The local stock market rose on thin volume as it benefited from the hike in US stock prices ahead of the release of the US inflation numbers for November. The main index added 64.10 points or 1.03 percent to close at 6,292.39 as Banks led all sectors in the advance. Volume declined to 314...
The highest ranking military officials of the Philippines and the United States have committed to maintain close coordination and increased military cooperation amid the increasing cases of harassment of China on local vessels in the West Philippine Sea. General Romeo Brawner Jr, Chief of Staff of...
The country’s trade deficit saw an increase in October after both exports and imports contracted by double-digits, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed Tuesday, Dec. 12. The trade deficit, or the difference between the value of export and import, narrowed by 26 percent to...
Prices of wholesale construction materials in Metro Manila remained unchanged in November, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) report, PSA said the index remained...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is now conducting all the necessary preparations to accommodate around 5.1 million passengers that are expected to troop to various ports across the country for the Holiday season. The projected number of port passengers is higher compared to last year’s 4.7...
FUJIAN, China—Beijing's top diplomat in Manila protested the Philippines' presence in the West Philippine Sea when he responded to the government's summons following two consecutive water cannon attacks by China on Filipino vessels. Citing the state news agency Xinhua, the Chinese Embassy in...
Flag of China (Unsplash) House of Representatives members have raised serious concerns over local television network SMNI's reported partnership with China Global Television Network (CGTN), citing negative implications on information dissemination in light...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez was elected president of a reformed Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) in Friday’s International Tennis Federation (ITF)-authorized election supervised by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol”...
International support is pouring in for the Philippines after its vessels became the latest targets of water cannon attacks by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Dec. 11. Speaking in a Palace briefing, DFA...
The PSEi dipped as investors wait for fresh cues although sentiment was also dampened by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) signal that it is not lowering rates soon. The main index shed 6.48 points or 0.10 percent to close at 6,228.29 as Banks led the decline while Conglomerates and...
NTF-WPS spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream) China's deliberate hit on a civilian Philippine supply boat carrying the top Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official during the latest resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is not considered an act of...
CEBU CITY – The Manila Bulletin was feted at the Philippine Heart Association-Philippine College of Cardiology (PHA-PCC) Media Awards 2023 on Thursday, December 7, at The Westin Manila in Mandaluyong City. The 2,312-member PHA-PCC awarded nine journalists, 13 media entities, a singer-host, and a...
