The local stock market rallied to close the week on a stronger note after news that the US inflation rate eased last month. The main index surged 118.01 points or 1.73 percent to close at 6,951.54 with Banks leading the charge across the board. Volume rose to 1.63 billion shares worth P9.24 billion...
Go Negosyo has tapped members of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) National Capital Region presidents and area heads as mentors to aspiring entrepreneurs. “The fit is perfect,” said Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion during a meeting with the PCCI NCR on Jan. 9 where he...
Philippine Business Bank (PBB) is planning a P500-million stock rights offering after its principal shareholders injected P1.25 billion in fresh capital into the bank to support its increase in authorized capital stock. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, PBB said its Board of...
At its core, through trials and errors, our desire is to elevate our world to the level of utopian science fiction. Other than inhabiting, possessing, and controlling it, we have reshaped it, but here we are. Can we get it back in shape? Its growing catalog of ills notwithstanding, I think the...
The decision of the Supreme Court to void the 2005 Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) among China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PETROVIETNAM), and the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is a welcome development. The...
Poetry does make better writers and also better people Illustration by Oteph Antipolo In 2011, at exactly 8:58 p.m. on Dec. 31 the year before, English author Neil Gaiman wrote in his digital journal, “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you readsome fine...
There were no winning tickets for the Super Lotto 6/49 and Lotto 6/42 during the evening draw on Thursday, Jan. 12. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the summary of winners released by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), there was no winner for the Super Lotto 6/49 with a jackpot...
The Philippine women's national football team By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine women’s national football team is looking to make it past the first round of the 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers. The 53rd-ranked in the world team was drawn into Group E with Hong Kong (No. 77), Tajikistan (No....
As unprecedented flooding continues in Mindanao, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) underscored the urgent need to raise awareness of the increased transmission risks of Waterborne, Influenza, Leptospirosis, and Dengue (WILD) Diseases. PH Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN Aside from humanitarian aid, the PRC...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has extended until Jan. 31, 2023 the deadline for the transfer of registration of Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) firms from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to the Board of Investments (BOI). FIRB announced...
The local stock market surged on the back of gains in US share prices amid hopes of easing inflation. The main index jumped 124.19 points or 1.85 percent to close at 6,833.53 with the Property sector leading the rally while the Mining and Oil counter lagged behind. Volume rose to 1.42 billion...
Pack your bags and travel the world Go on a food trip in Singapore, fly to London to visit the Buckingham Palace, climb the Eiffel Tower in Paris, enjoy the sights and sounds of the Australian outback, go celebrity sighting in Los Angeles, or be part of the exciting vibe of New York City. It's an...
