (SSS) said yesterday it would push through with the sale of its shares in Equitable PCI Bank, pending the decision of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on whether its transaction with the...
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GSIS asks court to stop EBCII from voting its shares in Equitable PCI
April 19, 2004 - 12:00am
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop EBC Investments Inc. from exercising the latter’s voting rights over its shares in Equitable PCI Bank du-ring...
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