Local share prices fell further as investors around the world fear that Trump’s tariffs will plunge the global economy into recession. The PSEi lost 61.54 points or 1.00 percent to close at 6,084.19 with the Mining and Services counters suffering the most. Volume surged to 1.72...
In celebration of its golden anniversary, the Philippine Basketball Association is lowering its ticket prices in certain sections of the Rizal Memorial Coliseum during the Philippine Cup games on Wednesday, April 9. The league announced fans can avail seats at the lower box for only P50 and...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino has expressed his full support for reorganizing the Philippine Navy forces to fortify the country’s defense in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), amid the increasing aggressiveness of China. Senator Francis Tolentino, a Brigadier General...
Annual consumer price increases slowed further to 1.8 percent in March 2025, down from 2.1 percent in February, as food price hikes eased mainly due to lower rice prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. March inflation was the slowest in nearly five years, or since May 2020—at...
Games Monday (Paco Arena, Manila) 12 noon – Diliman vs ICC 2 p.m. – Individual Awards 2:30 p.m. – PCU-D vs Olivarez Alvin Reyes, displaying steely resolve, buried a triple with only a second left and lifted Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas to a nail-biting 78-76 win...
First Philippine Holdings Chairman Federico R. Lopez (third from left) joins other top business leaders in signing with Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga (fifth from left) a memorandum of understanding in support of government’s program to plant 10 million trees over the next three...
The PSEi fell in a knee-jerk reaction to the higher tariffs slapped by the United States (US) on products from the Philippines. The main index lost 101.95 points, or 1.63 percent, to close at 6,145.73, with the retreat led by the services sector, while miners managed to advance as investors bought...
Meralco guns for a winning start when it takes on Converge to open its title defense in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup, Friday, April 4, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Meralco's Chris Newsome (PBA Images) Failing to get past the quarterfinals in the first two conferences of the season, the Bolts...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has revised upwards the country’s economic performance for the full year of 2024 to 5.7-percent growth, from the preliminary 5.6-percent figure. This upward revision still falls short of the government’s downscaled 2024 gross domestic product (GDP)...
The Philippines will only suffer "minimal" impact from the 17-percent reciprocal tariff imposed by the United States government on the products it is importing from the country, Malacañang said. US President Donald Trump (White House) While Palace has yet to determine the industries that...
PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started implementing the intensified security measures for the dry season amid expected exodus of millions of people to their...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expanding its flight frequencies and seat capacity for the Cebu market, as the airline bolsters its domestic coverage in anticipation of increased travel demand during the summer season. In a statement, PAL said it will operate 287 weekly...
