Arvin Tolentino and JM Calma showed the way as NorthPort rolled past TNT, 112-96, for its fourth consecutive win in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, April 5. Arvin Tolentino shines for the NorthPort Batang Pier. (PBA Images) Tolentino, who tallied 22 just in...
To spearhead the new frontier for nuclear science in the global education scene, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) will be hosting this year's first International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) in the country. (Photo from INSO) In a released...
The Philippine Stock Exchange's bellweather fell by more than 200 points on Friday, April 5, from Monday’s level after a four-day losing streak, as investors were spooked by the rising inflation rate and the prospect of a delay in the reduction of interest rates. The main index dropped 81.6...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Friday, April 5, that any informal agreement involving a Filipino with a foreigner is not going to be binding upon the country, regardless of the former's government position. This was after Sen. Risa Hontiveros filed a resolution asking...
Senator Robinhood Padilla delivers a specch during the convening ceremony of the Basic Citizen Military Course (BCMC) Class 10-2024 at the Senate Building in Pasay City on April 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) The Philippine Navy (PN) said Friday, April 5, that it has begun training 51...
Despite a slight dip in revenues, the Lopez Group’s investment arm First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) posted a 19 percent growth in consolidated attributable net income to P15.1 billion last year from the P12.7 billion earned in 2022. Earnings growth was driven by the stronger operating...
The Philippine Statistics Authority clarified that there has been no breach in the national ID database and the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). In a statement, PSA dismissed the claims that a data leak occurred in the national ID system, which holds all the personal information of...
The Philippines has slipped by one notch in terms of attractiveness to foreign investors among emerging economies, according to a report by global consultancy firm Kearney. In Kearney's 2024 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index for emerging markets, the Philippines now...
The Philippines is hopeful that the upcoming trilateral talk among President Marcos, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will yield result that will protect the livelihood of Filipino fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea. “That is the hope of everyone, whether or not...
Consumer prices accelerated for the second consecutive month, driven by faster increases in food and transportation costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, April 5. Based on the PSA report, the the country's headline inflation quickened to 3.7 percent in March this year...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) appealed on Thursday, April 4, to Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy to surrender amid the intensified operations to implement the arrest warrant issued against him for cases of child and sex abuses. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said all...
Papua New Guinea on Thursday, April 4, joined other countries in calling for respect for international law as the Philippines informed the island nation of developments in the Indo-Pacific region and sought its support in ensuring peace and security. This developed as Department of Foreign Affairs...
