1 of 13 TONY LABRUSA (left) and JC Alcantara (right) are back again on the digital screen as the series Hello Stranger is now a movie screening worldwide. Tribute to Spanish actress Angela Molina THIS February, Instituto Cervantes de Manila presents a film series in honor of Spanish actress Ángela Molina. The film cycle will […]
INFORMATION technology service management company ePLDT, Inc. on Monday said it is now an “employer-partner” of Microsoft Corp. for a program that enables disability-inclusive hiring. “The ePLDT Human Resource and Strategic Partnerships and Alliances Team is in coordination with Virtualahan, a social organization in the Philippines that enables PWDs (persons with disabilities) to secure gainful […]
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Here’s a quick glance at how PSEi stocks fared on Monday, February 8, 2021.
Touted as a compact priced as a subcompact, hopes are high for new crossover MAXUS PHILIPPINES is further upping the ante in the war for your crossover cash. Last Friday, it digitally presented the D60 compact crossover — said to be a vehicle boasting “affordable luxury and utility.” In a speech, AC Motors President for […]
By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved guidelines that will further promote transparency in the ownership of corporations, which could help prevent money laundering and terrorist financing in the Philippines. In a memorandum circular, the corporate regulator provided measures such as prohibiting the issuance of bearer shares, and […]
1 of 4 PHOTO BY ANGEL RIVERO PHOTO BY ANGEL RIVERO PHOTO BY ANGEL RIVERO PHOTO BY ANGEL RIVERO Rediscovering Tagaytay via the BMW X5 and X7 IT’S BEEN a long while since I last frolicked around Tagaytay. Last year’s volcanic unrest, and the subsequent imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) have left […]
By Angelica Y. Yang BUSKOWITZ Energy is looking at raising around P1 billion for solar rooftop projects this year, about 40% of which would be funded by a local company, the renewable energy developer’s top executive said. “Our initial idea is to raise a billion [pesos], maybe a little less, given that it’s already February. […]
RATES of Treasury bills (T-bills) on offer this week will likely move sideways ahead of the government’s sale of three-year retail Treasury bonds (RTBs). The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) is looking to raise P20 billion from the T-bills on offer on Monday, broken down into P5 billion each via the 91- and 182-day debt […]
1 of 3 HUBLOT BULGARI ZENITH TIME passes. The 525,600 minutes of 2020 are now in the past, and the passing of the 525,600 minutes of 2021 are being marked on our watches. For some, the passing of time is marked on luxury watches like those that LVMH showed in a virtual press conference in […]
THE FORD RANGER became the best-selling 4×4 pickup truck in 2020, cornering 41% of the market. Ford Philippines reported full-year sales of 5,093 units for the Ranger 4×4 pickup — accounting for 52% of the total 9,767 Rangers sold. In a release, the company said this model helped drive Ford’s overall market share to 24% […]
By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it had released about 97% of the allocated budget for the financial assistance for the shipping companies or operators that had been critically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The amount of funds used as of Jan. 26 was P7,458,965.75, according to PPA data […]
HOGS RAISERS from the Visayas, Mindanao, and parts of Luzon have launched deliveries of live animals to Metro Manila, in order to help head off an inflation crisis in the capital region following a spike in food prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a recent visit to Region 12 or SOCCSKSARGEN, Agriculture Secretary […]
THE CENTRAL BANK is allowing financial institutions to set their own minimum balance for investment management accounts provided this is not lower than P100,000, making these products available to more people. Circular No. 1109 signed by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno on Feb. 4 revised the P1-million minimum balance for investment […]
Consumer prices rose faster for the fourth straight month to a two-year record in January after food and transport costs spiked, according to the local statistics agency. The Philippine central bank in a separate statement said inflation could be better tempered through non-monetary policies. Headline inflation quickened to 4.2% last month, faster than 3.5% in […]
The country’s manufacturing output continued to decline for the 10th straight month in December amid a coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. Preliminary results of the agency’s latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) showed factory output, as measured by the volume of production index (VoPI), further declined by 2.8%, […]
The government will start offering three-year retail Treasury bonds next week to raise at least P30 billion from the local debt market, the Treasury bureau said on Friday. In a notice posted on its website, the agency said it would sell at least P30 billion in three-year retail bonds for three weeks starting Feb. 9 […]
Eight more people have tested positive for a more contagious coronavirus strain, bringing the total in the Philippines to 25, according to health authorities. In a statement on Friday, the Department of Health (DoH) said three of the eight new cases were from Bontoc, Mountain Province in the country’s north. Two women aged 25 and […]
More frontliners will be prioritized for vaccination against the coronavirus, according to the presidential palace. Health professionals and nonprofessionals in both private and public facilities such as medical students, nursing aides, janitors, village health workers would also be among the first to be inoculated, presidential spokesman Harry L. Roque, Jr. said in a statement on […]
Tens of thousands of crimes involving men on motorcycles have been reported since 2010, which could have been prevented had the government enforced bigger number plates, according to a senator. Of 36,840 incidents from 2010 to May 2020, at least 8,805 involved killings reported killings, Senator Richard J. Gordon said on Friday. This year alone, […]