WIRE — THE MONETARY BOARD has cleared the proposed merger between Bank of the Philippine Islands' (BPI) thrift subsidiaries BPI Direct BanKo, Inc., A Savings Bank and Legazpi Savings Bank, Inc. (LSB), which could take effect by October. BanKo, the surviving entity for the merger, said in an advisory on Wednesday that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas'
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