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Beermen go for second win before PBA break

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Senior Reporter
VICTORIOUS in their Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup debut at the weekend, the San Miguel Beermen go for their second win today in the last PBA play date before it takes a two-week break for the preparation of the national team for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
To take on Blackwater Elite (1-0) in the 4:30 p.m. opener at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the Beermen look to stay unbeaten early in the season-ending PBA tournament, building on their 125-112 victory over the NLEX Road Warriors in their tournament-opening game on Sept. 1.
San Miguel got its campaign to an auspicious start led by big man Christian Standhardinger who played straight from the airport a couple of hours before game time after his stint with the national team at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia.
Mr. Standhardinger had a career-high 36 points to go along with 11 rebounds to more than make up for the absence of league most valuable player June Mar Fajardo, who is expected to miss some time because of a shin injury.
Import Arizona Reid complemented Mr. Standhardinger with 30 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as the Beermen outlasted the Road Warriors.
Alex Cabganot had 23 points and nine assists while Marcio Lassiter added 14 points.
San Miguel Coach Leo Austria welcomed the win and said they hope that it would set the tone for them in the Governors’ Cup while also commending the play of Mr. Standhardinger.
“We are glad to be able to snatch this win. Usually every start of the conference we struggle but tonight we did not. Maybe it was because of our loss in the finals last conference and the players wanted to step up,” said Mr. Austria, referring to their 4-2 finals loss to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in the Commissioner’s Cup.
“Christian really played well, He was tired but decided to play nonetheless. His stint in the Asian Games should help him in his confidence,” he added.
Out to derail San Miguel is Blackwater, itself a winner in its tournament debut.
The Elite defeated the TNT KaTropa, 104-98, in overtime on Aug. 24 behind the hot shooting of Allein Maliksi, who finished with a team-high 28 points, with import Henry Walker providing 23 points and 14 rebounds.
It was close fight right from the start with the outcome only decided in the closing moments of extra time.
Blackwater will get extra help in today’s game as it welcomes back Poy Erram from the Asian Games.
Playing in the main game at 7 p.m., meanwhile, are the defending champion Barangay Ginebra (2-0) and Northport (0-3).
TWO-WEEK BREAK
Meanwhile, after today’s double-header the PBA goes on a two-week break to give way to the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas plays in the second round of the qualifiers against Iran on Sept. 13 away and then host in a closed-door match Qatar on Sept. 17 at the Big Dome.
The closed-door home match was part of the sanctions meted by FIBA on the Philippines following the July 2 brawl between Gilas and Australia in the third window of the qualifiers.
Gilas, to be coached by Yeng Guiao in place of the suspended Chot Reyes, officially began training on Monday night at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City with a 16-man pool.
Part of the pool are Messrs. Standhardinger, Maliksi and Erram, Greg Slaughter, Scottie Thompson, Raymond Almazan, Beau Belga, Gabe Norwood, Alex Cabagnot, Japeth Aguilar, Marcio Lassiter, Ian Sangalang, Matthew Wright, Paul Lee, Stanley Pringle and Asi Taulava.
Regular PBA action resumes on Sept. 19.

Sharapova crashes at US Open

NEW YORK — Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the US Open in the fourth round on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Spanish birthday girl Carla Suarez Navarro who inflicted the Russian’s first ever night-time loss at the tournament.
Sharapova, the 2006 champion who was trying to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2012, hit 38 unforced errors and dropped serve six times.
The defeat ended the former world number one’s perfect record of 23 wins — 22 of them on Arthur Ashe Stadium — in night sessions at Flushing Meadows.
Suarez Navarro, who celebrated her 30th birthday Monday, was a quarter-finalist in New York in 2013.
“Maria has played here at night many times so I knew I needed to be aggressive, focussed and play solid,” said the 30th seeded Spaniard after clinching a second win in six meetings with Sharapova.
“I told myself to run and fight — that’s the way I can play really good tennis.”
She will face 2017 runner-up Madison Keys for a place in the semi-finals.
“Madison is from the United States so I guess all the crowd will be for her.
“I have played her a few times. She has a great serve and plenty of experience on this court.”
Sharapova, who won the last of her five Slams at Roland Garros in 2014, has endured a disappointing return to the majors since the end of her drugs ban in April of 2017.
She made the fourth round in New York last year, third round in Australia in January, quarter-finals in Paris before a first round exit at Wimbledon.
Her loss to Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko, the world number 132 at the time, at the All England Club was her first opening round Wimbledon defeat and earliest Grand Slam exit in eight years.
“I definitely expected more from the Slams this year,” said the 31-year-old.
“But I have the motivation and belief every day to continue.”
Keys made the last-eight with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Dominika Cibulkova.
The other quarter-final in the bottom part of the draw will see Japan’s Naomi Osaka face Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine.
Osaka, the 20th seed, made the last-eight of a major for the first time by beating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Tsurenko also made sure of a maiden quarter-final at the Slams by seeing off Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova.
‘BREAK A LEG’
Eighteen of Sharapova’s unforced errors came in an untidy first set where she trailed 1-4 and 2-5.
In the second set, she retrieved a break for 1-1 but dropped serve again in the fifth and ninth games with her fate sealed by a wild backhand.
Osaka reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final, tearfully admitting she was prepared to “break a leg” to win the match.
The 20-year-old became the first Japanese woman in the US Open last-eight since Shinobu Asagoe in 2004.
Osaka, seeded 20, came back from a break down in the final set to take the tie on a fourth match point when Sabalenka served up an eighth double fault.
“I would never have forgiven myself if I had lost that match,” said a tearful Osaka.
“When I was a break down in the final set I thought I would even break a leg if needed so I could get to every ball.”
Tsurenko, 29, had been on the brink of collapse due to heat exhaustion before seeing off Vondrousova.
World number 36 Tsurenko was a set and 0-2 down when she bent double on the sizzling Grandstand court, looking increasingly unsteady in the 33-degree heat and crushing humidity.
“I was really dizzy and I asked nature or God or somebody please move the shade over faster,” said the woman who put out world number two Caroline Wozniacki in the second round.
In the two-hour 32-minute match, which featured 13 breaks of serve, Tsurenko committed 57 unforced errors while 19-year-old Vondrousova hit a huge 73.
The Czech world number 103 thought that Tsurenko was exaggerating her distress.
“I was angry. It was weird because she called the doctor and then she was playing normally. I don’t get it,” she said.
The two other quarter-finals will feature six-time champion Serena Williams against Karolina Pliskova, the Czech eighth seed, while third seed Stephens faces Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova. — AFP

Lyceum Pirates collect 10th straight victory

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Senior Reporter
THE National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 94 juggernaut that is the Lyceum Pirates continued to roll on Tuesday as they raced to their 10th victory in as many games with an 88-70 win over the struggling San Sebastian Stags at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.
Displaying steady composure, the Pirates (10-0) kept the Stags (1-9) at bay throughout the contest as they secured the win streak-keeping victory while adding to the season misery of tailending San Sebastian.
The contest started tight with the two teams fighting to a 13-10 count, with Lyceum on top, after five minutes in the opening quarter.
But led by reigning league most valuable player CJ Perez, Lyceum would end the frame on a flourish, outscoring its opponent, 14-3, to hold a 27-13 advantage after 10 minutes.
The Stags, however, would fight back in the second quarter as Allyn Bulanadi and JM Calma made their presence felt.
They managed to cut Lyceum’s lead to four points midway into the period but could not go beyond that as Jaycee and Jayvee Marcelino and Mike Nzeusseu towed the Pirates on another breakaway en route to finishing the first half with a 46-36 advantage.
In the third period, Lyceum tried to blow the game wide open, going on a 14-7 run to stretched their lead to 17 points, 60-43, with 6:12 to go in the quarter.
Michael Calisaan though helped stopped the bleeding for San Sebastian, which racked up eight straight points in the next minute and half to narrow the gap at nine points, 60-51.
The Stags charged back further but the Pirates would survive the onslaught to maintain a 65-59 lead heading into the final quarter. The erstwhile suspended RK Ilagan and Calisaan tried to jump-start the offense of San Sebastian to begin the fourth with some success only to be countered eventually by Lyceum’s defense.
The Pirates held a 13-point lead, 79-66, with four minutes left on the clock and took it from there on their way to the victory.
Perez led Lyceum with 21 points, nine rebounds and five steals while Jaycee Marcelino finished with 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Jayvee Marcelino had 14 points and six assists.
Calisaan, meanwhile, paced San Sebastian with 17 points and 11 rebounds while Bulanadi and Ilagan each had 13 points. Calma ended up with 10.

Final 12 lineup of Gilas hinges on Slaughter’s eligibility — Yeng Guiao

GREG Slaughter is one player Yeng Guiao loves to bring aboard Gilas Pilipinas’ next mission in the coming window of the FIBA Asia World Cup qualifier.
But the center’s eligibility has somewhat derailed the pinch-hitting coach’s plans of baring the Final 12 during their first official workout late Monday night at the Meralco Gym.
“There are still issues which prevent me from naming the final lineup. We have to be certain on the situation of Greg, Christian (Standhardinger) and Stanley (Pringle). If we’re not able to complete the documents of Greg, the situation will become much difficult because we have to choose among those three guys who we will designate as our naturalized players,” Guiao told sportswriters.
“We hope we can make them play as locals and Filipinos, but we’re not able to fix their eligibilities as Filipinos as of this point.”
Slaughter played for the national team for many years as a member of the amateur-laden SMART-Gilas Pilipinas, including the Asian Games, SEABA and Stankovic Cup. But he was barred from playing in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship as only Marcio Lassiter and Chris Lutz were given the go signal by the organizers at that time.
“There are still papers needed. Those documents have not been completed yet,” added Guiao.
Slaughter said he had informed his relatives in the United States to submit the necessary documents that may allow him to play as a local player for this new batch of national squad to be handled by pinch-hitting mentor Guiao in lieu of suspended coach Chot Reyes.
“I just got to get some documents back in the States right now. Hopefully, my parents can send them over. Hopefully, I’ll be eligible,” added Slaughter. — Rey Joble

Martial arts dream lives on for Edward ‘The Ferocious’ Kelly

LOST two of his last three matches that derailed his charge to contention for the featherweight title in ONE Championship, Filipino Edward “The Ferocious” Kelly remains undeterred in living his martial arts dream and continue to be the best version of himself as a fighter.
Set to make his ONE return on Sept. 8 as part of the main card for “ONE: Beyond the Horizon” in Shanghai, China, Baguio native Kelly, 34, said he is bent on getting back on the winning track after absorbing a tough technical knockout loss in June against former champion Narantungalang Jadambaa.
It was the second defeat in three fights for Team Lakay’s Kelly, who lost to Emilio Urrutia by unanimous decision in August last year that effectively halted his three-fight winning streak.
Mr. Kelly though managed to squeeze in an impressive win over Meas Meu in January this year where he knocked out his opponent in just 21 seconds.
Off a loss, Mr. Kelly said it only stoked the fire in him to go out and improve.
“After my bout against Narantungalag Jadambaa, I was so disappointed in myself because I was not able to showcase all the months of hard work I put into training. But although I did not get the victory, it made me realize just how much more I had to improve so that I can become a better martial artist,” said Mr. Kelly in the lead-up to Beyond the Horizon.
“I realized that there are a lot of holes in my game, and that the only way to get better is to recognize my weaknesses,” he added.
At Beyond the Horizon, which will take place at the Baoshan Arena, Mr. Kelly is to face Christian “The Warrior” Lee of Singapore.
Heading into the fight, Mr. Kelly acknowledges that he is the underdog against Mr. Lee but nonetheless does not see it as much of an issue but more a of motivation to prove his doubters wrong.
“It’s good to be an underdog because it boosts my motivation to win. When you’re an underdog, others believe that you have a small chance to win. But in some instances, some fighters use it as an extra drive in their fights,” he said.
“I’m a hundred percent ready to go back in there again. In victory or in defeat, I will never stop doing what I love to do. I never stop training. I train all year round. Whether I have an upcoming fight or not, I’m always prepared. True martial artists are always in search of perfection of their craft. I can’t wait to go back inside the ring or cage and show the world how much better I have gotten,” Mr. Kelly added.
ONE: Beyond the Horizon will be headlined by the women’s strawweight world championship fight between champion Xiong Jing Nan of China and challenger Samara Santos of Brazil.
Co-headlining is the featherweight clash between Honorio Banario of the Philippines and Amir Khan of Singapore. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

Five-time champion Roger Federer knocked out of US Open by lowly Aussie John Millman in four sets

NEW YORK — Five-time champion Roger Federer crashed out of the US Open on Monday, beaten in four sets by 55th-ranked Australian John Millman.
Millman’s 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3) victory in his first Grand Slam fourth round match scuppered a blockbuster quarter-final between Federer and two-time winner Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic, who ended a 54-week title drought with his 13th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon
“Very happy to get this one done in straight sets,” said Djokovic, who left the court for a medical evaluation early in the third set but returned to wrap things up in exactly two hours.
Kei Nishikori, runner-up in 2014, was also pleased to get through in three sets in blazing sunshine on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
After racing through the first two sets against Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber he dropped his serve while serving for the match at 5-4 in the third, but managed to prevail 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.
It marked Federer’s earliest US Open exit since he fell in straight sets to Tommy Robredo in the fourth round in 2013.
Federer had set points in both the second and third sets, but troubles with his serve infected his entire game and 77 unforced errors doomed the 20-time Grand Slam champion in the face of a determined attack from Millman.
“I’m probably in a little bit of disbelief,” Millman, 29, said after three hours and 35 minutes in the cauldron of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“I have so much respect for Roger and everything he’s done for the game. He’s been a hero of mine.”
Federer took the opening set courtesy of a break in Millman’s first service game.
But Federer’s first service game in the second — in which he battled 14 minutes and saved six break points — proved prophetic.
Federer broke first on the way to a 5-3 lead in the set, but Millman won the last four games, breaking Federer twice.
Federer wasted two set points in the 10th game, giving Millman a break chance when he missed an easy volley then double-faulting on break point.
Federer upped his game in a tight third set, and had the first chance to claim the set at 6-5 in the tiebreaker. He netted a service return, and Millman converted his second set point to seize a two sets to one lead.
When the Swiss great broke for a 4-2 lead in the fourth the Ashe crowd were on their feet.
But he gave the break back in the next game after slamming an overhead into the bottom of the net on game point.
They went on serve the rest of the way to the tiebreaker, where two of Federer’s 10 double faults, followed by a backhand into the net and a wayward forehand gave Millman a 6-1 lead.
Federer clawed his way through two match points before slapping yet another forehand wide as Millman celebrated.
“Today he was definitely not at his best,” Millman said of Federer. “But I’ll take it.” — AFP

UAAP men’s hoops wars

THE country’s premier collegiate league, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, officially kicks off Season 81 on Sept. 8 with the theme “It all begins here” and National University hosting.
And as has been customary, men’s basketball sets the proceedings off with all eight competing teams seeing action on opening weekend.
Looking at how practically all teams shored up their rosters and prepared well for the about-to-start season, there is every reason to believe that Season 81 is going to be a competitive and engaging one.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the defending champions and acknowledged as the “team to beat,” which is not without reason.
With its core pretty much intact and seasoned for another year, not to mention the team being handled by a cerebral coach in Tab Baldwin, the Eagles are to go places this season, even repeat.
Talk of a sweep by Ateneo of the elimination round has been swirling around in the lead-up, which I do not necessarily agree to at the onset but something I am not discounting totally.
The De La Salle Green Archers had a whirlwind of an offseason, losing key personnel, including its coach and top players in Ben Mbala and Ricci Rivero.
But they have seemingly regained their footing after everything and are now humming under new coach Louie Gonzales.
Mbala and Rivero are surely big losses for the team but expect the Archers to go out there with much pride and leave everything on the floor, and I would not be surprised if they are in the final four when the classification smoke clears.
The Adamson Soaring Falcons had a solid run in Season 80 under coach Franz Pumaren that saw them reach the semifinals.
The progress should continue for the Falcons this season as they have built more legs to anchor on and put up a sustained fight.
One of the more consistent programs in the UAAP, the Far Eastern University Tamaraws lost some veteran presence on the floor after last season.
They, however, have the pieces to still compete with players ready to step up from top to bottom and execute the game plan of coach Olsen Racela.
The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons are being viewed with a keen eye with prized acquisition Bright Akhuetie all set to make his UAAP debut.
A standout when he paraded his wares at the National Collegiate Athletic Association with the Perpetual Help Altas, Cameroonian Akhuetie has the UAAP buzzing about what he could bring to the table for the struggling program of UP.
UP coach Bo Perasol said they are banking on Akhuetie to tow them in what could be a breakthrough season for them but also tapping the rest of the talent at their disposal.
It is a sound tack on the part of the Maroons since the fifth-place finish it had in Season 80 showed they are already there and just needs some boost which Akhuetie could provide.
Host NU is still finding its footing under coach Jamike Jarin and with a deeper pool talent to work on they could make significant headway in Season 81.
Gilas cadet Troy Rike and transferee Shaun Ildefonso should shore up their roster and help the Bulldogs vie for a Final Four spot.
The University of the East Red Warriors have a new coach in Joe Silva, who should provide a fresh perspective and culture for the team.
They may still struggle but the team vows to be warrior-like and I am not second-guessing its desire.
Finally the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers, who had one of their worst seasons last year with one win to show for.
Champion coach Aldin Ayo has been brought in to turn things around for UST, a tough task considering the Tigers will be parading nine rookies.
Then again it is Ayo’s team and his track record for making things happen, with Letran in the NCAA and La Salle in the UAAP, is hard not to notice.
Their “Hail Mary” mantra for Season 81 should be taken with caution.
So the UAAP is all set to begin. Go out and support your school.
 
Michael Angelo S. Murillo has been a columnist since 2003. He is a BusinessWorld reporter covering the Sports beat.
msmurillo@bworldonline.com

Falling short

AROUND this time last year, Maria Sharapova basked in the glow of her return to the Grand Slam stage. Having been denied participation at the French Open and Wimbledon following a 15-month suspension for doping, she succeeded in getting a wild-card entry at the United States Open. And she went on to make the most of the opportunity, basking in the glow of her return to primetime billing, and at Arthur Ashe Stadium to boot, en route to a stunning victory over then-World Number Two Simona Halep.
Needless to say, the development fueled a narrative that underscored her trademark determination. The match itself, decided in three sets over two hours and 44 minutes of play, was proof positive of her resolve to steadily climb up the rankings (where she stood 146th) and rub elbows with the best of the best anew. Unfortunately, it told only part of the story. In subsequent matches, her prolonged absence from organized action told on her competitiveness; she bowed out in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, and, in subsequent major championship appearances, could do no better than a quarterfinal stint at Roland Garros.
That Sharapova has come a long way since her defeat of Halep last year cannot be denied. She’s currently ranked 22nd in the world, and remains one of the biggest draws in the women’s tour. That said, she continues to be in search of the consistency she requires to stand toe to toe with the acknowledged elite. Yesterday, for instance, she got blown off the court by Carla Suarez Navarro, who was seeded eight spots below her and whom she had beaten in four of their previous five matches.
Significantly, Sharapova is still supremely confident in her capacity to eventually meet her objective. “First of all, if I didn’t have the belief to keep doing this and to keep having the motivation and the grind of doing this every day in order to get myself in these positions, I don’t think I would be here,” she noted in her post-mortem. The bad news is that her mindset is exactly that of all the others ahead of her. In other words, she needs to avoid being “a little too up and down,” as she described her performance yesterday, and fast. Else, she will find herself coming close but ultimately falling short.
 
Anthony L. Cuaycong has been writing Courtside since BusinessWorld introduced a Sports section in 1994.

House committee approves substitute bill on tax amnesty

THE HOUSE ways and means committee on Tuesday, Sept. 4, approved the substitute bill granting an amnesty on estate taxes, general unpaid taxes, and an amnesty on delinquencies, but is subject to further amendments.
The committee removed the amnesty on customs duties and local business taxes, despite being included in the previous hearing, as it did not find enough justification due to the lack of required data.
It also included a provision allowing local governments to conduct its own one-time amnesty program on unpaid local property taxes without the prerequisite of being in a state of calamity.
The committee adopted the use of incremental assets as a basis for the computation of the payment of the amnesty.
“We approved today the amnesty package, which affords our taxpayers an amnesty for their estate tax, ibig sabihin yung mga ari-arian natin na hindi natin na-dispose dahil napakataas ng buwis nung nakaraang estate tax, pwede na nating i-avail nang amnesty tax. We also have together with package a general amnesty tax (sic), yung mga taong may mga assets na nais nilang i-pump bank into the economy at i-reinvest into our economy ay puwede nang gawin sa pamamagitan ng general tax amnesty.”
(We approved today the amnesty package, which affords our taxpayers an amnesty for their estate tax. This means property owners who weren’t able to dispose of their properties because of steep estate tax can avail of the amnesty tax. People seeking to invest their assets into the economy or re-invest into our economy may also do so via general tax amnesty.) — Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan

Stocks rebound as investors place bets on inflation

Shares bounced back on Tuesday, Sept. 4, as investors placed their bets ahead of release of August inflation figures on Wednesday.
The 30-company Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) climbed 0.63% or 49.6 points to 7,881.82, recovering from slight losses posted in the previous session. The broader all shares index likewise rallied 0.5% or 23.69 points to 4,795.86.
“Philippine shares managed to eke out some gains relying on the futures for some guidance with some investors making bets on inflation,” Regina Capital Development Corp. Managing Director Luis A. Limlingan said in a mobile message.
Wall Street indices were closed overnight for the Labor Day Holiday, but the Dow Jones mini futures recorded a 40-point increase to 26,038. S&P 500 mini added 7.25 points, while the Nasdaq mini gained 24 points.
Investors also took into account the August inflation report to be released by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas set its target band at 5.5-6.2%, while the Department of Finance expects inflation to settle at 5.9%.
All sectoral counters finished in positive territory, led by mining and oil which picked up 1.08% or 107.20 points to 10,075.57, followed by industrial which gained 0.91% or 102.21 points to 11,325.66. Holding firms rose 0.69% or 53.32 points to 7,819.58; property went up 0.5% or 19.45 points to 3,930; services logged 0.42% or 6.42 points to 1,543.69; while financials added 0.14% or 2.59 points to 1,804.60.
Some 874.6 million issues switched hands, valued at P5.94 billion, slightly higher than Monday’s P5.6 billion.
Advancers outpaced decliners, 101 to 87, while 52 issues remained unchanged. — Arra B. Francia

Over 700 GSIS-owned properties up for bidding next month

Residential lots owned by the closed thrift bank of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) amounting to P184.9 million will be disposed by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) through a public bidding.
In a statement sent to reporters on Tuesday, Sept. 4, the PDIC said the 768 assets formerly owned by GSIS Family Bank (A Thrift Bank) will be sold on an “as-is, where is” basis via public bidding on Oct. 4.
Up for bidding are 749 residential lots and another 19 lots with improvements located in Metro Manila, Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Marinduque, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac. — Karl Angelo N. Vidal

Philippine Veterans Bank to launch online, mobile banking services

Philippine Veterans Bank is set to launch online and mobile banking services as it embarks on its digital transformation.
In a statement on Tuesday, Philippine Veterans Bank said it has partnered with American financial services technology firm Fiserv, Inc. to enable its digital banking capabilities.
The bank will use Fiserv’s DigitalAccess solution for online and mobile banking which will be integrated with the bank’s core account processing platform.
DigitalAccess enables digital onboarding, allowing customers to open bank accounts, apply for loans, manage personal finances and top-up mobile phones among others electronically. — Karl Angelo N. Vidal

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