BingoPlus supports Pinoy pop scene with sponsorship of Jonathan Manalo

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BingoPlus, the first live streamed bingo game licensed by PAGCOR, threw its support behind Filipino songwriter and music producer Jonathan Manalo by being a major sponsor of his recent concert entitled “Mr. Music”.

Manalo, the most streamed music producer and songwriter online who has recorded nearly 500 compositions, celebrated his 20th anniversary in the business with a grand concert that featured Gary Valenciano, Kyla, KZ Tandingan, Jed Madela, Angeline Quinto, Moira de la Torre, PPop groups BGYO and BINI, Darren Espanto, Angela Ken, Sheena Belarmino, and VXON.

Manalo is known for masterpieces such as “Paano Ba Ang Magmahal”, “Kabataang Pinoy”, “Gusto Ko Nang Bumitiw” and “Tara Tena”, among others.

BingoPlus, which has consistently supported the arts, pop culture, music, cultural events and sports said they supported the prolific producer-songwriter because “Filipinos love his songs, and we are all about reflecting and pushing for the expression of the Filipino taste and spirit”.

“As an exponent of Filipino leisure activities, one of the biggest goals of BingoPlus is to provide top entertainment to Filipino audiences. So if there are events or personalities that add value to the Pinoy pursuit of entertainment, we are always out there to support them. On our own, BingoPlus also stages its shows and special events. We have big entertainment plans for the future,” said Jasper Vicencio, AB Leisure Exponent Inc. president, the company that launched the Bingo Plus brand.

Fans at the Mr. Music concert downloaded the BingoPlus app and experienced the fun of playing BingoPlus for as low as P1.00.

Modern and convenient Tigbauan Post Office in Iloilo province inaugurated

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In its continuing thrust to make its services more accessible and convenient to the public, the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) has opened another LGU-assisted Post Office located in Tigbauan, Iloilo province.

Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio, Tigbauan Municipal Mayor Virgilio T. Teruel, Vice Mayor Lugen T. Ortilano, Atty. Benjie Yotoko, Assistant Postmaster General for Management Support Services, Chief of Staff Atty. Ayzeris B. Ong and Ms. Donabel Asuncion, Post Office Regional Postal Area 6 Director, formally led the blessing and inauguration of the newly constructed Tigbauan Post Office.

Mayor Teruel expressed his profound gratitude to the Post Office management led by Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio to accommodate the request of the people of Tigbauan and provide post office services such as Postal ID capturing, express mail service, mail and parcel delivery, registered mail and postage stamps.

“Over the years, the Philippine Postal System was created by our forefathers to connect the world through communication and it should not only be protected and sustained but also improved. We, postal workers, are guardians in ensuring that we evolve and improve the postal experience in this changing world through technology”, Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio said.

The Post Office has a website wherein people can order stamps and other products and in the coming months, the Post Office mobile applications shall be operational, where the public can track mail and parcels, pay customs duties and taxes, and pay online on government services among others.

“Initially, we have Thirteen (13) pilot post offices under the UBX Philippines and Post Office pilot project and are now adding another one to include the Municipality of Tigbauan. The Post Office that they have built is quite impressive and a model in the province of Iloilo. The Post Office in the municipality of Tigbauan shall be one of the key areas in the country to be digitally transformed into a financial hub to promote financial and social inclusion", he said.

The project will be crucial in uplifting the lives of Filipinos by bringing post office services closer to the communities.

SSS, RCBC promote financial inclusion among members through the UMID Pay Cards

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The Social Security System (SSS) and the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) recently signed a pact that will make every SSS member become part of the financial system through the UMID Pay Cards at the SSS Main Office in Quezon City.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Michael G. Regino (3rd from left) and RCBC President and Chief Executive Officer Eugene S. Acevedo (4th from left) led the signing ceremonies of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will authorize RCBC to issue UMID Pay Cards to SSS members.


SSS welcomes RCBC, one of the country’s leading universal banks, as its newest partner in producing UMID Pay Cards.


Regino said that RCBC will start issuing UMID Pay Cards to SSS members in the first quarter of 2023.


“SSS and RCBC are already in the process of systems integration, and we are looking forward to rolling it out early next year,” he added.


Aside from being a valid government-issued ID, the UMID Pay Card will also serve as an ATM card since it will be linked to the member’s chosen Bank account, such as RCBC savings account. The UMID Pay Card Bank account will have no required starting and maintaining balance and will be the default disbursement account where the proceeds of their SSS benefits, loan, will be readily credited.


"We are looking forward to a meaningful partnership with RCBC as SSS moves toward the financial inclusion of our members, especially those from the agricultural and fishing sector of our society as well as all workers in the informal economy. We are hoping that with this union which are only IDs will already have their UMID Pay Cards,” the SSS Chief added.


Generally, most Filipinos do not have a bank account because they lack identification requirements such as a valid ID or enough money to open a bank account.


With the UMID Pay Cards, SSS members can use this to check their balance, withdraw cash, transfer funds, pay bills, or deposit cash through RCBC branches, ATMs, and its online banking facility.


Aside from the MOA, SSS and RCBC officials also signed the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement and Data Sharing Agreements to protect the biometric data and personal information of SSS members to be used in producing the UMID Pay Cards.

Also present during the MOA signing are (standing from left to right) SSS Identity Management Department Head Jose Antonio L. Salazar (leftmost side), SSS Senior Vice President for Member Services and Support Group Normita M. Doctor (2nd from left), RCBC Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer Angelito M. Villanueva (3rd from right), RCBC Vice President for Go-to-Market and Scale Division Digital Enterprise and Innovations Group Robert Alexander O. Campos (2nd from right), and RCBC Senior Manager for Customer Activations and Strategic Partnerships Department Kirsten B. Nagrampa (rightmost side).