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abtest

IC orders liquidation of Prudential Plans

By Ted P. Torres | July 16, 2013 - 12:00am

Prudential Plans Inc. (PPI) will finally be liquidated.

Banking

Department of Finance to raise capital of pre-need firms

By Lawrence Agcaoili | February 16, 2012 - 12:00am

The Department of Finance (DOF) is considering jacking up the capitalization of pre-need companies five times more than the current level to protect the welfare of Filipino consumers.

Business

Angara urges more reforms to shield RP from euro crash

June 1, 2010 - 12:00am

The Philippines must continue structural reforms in taxation and in financial market, including amendments in the charter of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and in the Collective Investment Schemes Law, to...

Business

Pre-need sales fall 45% in January-November

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | February 5, 2010 - 12:00am

Total sales of the country’s pre-need companies fell 45 percent in the 11 months ending November 2009 to P7.7 billion, according to latest data released by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Non-Traditional...

Business

Angara urges Congress to pass reform measures

By Iris Gonzales | October 31, 2009 - 12:00am

Sen. Edgardo Angara urged Congress to pass pending financial reforms in order to promote market stability and to shield the Philippine economy from external shocks.

Business

Senators press passage of Pre-Need Code

By Aurea Calica | August 23, 2009 - 12:00am

Senators Edgardo Angara and Manuel Roxas II said the new Pre-Need Code would be deliberated in the bicameral conference committee by next month and that they would ensure necessary safeguards for the policyholders...

Business

Laws on corporate governance

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva1 | June 13, 2008 - 12:00am

Opinion

Pre-Need Code hurdles 2nd reading

By Aurea Calica | June 7, 2008 - 12:00am

Business

Long-term savings plan for Filipinos pushed

By Iris Gonzales | June 7, 2008 - 12:00am

Business

Pre-need sector needs to be regulated, supervised — BSP

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | September 15, 2005 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has underscored the need for regulating and supervising the pre-need industry. BSP officer-in-charge Diwa Guinigundo said while they support the need to regulate and supervise...

Business