The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has amended the exposure limits for unit investment trust funds (UITFs), allowing funds invested in exchange-traded equities to take on larger exposure to a single entity or issuer under certain conditions. Under the BSP’s Circular No. 1234 signed by BSP...
BACOLOD CITY – Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. lauded local government officials of Negros Occidental led by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson for the province’s initiatives to address insurgency. On Saturday, Teodoro met Lacson and other Negrense officials at the Provincial Capitol here ahead of...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 23, challenged groups claiming that civilians were among the 19 people killed in the controversial military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental last month, saying the allegations were based on “hearsay” and...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. traveled to Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Friday, May 22, to personally recognize troops stationed in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) and honor their sacrifice. The visit came as tensions continue in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
An extensive manhunt such as that for Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa requires participation of a large number of law enforcers—and when you mobilize such a huge number of government people, you know where the fund would come, right? And of all people, it is Dela Rosa who knows it fully well...
History is best viewed through museums, and this one museum certainly paints an interesting picture, given recent political events. Bahay Ugnayan acts as our first stop for our tour of the Malacañang Heritage Museums. Within it lies the Presidential Museum. Here you’ll find a collection of...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), directed a thorough investigation into the alleged “secret meetings” involving relatives of missing sabungeros or cockfight enthusiasts and dismissed police officers tied to the high-profile...
TOKYO -- The Japanese government decided Friday to honor Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife, First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, during their four-day state visit to Japan beginning Tuesday. The president will receive the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. The...
Social Security System (SSS) is preparing to launch an energy sustainability loan program in September to help qualified members finance residential solar panel systems amid elevated electricity costs. In a statement on Friday, May 22, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Joseph...
ILOILO CITY – Malacañang has allocated P344 million for scholars and facility projects in all 1,721 barangays in Iloilo province. Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. and Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial Federation President Amalia Victoria Debuque met this week to prepare for the distribution of...
Manolo Fortich’s own Rolando Bregente Jr. saw himself rising from the fairways of Del Monte Golf and Country Club to rule the inaugural NCAA Season 101 Golf Tournament presented by the Philippine Sports Commission on Wednesday, May 20. The 24-year-old Lyceum of the Philippines University...
Eric Jed Olivarez is hitting peak form ahead of the highly anticipated inaugural Palawan Open 2026, battling through a grueling qualifying campaign to secure a quarterfinal berth in the M15 Luan Jian An Open in China. Olivarez displayed immense grit in Lu’an, outlasting ATP-ranked opponents in...
