Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with Savers Depot to launch the retail chain’s branches as BPI partner stores, bringing convenient, secure, and accessible banking services closer to more Filipinos in Visayas and Mindanao. Through this collaboration, Savers Depot...
Barangay Ginebra and Meralco look to boost their respective playoff bids when they take on their separate rivals in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo Wednesday, Dec. 10. Coming from a long break due to the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Kings (3-4) try to...
As the Executive Director of the Makati Business Club, Rafael Ongpin (oldest son of the late Jaime V. Ongpin, one of the staunchest CEOs responsible for the fall of the martial law regime in 1986) remarked in an interview, President BBM deserves some credit for the ongoing drive against corruption,...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has deployed Naval Task Group 80.5 aboard BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) for the second Association of Southeast Asian Nations–United States Maritime Exercise (AUMEX 2025) in Batam, Indonesia, an initiative viewed as part of a broader effort by Southeast Asian states and...
The local stock market is poised to gain momentum this week, driven by expected rate cuts from the United States (U.S.) Federal Reserve and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), alongside influential domestic labor and foreign investment data. Philstocks Financial Research Manager Japhet...
SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) Chairman Emeritus Jose T. Sio has been named an honorary life member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Accountants (PICPA), the accredited professional organization of certified public accountants (CPAs). The organization recognized Sio for “over 20 years of...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) documented a flare-firing incident by China and intensified foreign presence in several features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a routine maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight on Saturday, Dec. 6, a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Saturday, Dec. 6, that it has expanded its patrol presence off Zambales with the deployment of BRP Cape San Agustin (MRRV-4408), which took over maritime operations after BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) returned to port for resupply and crew rest, Commodore Jay...
Alex Eala is doubtful for the inaugural staging of the Philippine Women 's Open due to her scheduling conflicts in January. The WTA 125 event, which the country is hosting for the first time, might miss the presence of the best Filipina tennis player as it runs smack into the Australian Open,...
Visayas-Mindanao developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) raised ₱4 billion in its latest bond sale, locking in funding to deliver thousands of new, affordable homes in the central and southern Philippines. The new sustainability-linked bond (SLB) tranche was officially listed on Friday, Dec. 5, at...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is disputing a ₱195.24-million tax assessment by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and vows to “take appropriate legal action for the cancellation of the assessment.” The bourse said it received a final assessment notice (FAN) from the BIR assessing its...
The country’s inflation rate slowed to 1.5 percent in November, easing from 1.7 percent in October and 2.5 percent in the same month last year, largely due to lower food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, Dec. 5. Headline inflation averaged 1.6 percent during...
