BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos
The Bank on the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Friday recognized the achievements of two successful Filipinos overseas.
BPI Director Zobel de Ayala and Labor Secretary Marianito Roque on Friday awarded the 2008 BPInoy Award for world-class Filipinos to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist Rico Hizon and New York-based fashion designer Josie Natori at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.Read more
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