Reigning Southeast Asian Games champion Clinton Bautista scooped two gold medals Thursday to banner the winners in the 2022 Philippine Athletics Championships at the Philsports Complex in Pasig City. Bautista clinched the men’s 110-meter hurdles gold with a time of 14.36 seconds ahead of Alvin...
The local stock market bounced after suffering losses in past sessions on the back of some bargain hunting. The main index recovered 45.54 points or 0.66 percent to close at 6,909.45 as the Mining and Oil and Financials counters led the advance of all sectors. Volume declined to 8.5 billion shares...
All regions in the country posted positive economic growths last year, a reversal of the contractions seen at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Data from the PSA revealed on Thursday, April 28 that all economies of 17 regions in the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) posted a 40 percent jump in net income to a record P919.48 million last year from the P656.81 million earned in 2020, surpassing the previous high of P867.55 million set in 2014. In a disclosure, the bourse said it also registered a 25.3 percent...
SAN MARIANO, Isabela – The critically small population of the Philippine crocodiles is likely to grow following the establishment of the Philippine Crocodile Conservation Center (PCCC) inside the Isabela State University campus in San Mariano. The Philippine Crocodile Conservation Center in San...
Local share prices fell on continuing concerns over China’s economy and risks posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The main index dropped 116.11 points or 1.66 percent to close at 6,863.91 as the Mining and Oil counter led all sectors in the retreat. Volume jumped to 816 million shares worth...
(Unsplash) The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) has encouraged the public to get vaccinated against flu and pneumonia. The group is monitoring possible uptick in flu and pneumonia cases, said PSMID Adult Immunization Committee Co-Chair Dr. Faith Villanueva....
State-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is on track to hit its revenue targets, driven by country’s much improved economic environment amid the prolonged pandemic. Despite their “bad start” this year due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chair and...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) further boosted its air defense capabilities as it inaugurated a new simulator training center on Tuesday, April 26. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left) attends the ceremonial acceptance, turn-over, and blessing of the...
(From left) PSC Commissioner Charles Raymond Maxey, Commissioner Celia Kiram, University of Mindanao President Dr. Guillermo Torres Jr., PSC Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez, Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy Jr. and Commissioner Arnold Agustin during MOA signing on Tuesday at the Rizal...
The local stock market dropped after another major oil price hike as well as concern over the impact of the Covid surge in China. The main index lost 40.81 points or 0.58 percent to close at 6,890.02 as Holding Firms led the retreat although the Industrial and Property sectors advanced. Volume...
More than half of the country’s registered voters are women. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), on Tuesday, April 26, said that data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that 51 percent of the registered voters for the 2022 national and local elections are women while 49...
