Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas was designated as the acting regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 4A in the latest reshuffle that also affected three other senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Lucas replaced Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces as the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has made its Guidelines for Short Selling Transactions effective immediately after regulators approved critical components of securities borrowing and lending (SBL). The bourse noted that, “short selling can only function if an SBL program is in place.”...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is looking to have more severe penalties, such as life imprisonment and substantial fines, against individuals who will be found guilty of game-fixing in professional or amateur sporting events in the country. "It is imperative that we uphold the true spirit of fair play and...
The local stock market dipped as investors take profits ahead of the release of economic data here and in the US. The main index declined by 16.71 points or 0.26 percent to close at 6,304.53 as the Property counter led the retreat while the Industrial and Services sectors advanced. Volume...
The full roster of the Philippine women’s national football team is expected to assemble when it holds a training camp ahead of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament second round this October. Filipinas members at the FIFA Women's World Cup. (PWNFT) The mission remains firm for...
Philippine Army (PA) personnel perform Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) capability demonstratoin during the closing ceremony of the PA - Philippine Air Force (PAF) Interoperability Exercise (IOX) 02-2023 at Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela on Sept. 30, 2023. (Photo by PA) The...
Retail prices in Metro Manila remained unchanged in August, breaking a streak of five consecutive months of increases, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the PSA data, the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) remained steady at 3.9 percent...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized at least 53 firearms following the arrest of an unlicensed gunsmith who was allegedly engaged in online selling of firearms and other gun accessories that include suppressors. Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the...
Investors in the local stock market will be watching out for the September inflation numbers on Oct. 5 after its strong performance last week. “Despite last week’s rally, the local market remains at attractive levels as its price to earnings ratio as of September 29 is at 13.61 times, below its...
The firearm that was used in the killing of a female lawyer in Abra was also used in at least three shooting incidents, indicating that the assailants are members of a gun-for-hire group, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said another positive lead in the...
More policemen and soldiers will be deployed in areas which will be assessed to be sites for potential poll-related violence for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 30, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. So far, around 246 areas were already classified as under red...
(L-R) Rebecca Alfaro, Jimmy Macuana, and Gerly Tejeros (Courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division) The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) identified on Sunday, Oct. 1, the three individuals slain in an armed encounter in Leon, Iloilo recently and one of them was an alleged ranking...
