Citibank Philippines is the Philippines chapter of result of the country’s economic boom in the early to Citibank. Since its establishment in 1902, Citibank mid-1990s. Through its Citigold Wealth Management Philippines has played a central role in shaping the Banking proposition, Citibank has cornered the lion’s financial infrastructure and development of the share of the market,gwith sectorial experts who aid country. clients to pick their way through the reams of market information available and to make optimal choices. Citibank first started up in the Philippines in 1902, when Citigold has been awarded in the Reader’s Digest Asia the International Banking Corporation opened its first Trusted Brand Poll for two consecutive years. branch in Manila. Currently, Citibank is the largest commercial bank in the Philippines.[1] SMS banking Company profile In 2008 Citibank began offering mobile phone banking, so that Filipino cardholders could make credit card This section appears to be written like an charges via text message or phone calls. Two-way SMS advertisement. Please help improve it by rewriting is Citibank’s latest mobile phone-based service. It allows promotional content from a neutral point of view and cardholders to send Citi a text message inquiring about removing any inappropriate external links. (August their available credit balance, amount due and payment 2010) due date. It also allows users to order food, flowers, Citigroup Philippines has 4,200 employees, mainly mobile recharges through and can order prepaid drawn from the local population. At present, Citibank Internet load (from Blast)sms. Cardholders can also pay Philippines has 6 branches, namely at Makati, their bills for Globe postpaid plans. SMS banking is Greenhills, Libis, Binondo, Alabang, and Metro Cebu; available to more than one million credit cardholders. and 22 branches for Citibank Savings. Citibank are the first to offer this service on a credit Citibank Philippines has 1.2 million credit cardholders. card. Citibank Philippines and Citibank Savings Bank are also Citibank’s latest credit card campaign, the "Citibank members of BancNet, the largest ATM network in the Free GreenBag promo" supports recycling and country. environmental protection in the Philippines. Awards Citibank Philippines also provides its clients with the usual facilities of bank loans, credit cards, deposit Manila - Asset Magazine awarded Citi in the Philippines accounts, wealth management schemes and investment with twin recognitions during the annual Asset Asian options. Awards Dinner held in Hong Kong on January 15, 2009. Corporate social responsibility Citi Philippines won Best Bank for the fifth consecutive year, and Best Foreign Investment Bank for the second Citibank Philippine encourages the clients of Citigold, its consecutive year. Citi also bagged Best Small-Cap Equity wealth management service, to take part and do their Issue as Joint Bookrunner for the San Miguel Brewery share in saving the environment. IPO. EASTWEST Products and services EastWest Bank (PSE: EW), more formally known as East Wealth management West Banking Corporation, is a universal bank in the Philippines. Its headquarters is at The Beaufort, the Citibank is the first bank in the Philippines to offer flagship luxury condominium project of Filinvest wealth management services, Citibank tapped into the Development Corporation at the Bonifacio Global City rich vein of newly wealthy Filipinos who emerged as a with extension offices at PBComm Tower Makati City (Call Center Division), Hanston Building (Customer EastWest Bank acquired a shareholding in the network, Care), and Pasong Tamo Extension (formerly the affording the Bank a Board seat as a full member bank. country head office of Levi's Philippines). GMA NETWORK History GMA Network (GMA) is a major commercial television EastWest Bank was created on July 6, 1994 as the & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is Philippines' thirty-fourth commercial bank. It was on owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company. that date that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas granted Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, EastWest Bank its commercial banking license. Backed- 1961, GMA Network (formerly known as DZBB TV up by the Filinvest Group of Companies, EastWest Bank Channel 7, RBS TV Channel 7, GMA Radio-Television opened to the public along Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Arts then GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly Makati on August 1, 1994. signified to as the "Kapuso Network" in reference to the outline of the company’s logo. It has also been called EastWest Bank has developed its online banking the “Christian Network” which refers to the apparent facilities and has embarked on a full computerization programming during the tenure of the new program for a more efficient system to deliver bank management, which took over in 1974. It is products and services. It moved to its present headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon headquarters at the 20th floor of PBCom Tower in City and its transmitter is located at Tandang Sora November 2001. Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City.[1] In 2004, the Bank received the prestigious Best Website History Award in the Banking and Finance category of the 7th Philippine Web Awards, the most coveted award in the 1960s field of web design. Original logo used by DZBB TV Channel 7 (1961-1974). EastWest Bank has a network of 129 branches and 145 The origin of GMA Network can be traced back to ATM terminals, this after the merger with the former AIG Philam Savings Bank. The merger resulted in Loreto F. de Hemedez Inc. through Radio Broadcasting EastWest Bank becoming the sixth largest lender for Station’s DZBB,[2] which started airing its radio broadcast on March 1, 1950, and officially launched as a housing, auto and credit cards in the country. local radio station in Manila in June 14, 1950 and owned EastWest Bank joined the Philippine Stock Exchange on by Robert La Rue “Uncle Bob” Stewart, an American war May 7, 2012.[1] The bank was later on granted a correspondent.[3] Venturing into television in the universal banking license on July 31, 2012.[2] 1960s, Stewart started its television station through DZBB TV Channel 7 on October 29, 1961, the Subsidiaries and affiliates Philippines' third terrestrial television station. Originally, EastWest Bank is a subsidiary of the Filinvest DZBB TV Channel 7's programming is composed of Development Corporation, a publicly listed company foreign programs from the United States and it later founded by Andrew Gotianun, Sr. in 1955. The Filinvest produced local programs to cater Filipino audiences. It Group is composed of companies engaged in diverse produced shows like Uncle Bob’s Lucky Seven Club, a businesses. It operates its real estate business primarily child-oriented show aired every Saturdays; Dance Time through its majority-owned subsidiaries, Filinvest with Chito; Lovingly Yours, Helen; GMA Supershow Alabang, Inc. and Filinvest Land, Inc. (formerly Germside and then Germspesyal) and various news programs like News at Seven. And in 1963, GMA EastWest Bank joined BancNet in 1994 as an Associate Network Inc. (then Republic Broadcasting System Inc.) member, with full use of the network's facilities and launched its first local television station in Cebu, DYSS services but without voting rights. In late 2008, Channel 7 (now GMA TV 7 Cebu). In the same year, from Loreto F. de Hemedez Inc. was renamed to Power Revolution. The network was the first to air a Republic Broadcasting System, Inc.[1] television interview with Corazon Aquino in 1984, and when she later announced that she would run for the 1970s presidency if she receives one million signatures.[3] In Logo used by RBS TV Channel 7 (1974-1975). February 1986, the network was also the first to report that Fidel Ramos and Juan Ponce Enrile broke away On September 21, 1972, then President Ferdinand from the Marcos administration.[3] Marcos declared martial law by the virtue of Proclamation 1081.[4] Marcos, ruling by decree, When democracy in the Philippines was restored in the curtailed press freedom and other civil liberties; closed People Power Revolution in 1986, television stations down the Congress and media establishments including began to air, some with their original owners. The GMA Network. Military personnel occupied GMA political instability of the country also added to the Network compound and placed it under military control station's burden, when soldiers stormed into the to prevent alleged communist propaganda. Media studios for two days in a part of coup attempt to topple outlets including GMA Network that was critical to the then President, Corazon Aquino. In 1987, it opened its Marcos administration were ordered to be closed. high-end live studio, the Broadway Centrum, boosting Foreign citizens and entities were disallowed from its local programming, and inaugurated its 777-foot owning and operating media companies in the Tower of Power located along Tandang Sora, Quezon Philippines. Stewart and the American Broadcasting City, the tallest man-made structure in the country on Company, who owned a quarter of the company, was November 7, 1988.[6] forced to cede majority control to a triumvirate 1990s composed of Gilberto Duavit Sr., a Malacañang official; Menardo Jimenez, an accountant; and Felipe Gozon, an GMA first Rainbow Satellite Network logo in 1992. attorney of the Stewarts in 1974.[5] Through the acquisition, the station was able to broadcast in color International reach became GMA's target in the 1990s, which began when the Rainbow Satellite launched on with a PhP7 million credit line. In the succeeding year, the station changed its name to GMA Radio-Television April 30, 1992. Through its relay stations, GMA Arts (GMA stood for Greater Manila Area, the station's programs were seen across the archipelago and Southeast Asia. GMA programming started airing in 60 initial coverage area), though Republic Broadcasting American cities and parts of South America through the System, Inc.