Osmeña not giving up on fight

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/30/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s battle with BDO Unibank, Inc., is far from over, and he is ready to take the matter all the way up to the Supreme Court or even the President if need be.…

Court stops Osmeña from closing BDO branches in Cebu

Nestle L. Semilla 03/29/2017

A Cebu Regional Trial Court (RTC) has prohibited Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña from closing any BDO branch in the city. Judge Gilbert Moises of Branch 18 of the RTC in Cebu City also directed Osmeña to…

Tomas O. tells BDO branch: Explain

Inna Mejia 03/22/2017

After Banco De Oro’s Magallanes branch, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña issued another show cause notice against BDO; but this time, it is the bank’s Cebu Osmeña branch. Osmeña provided the media with copies of the notice…

No deal reached in BDO-Cebu City govt. talks

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/21/2017

The legal teams of Banco de Oro (BDO) and the Cebu City government failed to reach an agreement during a court chamber conference hearing on Tuesday. This means that the court mandated status quo order, which prevents…

Pointed threats

Editorial 02/16/2017

He may have the evidence to justify the closure of BDO’s Magallanes branch but exactly how far is Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña willing to take his feud with SM, Ayala and Filinvest? The court’s restraining order…

Court extends TRO vs Osmeña; encourages amicable settlement

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/15/2017

The Regional Trial Court yesterday extended the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) it granted to Banco de Oro (BDO) Unibank and ordered a Status Quo Ante to afford BDO and the Cebu City government a chance to come…

BDO clients can appeal to Tomas

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/04/2017

DEPOSITORS of Banco de Oro (BDO) along Magallanes Street in Cebu City can still conduct business in the bank for as long as it remains open. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said that he did not have…

Osmeña holds business permits of SM Seaside, BDO branch

Nestle L. Semilla 02/01/2017

The Cebu City government will not process the applications for the renewal of business permits filed by SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI), the operator of SM Seaside City Cebu, and the Magallanes branch of Banco de Oro…

Personal accounting

Editorial 01/09/2017

To be sure, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s crackdown on institutions he suspects have skipped on paying taxes to the city isn’t a new thing especially to those familiar with his decades-long rule. There is that tax…

Tom to investigate business permit applications himself

Inna Mejia 01/07/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is personally reviewing the business permit applications of three banks in Cebu City as he ordered the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) not to process their renewals. He said East West Bank, Bank…

Osmeña files ‘tax fraud’ complaint vs BDO-Magallanes

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/04/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has lodged a complaint before the Office of the City Prosecutor against the Magallanes branch of Banco de Oro (BDO) for alleged tax fraud after the branch declared a gross annual revenue…

Tom O. charges BDO for alleged tax fraud

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/04/2017

Cebu Mayor Tomas Osmeña has filed a complaint before the Office of the City Prosecutor, claiming that Banco de Oro – Magallanes Branch has committed “tax fraud”. Osmeña said that BDO-Magallanes declared a gross annual revenue of…

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