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Be The Good: Should Quiapo and Escolta be declared as heritage zones?

SUMMARY This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. This Heritage Month, Rappler brings together Senator Loren Legarda, Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua, and community leaders of Escolta and Quiapo to discuss how to revitalize these two historic Manila districts MANILA, Philippines – Because May

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Be The Good: Should Quiapo and Escolta be declared as heritage zones?

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Be The Good: Should Quiapo and Escolta be declared as heritage zones?
This Heritage Month, Rappler brings together Senator Loren Legarda, Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua, and community leaders of Escolta and Quiapo to discuss how to revitalize these two historic Manila districts

MANILA, Philippines – Because May is Heritage Month, the next episode of Rappler’s Be The Good show will be about two famous but neglected historic districts of Manila: Quiapo and Escolta.

Join lawmakers and community leaders discuss legislative measures seeking to declare Quiapo and Escolta as heritage zones. What would this declaration mean for the heritage structures in those areas? What would it mean for residents, establishments, vendors, and visitors?

Catch the panel discussion on Friday, May 10, at 7 pm, on this page and on Rappler’s YouTube and social media pages. The conversation will be moderated by Rappler head of community Pia Ranada.

Our guests are:

  • Senator Loren Legarda (joining virtually)
  • Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua
  • Robby Sylianteng of First United Building, a community leader in Escolta
  • Stephen Pamorada, heritage advocate and founder of The Heritage Collective

This Be The Good episode is part of the “Let’s Talk Liveability” series that amplifies community concerns about quality of life in Philippine cities. Balancing heritage conservation and sustainable and inclusive economic development is one aspect of improving life in our cities.

Send questions for our guests via Rappler’s Liveable Cities chat room

Join in the discussion virtually by sending in questions to our resource persons through Rappler’s Liveable Cities chat room. Just download the Rappler Communities app (on App Store and Play Store), tap the Communities tab, and find the Liveable Cities chat room. Tag @piaranada so we can find your questions for the show. Send your questions by Thursday, May 9, 10 pm.

If you care about liveability, you can join Rappler’s movement, Make Manila Liveable. Find out more about it here.

Be The Good is Rappler’s show about advocacies, campaigns, and issues faced by communities.

Check out previous episodes here:

  • [Be The Good: Let’s Talk Liveability] Commuters, cyclists watch and weigh in on Marcos’ traffic summit
  • Be The Good: A special panel discussion with ‘Women on a Mission’
  • [Be The Good: Let’s Talk Liveability] PAREX and reimagining Pasig River
  • Be The Good: Leo Laparan II on standing up for campus press freedom
  • Be The Good: Sharon Cortez on forest schools, getting kids to go outdoors
  • Be The Good: Nanie Guanlao and Carmela Bunyi on spreading community reading centers
  • Be The Good: Robie Siy on creating streets for people
  • Be The Good: Sabrina Gacad on helping victims of gender-based violence
  • Be The Good: Cielo Magno on her call to abolish confidential funds

– Rappler.com

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South Africans can now buy Apple, Alphabet shares as digital tokens on Luno

From early August, Luno, a cryptocurrency and digital investment platform, will allow its users in South Africa to invest in tokenised stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), making global equities like Apple and Alphabet accessible for as little as R20 ($1.13). The move positions Luno as a multi-asset investment platform and marks what it says is

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South Africans can now buy Apple, Alphabet shares as digital tokens on Luno

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Tokenised stocks are digital representations of real shares, backed 1:1 by actual securities. By enabling access via rands, Luno is removing longstanding barriers such as currency conversion costs, high fees, and trading-hour restrictions for retail investors in emerging markets.

“Until now, access to global financial markets has been locked behind red tape and legacy systems,” said Christo de Wit, Luno’s country manager for South Africa. “With tokenised stocks, we are offering South African investors easy access to global investments any time of the day or night.”

The platform will support over 60 U.S. companies and market indices, including Apple, Alphabet, NVIDIA, and the S&P 500. These tokenised products are made available through partnerships with infrastructure providers like Kraken’s xStocks and Backed Finance, which Luno says will ensure regulatory compliance, secure custody, and alignment with global financial standards.

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Customers can start investing with as little as R20 ($1.13), even in companies like Apple and Google. Instead of paying nearly R4,000 ($226) for a full Apple share, they can buy just a piece. These tokens are digital versions of real stocks, and customers trade them through blockchain. 

“This represents a fundamental shift in how we think about investing,” explained de Wit. “We are not just digitising old processes, we are reimagining what is possible when you combine improved technology with investor needs.”

Launched in 2013, Luno has grown to become one of Africa’s leading crypto exchanges, but now it’s adding tokenised stocks and ETFs. South Africa remains one of the continent’s most active crypto markets. Over 5 million South Africans are estimated to own crypto, with digital asset ownership expected to grow by nearly 8% annually through 2031.

Luno competes with platforms like VALR, Binance, AltcoinTrader, and wealthtech apps like EasyEquities and Satrix that focus mainly on traditional stocks and ETFs. 

Still, the expansion into tokenised equities could bring Luno under closer scrutiny. As digital tokens backed by real-world financial instruments, these offerings may fall within capital market regulations, including investor protection and transparency requirements. South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is already in the process of licencing crypto asset providers and building a clearer framework for digital securities.

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