Punla sa Tao Foundation.
Byline: Fr. Emeterio Barcelon, SJ THE times call for action. There is enough of complaining and finger pointing or waiting for the government to do this and to do that. If the government gives us safety, peace and order; and infrastructure, the roads and bridges, the seaports...

You deserve the applause: entry deadline for 2007 ABA Financial Marketing Awards set for May 18.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Imagine the feeling. After devoting yourself to creating an innovative ad campaign for your financial institution, you submit the campaign as an entry in the annual ABA Financial Marketing Awards. Before long, you are standing in a room full of your peers. Images from your...

Westboro, Hudson banks begin use of new name; Avidia will have branches in seven area communities.
Byline: Bob Kievra HUDSON - Two 138-year-old banks became one yesterday with the launch of Avidia Bank, the new name for the bank created from the merger of Hudson Savings Bank and The Westborough Bank. The $20.6 million transaction was completed in late August and...

Loyalty's reward - a felony conviction: recent prosecutions of high-status female offenders.
I. INTRODUCTION Over the past four years, the American public has witnessed a seemingly unending number of corporate and white-collar scandals. Corporate scandals in the business world are not a new phenomenon; indeed, every decade has had its share. Michael Milken, the Wall Street wonder of the...

BoI expands RED program coverage.
Byline: BERNIE CAHILESa"MAGKILAT To attract more foreign investors into the country, the Board of Investments (BoI) has expanded the coverage for enterprises to be granted tax and fiscal incentives by the government. Trade and Industry Undersecretary and BoI managing head Elmer C. Hernandez said the...

Another forfeiture case against Garcia.
Byline: EDMER F. PANESA Another forfeiture case has been filed against retired Major General Carlos F. Garcia and his family with the Sandiganbayan, this time involving a much bigger amount of R202 million. Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio said the properties covered in this new civil...

Another forfeiture case against Garcia.
Byline: EDMER F. PANESA Another forfeiture case has been filed against retired Major General Carlos F. Garcia and his family with the Sandiganbayan, this time involving a much bigger amount of R202 million. Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio said the properties covered in this new civil...

BUSINESS PEOPLE.
COLUMN: BUSINESS PEOPLE Courtney-Elizabeth Mayo of Shrewsbury has been named associate at the Worcester law firm Hassett & Donnelly P.C. Ms. Mayo's practice focuses on public and private construction law, commercial real estate and complex business litigation. Ms. Mayo was previously a civil litigation associate at Nathanson...

Savings banks urged to extend personal computer loans.
A lawmaker has urged the countrys savings, thrift and rural banks as well as consumer lending investors to extend loans to individuals and small shops for the acquisition of personal computers in order to lend the countrys information technology (IT) sector a big push. The single biggest...

NEWS IN BRIEF; P/$ rate closed at P56.425 to $1.
The peso closed at P56.425 to the US dollar last Friday at the Philippine Dealing System of the Bankers Association of the Philippines. The weighted average rate stands at P56.412. Comml bank loans rise 5.5% Loans by domestic commercial banks rose 5.5 percent in the...