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The Rafael B. Buenaventura Awards for Outstanding Microfinance Institutions (Paeng Microfinance Awards) will honor five microfinance institutions (MFIs) for their pioneering work in the country’s microfinance industry.

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A total of 1,136 families from 12 barangays in Talisay City, Negros Occidental were affected by floods that hit the city Wednesday, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office reported yesterday.

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A seaman proves that although first stints aren't always a success, one can still find luck with the right determination.

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The prestigious Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) called it an "unwelcome episode" and "alarming."
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BSP Gov. Rafael B. Buenaventura made the statement to reassure the public that BSP maintains financial prudence even as it continues to serve as guardian of banking and price stability.
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It was further revealed that the BSP had already approved six applications for mergers and consolidations involving 13 rural banks. The same applications have also been forwarded to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval.
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BSP Gov. Rafael B. Buenaventura said this is going to be a very difficult task because the monetary authorities have to contend with certain limitations under the Bank Secrecy Law.

For instance, Buenaventura said it will be very difficult to verify if the individual banks are indeed following such rules and regulations.
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Pardo said such level could be attained next year due to the strong inflow of dollar remittances from overseas Filipino workers, foreign investments, and tourist arrivals.

At the same time, Pardo said dollar outflows have been minimized following the new policy of the government on duty-free imports.
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A total of 1,136 families from 12 barangays in Talisay City, Negros Occidental were affected by floods that hit the city Wednesday, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office reported yesterday.

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A seaman proves that although first stints aren't always a success, one can still find luck with the right determination.

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The prestigious Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) called it an "unwelcome episode" and "alarming."
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183667 [Title] => BSP financially sound, says Buenaventura [Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is financially healthy and solid with a total networth of P160.47 billion as of June 2002, 16 times higher than the original paid-up capital of P10 billion infused by the national government in 1993. This was the year when the BSP was created to succeed Central Bank of the Philippines.

BSP Gov. Rafael B. Buenaventura made the statement to reassure the public that BSP maintains financial prudence even as it continues to serve as guardian of banking and price stability.
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It was further revealed that the BSP had already approved six applications for mergers and consolidations involving 13 rural banks. The same applications have also been forwarded to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval.
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BSP Gov. Rafael B. Buenaventura said this is going to be a very difficult task because the monetary authorities have to contend with certain limitations under the Bank Secrecy Law.

For instance, Buenaventura said it will be very difficult to verify if the individual banks are indeed following such rules and regulations.
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Pardo said such level could be attained next year due to the strong inflow of dollar remittances from overseas Filipino workers, foreign investments, and tourist arrivals.

At the same time, Pardo said dollar outflows have been minimized following the new policy of the government on duty-free imports.
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