The local stock market closed the week in the red, following overnight losses in the US, as investors grappled with uncertainty over Trump’s tariff policy. The main index dropped 56.38 points or 0.89 percent to close at 6,266.75 on Friday, March 21, as Property firms and Conglomerates led the...
VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) has raised ₱5 billion from the issuance of sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) that will be used to build 16,000 affordable homes. In an interview after the listing of the bond at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx), CLI Executive Director...
CIDG chief, Major General Nicholas dela Torre III (Screenshot from livestream) There's no such thing as a mass resignation of police officers in the aftermath of Rodrigo Duterte's arrest on the order of the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
A police officer who grabbed headlines after expressing pro-Duterte sentiments and criticizing his superiors at the Philippine National Police (PNP) changed his tune and was remorseful when he reported back to duty. Patrolman Francis Steve Fontillas appeared before the Quezon City Police District...
Senator Grace Poe called for the urgent passage of a transportation safety bill amid the increasing number of deaths and injuries due to road mishaps that will be tasked to probe these incidents. Senator Grace Poe "Lives are lost and injuries are sustained daily by motorists for reasons that could...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left), La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (PPAB) The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for that matter should ensure the mental fitness...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 20 maintained that her father was forcibly taken by the Philippine National Police (PNP) upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from Hong Kong) on March 11, 2025 and was brought and detained at the Villamor Air Base. ...
The growth of the Philippines’ creative economy in 2024 slowed to its lowest in three years as the total value of creative industries only increased to ₱1.94 trillion from ₱1.78 trillion in the previous year. Based on preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), last...
The PSEi only made a small gain even after the US Federal Reserve gave a clearer target for its rate cuts this year. The main index added 10.01 points or 0.16 percent to close at 6,323.13, as the mining sector surged on higher gold prices, while banks retreated. Volume declined to 1.06 billion...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A measure that seeks to introduce policy and organizational reforms in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)--a relevant agency in the ongoing West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue--has been...
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) said the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) 2025, the country’s largest all-Filipino book festival, concluded on a high note amid a highly festive atmosphere after four exciting days. The free four-day event attracted more than 40,000 visitors,...
The PSEi regained the previous day’s loss despite weaker US and regional bourses, as investors continued to pick up cheaper Philippine stocks. The main index added 28.44 points or 0.45 percent to close at 6,313.12, as banks led the advance, while services and miners retreated. Volume rose further...
