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University of Perpetual Help Medical Center–Las Piñas (PHMC-LP) founder and chief executive Antonio Laperal Tamayo has received Hospital Management Asia’s CEO of the Year Excellence Award, as the medical center marks its 50th anniversary.

First Philippine Holdings Corp. said its board approved a new share buyback program that gives the Lopez-led conglomerate up to P5 billion to repurchase its own shares over the next two years while also declaring P467 million in cash dividends.

P&A Foundation, Inc., the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Association of Certified Public Accountants in Commerce and Industry (ACPACI) have renewed their partnership for the 28th Search for the Outstanding Accounting Students of the Philippines (SOASP), continuing a program aimed at developing the country’s next generation of accountants.

Filipino travelers to Japan stay connected even off-grid—Globe’s Starlink Mobile roaming, powered by KDDI, links compatible phones straight to satellites for messaging, navigation and key apps. No extra device needed. Works alongside regular GoRoam Japan coverage.

P&A Foundation Inc. has teamed up with PICPA and ACPACI to run the Search for the Outstanding Accounting Students of the Philippines (SOASP), now in its 14th year.