GSIS opens emergency loan program to Cebu members hit by quake

MANILA, Philippines — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it would provide emergency loans to members and pensioners in Cebu, after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the province this week, damaging buildings and disrupting daily life. The GSIS Emergency Loan Program will be opened to qualified members and pensioners residing or working in Cebu, the

Manila Water seals P37.8-B WawaJVCo takeover

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water Company Inc. has completed its acquisition of WawaJVCo Inc., another unit of the Razon Group behind the water supply dam in Rizal province, for P37.8 billion. The group disclosed to the local bourse on Wednesday that the closing conditions for the deal had been met just this week. This came