ABS-CBN Latest News
- Filipino senior citizens group marks 24th year in Australia
- UCPB makes turnaround; posts P1.1-B profits in Jan-SeptMANILA - Government-sequestered United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) said Wednesday it posted a consolidated net income of P1.1 billion in the first 9 months of the year, reversing a net loss of P1.4 billion in the same period in 2008.
- Bank deposits up 12% as of end-AugMANILA - Total deposits accumulated by the local banking system reached P3.2 trillion as of end-August, up 12% from the P2.8 trillion recorded in the same period last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
- SSS assets reach P254-BMANILA - The consolidated assets of state-run pension fund manager Social Security System (SSS) have grown by more than P90 billion over the past 7 years, making it one of the country's best-performing government financial institutions.
- Filipina scientist wins P4.6-M prize for snail toxin workMANILA - A local scientist who helped discover a snail toxin a thousand times more powerful than morphine, was chosen as the first Filipino winner of the 2010 L'oréal-UNESCO "For Women In Science Awards."
