Year: 2009

Closed by the BSP: Philippine Farmer’s Bank

Following recent closures of  rural banks in the Philippines particularly that of the Legacy Group, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) again placed one rural bank under receivership.

Effective September 18, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) will take over The Philippine Farmer’s Bank.

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Free Seminar: Accounting in the Stock Market

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is inviting everyone to its quarterly industry briefing on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m at the PSE Ortigas Trading Floor, 2nd Floor PSE Centre, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

The free event, entitled “Accounting in the Stock Market: An Industry Look at the Role and Importance of Accounting Information in the Stock Market” will feature presentations by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).

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Reverse PIN: An ATM security measure?

Have you received this one before?

There’s an email currently circulating claiming that BPI ATMs have the capability to call the police — that is, if you were being held up, forced to withdraw money from your ATM account, and you punched in your Personal Identification Number (PIN) in reverse.

Reverse PIN to call police automatically?

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