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Citibank scandal: Did Francis Bryan Ang steal the money or not?

Last week, Citibank Philippines reported that one of its private banking officers have gone missing and allegedly carted with him hundreds of millions of pesos worth of depositors’ money.

Francis Bryan Ang, an Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Citibank Binondo’s Citigold Wealth Management Group, is said to have stolen at least P100 million of his clients’ money. Another news report place the total amount allegedly stolen between P600 million and P1 billion.

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Job layoffs here, there and everywhere

Also read: 126,000 more workers worldwide to lose jobs and Job losses in the Philippines
If you’re still wondering about the impact of the US subprime mortgage problem, just read the business news and you’ll see who the casualties are: the employed — or more appropriately, the ex-employed.
According to the latest news, the financial sector has announced — from January to May 2008 alone — that more than 66,000 people will be fired in the US and in other countries.

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