July 2017 - Titas de Bacolod

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Rogue Metrobank VP Not A Real Lopez - Lopezes of Bacolod and Iloilo

Rogue Metrobank VP Not A Real Lopez - Lopezes of Bacolod and Iloilo
Over the usual Sunday Ilonggo family lunches in Bacolod, Iloilo, and the villages in Makati, the topic for the day was the rogue trader VP of Metrobank who was arrested last July 18  and charged for defrauding Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) in a scandal that sent the lender’s shares tumbling on Friday.  Negrense fashion, the question was, "Sin-o ina sya ya nga Lopez?" (Which Lopez branch or clan is she from?).Oh we know how it usually is.  Mere acquaintance...

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Ego and Greed : Metrobank Incident Exemplifies How The Filipina's Moral Fiber Has Eroded

Ego and Greed : Metrobank Incident Exemplifies How The Filipina's Moral Fiber Has Eroded
When the news broke out in the press last week about the Metrobank executive who was arrested and charged for defrauding Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) in a scandal that sent the lender’s shares tumbling on Friday, there was a mix of reactions among the public.  Some were alarmed, while others were already desensitized given the string of incidents in the banking sector beginning with the RCBC money laundering scandal last year and the two latest glitches with BPI...
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