SINILOAN, Laguna – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened a new branch of its Laguna Chapter in the multipurpose building of Barangay Wawa here on April 29. The opening program was led by PRC Chairman and CEO Sen. Richard "Dick" Gordon. Also in attendance were Chapter Administrator Frank Gray...
The local manufacturing sector saw the strongest improvement in operating conditions for more than four years in April, a report by S&P Global Ratings revealed. S & P Global report released on Monday, May 2, showed the Philippine purchasing managers’ index reached a reading of 53.3 in...
Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM) reported a 34.6 percent growth in consolidated net income last year to P1.57 billion, the highest since the entry of the Lucio Co Group in 2014. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the increase in net income came on the back of...
Filinvest Land Inc. is planning to raise up to P11.9 billion from its proposed P8.0 billion bond issuance, with an oversubscription option of up to P3.9 billion. In a statement, Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) said it has assigned its highest Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aaa to...
Efficient, accurate, and reliable. In the league of air superiority, drones have once again exemplified its prowess not in the battlefield, but in the field of transportation through delivering life-saving interventions like vaccines and medicines, cutting travel time by more than half. Other than...
State-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) posted a double-digit rise in gambling revenues in the first three months of the year, but was still short of its target. Based on Pagcor’s statement of comprehensive income, the gaming regulator raised P11.29 billion from gaming...
The market is seen to take cues from more first quarter earnings reports although investors remain jittery and may trade with a downward bias. “For next week, the market may still move with a downward bias as it contends with a lot of headwinds both onshore and offshore,” said Philstocks...
(CLOCKWISE) LOCAD’s CEO and co-founder Constantin Robertz, Manila Athletica’s CEO Aencille Santos, Etaily’s CEO and co-founder Alexander Friedhoff, Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Trade and Training Center Executive Director Nelly Dillera, Digital Pilipinas Convenor and...
Austal, an Australian shipbuilding company and defense primer contractor, is still keen to work with the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) procurement program of the Department of National Defense (DND) for the Philippine Navy (PN). Dave Shiner, regional director of Austal Asia. (Photo by MARTIN...
Filipinos from Bahrain bring the Philippine Flag to Mount Everest Base Camp The Philippine Embassy in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, congratulates Filipino couple Jeune Marie Catindig and Walter Borja, who are based in Bahrain, for successfully hiking more than 97 kilometers in 10 days under very...
“Aiming to entertain the audience in a campaign rally is one thing, but to use women for provocative numbers and for degrading comedic stunts is another.” This is what the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said in light of now viral videos showing women being used as a form of entertainment...
The local stock market fell on the last trading day of the month over concern on the detection of the new Omicron variant in the country. The PSEi dove by 178.20 points or 2.58 percent to close at 6,731.25 as the Property counter led the retreat of all sectors. Volume rose yo 840 million shares...
