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Surendra Menon turning over the role of Chief Executive Officer to Karen Custodia during BPI AIA’s recent Sales Kick Off event

Top bancassurance firm BPI AIA today announced the appointment of Karen Custodia as the new Chief Executive Officer of BPI AIA, which took effect on January 9, 2023. At the helm, Custodia takes on the responsibility of overseeing BPI AIA’s growing Partnership Distribution Channel and managing its strategic relationship with BPI while providing leadership to support a wide range of initiatives.

“I am both proud and humbled to take on this new role at BPI AIA as we continue to provide Filipinos with the financial protection they need and encourage them to live longer, healthier, and better lives. We understand our consumers’ changing needs and we will continue to invest in innovations to fulfill our strong commitment to making insurance accessible, affordable, and personalized for every Filipino.,” said Karen Custodia, BPI AIA CEO.

Prior to her appointment, she held the role of Head of Partnership Distri- bution Sales Channels at BPI

AIA since 2014. Bringing in more than a decade of rich experience in sales, Custodia has a proven track record of driving impactful change in the company. In her previous role, she led a team of over 1,500 employees from the In-Branch Corporate Sales, Direct Sales, Private Banking, and Telesales teams.

Under her leadership, BPI AIA successfully implemented a new distribution model aligned with BPI’s customer and channel strategy. This feat has strengthened partner engagement and consequently increased the sales force productivity.

“Our partnership with BPI has grown stronger every year, we push on every day to protect our customers letting them love the lives they live. We look forward to working alongside them towards our common goal of building a better Philippines, one family, one community at a time,” added Custodia.

Custodia previously led the distribution channels to shift from physical to hybrid interaction at the height of the pandemic. The shift helped curb the pandemic’s impact and achieve faster recovery while staying true to the BPI AIA mission of making insurance easy to get and easy to have for every Filipino.

Custodia replaced Surendra Menon, who served six years as BPI AIA CEO and was recently appointed as Director of Partnership Distri- bution of AIA Indonesia. Custodia will work closely with and will be directly reporting to Kelvin Ang, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Philippines.

“I am honored to pass on the chief executive role to Karen. Through the course of her career, she has demonstrated her expertise and knowledge, which have been key parts of many of the organization’s innovations and developments. With her spearheading BPI AIA, I am certain that she will drive the company toward new heights of success,” said Surendra Menon, outgoing and former CEO of BPI AIA.

BPI AIA is a joint venture between two icons of the financial industry, AIA Philippines (formerly AIA Philam Life) and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). To learn more about the leading bancassurance company, visit https://www.bpi-aia.com. ph/.

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dili na magparehistro ug utro like kung nagparehistro sa SK for 18 years old dili namo magoarehustro ug utro because ma-extract na namo ang 28 years old so regular voters na sila. ex-

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and belonging to the MILF 105th base command.

Balogan could not say if the BIFF also suffered casualties, but noted the presence of bloodstains along the BIFF’s escape routes.

Lt. Col. Benjamin Cadiente, commander of the Army’s 33rd Infantry (Makabayan) Battalion,

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act 30 years old and below on the day of the elections ang makaboto for SK,” she said.

Requirements for firsttime voters is school ID or library card.

said a reinforcement sent to the clash site rushed the injured to the hospital for treatment and brought the fatalities to their families for decent burial according to Islamic rites.

Pursuit operations against the BIFF are continuing as of posting time, Cadiente said. (PNA)

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points, three rebounds and two steals during his encouraging return to the hardwood.

“It felt fantastic, just to touch the floor -– I feel so grateful,” Isaac said afterwards. “I feel good, I’m grateful to be with the Magic, plus to get a win –- I couldn’t be happier.”

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown led the Boston scoring with 26 points each, while Derrick White added 11 and Sam Hauser 13 off the bench.

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Monday, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton returned from injury with a vengeance as the Milwaukee Bucks arrested their current slump in form with a ruthless 150-130 pounding of the Detroit Pistons.

Antetokounmpo had missed the last five Bucks games with a lingering knee injury, a spell that saw Milwaukee lose three games. Middleton meanwhile had not played since mid-December.

But Antetokounmpo showed no sign of ring-rust daily to over one million Davaoeños.

“Since last year and until now padayon ang atong mga preparations for the interfacing para by the time na mag full blast na si bulk water project smooth na ang pagdawat nato sa tubig coming from their system. Just to manage the expectations of the public by the time na mag full blast si Apo Agua that would be the first time na musulod ug mabati sa atong pipeline storage system ang tubig coming from them, on our end, it would be a lot of adjustments in our operations kay para atoang maseguro na ang tubig na atoang madawat it would be fully maximized and maka benefit ang mga areas specially ang District 2 nga ga low water pressure to no water,” Duhaylungsod said.

The DCBWSP of Davao City Water District (DCWD) is the first of its kind in the country. It is designed to follow the water-energy nexus concept, where renewable energy will be generated through an integrated hydroelectric power plant. With this state-of-the-art landmark project, Davao City will now have access to both surface water from the Tamugan river, and its current ground well sources.

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The OVP earlier initiated nationwide programs through the opening of its satellite offices in various areas of the country.

These programs cover basic services such as medical and burial assistance, free rides program, aid to children and learners, and legal and employment assistance through part- as he led a comprehensive rout, scoring 29 points with 12 rebounds and four assists. nerships with other government agencies, among others.

The OVP said it will launch livelihood and training programs for women and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual plus (LGBTQIA+) community. (PNA) of entries; and 16,718 that applied for transfer with correction of entries. There were also 59,203 who are seeking to reactivate their registration, and 16,019 that sought reactivation with correction of entries.

Brook Lopez added 21 points while Middleton added eight points on his return.

A total of 72,067 applied for correction of entries; 93 for inclusion of record in the book of voters; and 35 for reinstatement of name in the list of voters. There are 6,137 applicants who applied for transfer from being an overseas voter to a local voter. (PNA)

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FROM 3 ang atoang basura nga nagaadto sa atoang landfill. Based on data starting 2017 to 2022 increasing ang atoang gina generate na waste,” he said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao on Monday.

He said that what should be done is to find sustainable solutions and invest in reducing waste generation.

“Mag start gyud na siya if the city government of Davao will recognize that there is a problem sa implementation sa atoang solid waste management and policies and as long as dili na i-recognize sa city dili gyud nato na ma-address and we should find solutions na sustainable. Karon man gud ang gina-propose is unsustainable project and that is the Waste-to-Energy,” he said.

He said reducing the city’s waste generation will have an impact on the waste that goes to the landfill as most of the waste in the landfill are combustibles.

“If kato (plastics) mabilin sa barangays residuals ra gyud ang malabay sa landfill ug ang life span sa atong landfill mas mag extend pa kay ang atong landfill karon is operating beyond its life span, which is a reflection sa weak implementation sa balaod on solid waste management sa city,” he said.

Meanwhile, Davao City First District Councilor Temujin “Tek” Ocampo announced last Wednesday that Davao City’s WTE is just awaiting the approval from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). By Maya

M. Padillo