The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 15 that the University of the Philippines (UP), through its Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in UP Visayas and in UP Mindanao, announced that it is now capable of sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 from community samples in both island groups....
The local stock market recovered some of the previous day’s losses and returned above the 7,000 level as investors found prices of heavyweights too low to resist. The main index jumped 202.97 points or 2.98 percent to close at 7,019.92 with the Property and Banking sectors leading the advance...
Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. is planning to raise up to P12 billion from the issuance of bonds to fund its capital expenditures this year as well as for the refinancing of obligations. Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) said it has assigned its highest Issue Credit Rating of...
The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, March 15 formed a technical working group (TWG) to iron-out various concepts and proposals on how to develop the energy rich 24-million hectare undersea Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) off eastern Luzon. This came after Senator Imee Marcos,...
PSA Athlete of the Year Hidilyn Diaz (Manny Llanes) Dreaming big and working hard had been the common denominators of athletes and officials who took the spotlight in Monday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. And for Hidilyn Diaz, who was...
If the voting for the May 2022 senatorial election happens today, senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero will emerge as the top winner, based on the mock polls held among students of the Philippine Normal University (PNU) Mindanao campus. Escudero garnered...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, March 14 expressed his dismay that national pole vaulter and Olympian Ernest John “EJ” Obiena was prevented from participating in the World Athletics Indoor Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia this month. Obiena qualified for the World...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian over the People's Liberation Army- Navy's (PLAN's) reported "illegal incursion" in the Sulu Sea. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This developed after a PLAN Electronic Reconnaissance Ship with...
The PSEi plunged to a six-month low as the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is seem to affect the growth of Asian economies. The main index fell 295.24 points or 4.15 percent to close at 6,816.95, it’s lowest since Sept. 1, 2021 when it ended at 6,785.94. The Services sector led the drop...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has assured fisherfolks that they will be able to ply their trade freely in the contested West Philippines Sea (WPS) amid the presence of the Chinese vessels there if he wins in the upcoming elections. In a statement Monday, March 14, Pacquiao said he...
Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver celebrates Philippine National Arts Month In celebration of the Philippine National Arts Month, the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver recently launched a five-minute video featuring Allan M. Florendo, an award-winning photographer with works...
The local stock market will continue to be influenced this week by the ongoing invasion of Ukraine as well as its impact on inflation and, consequently, interest rates. “The Russia - Ukraine war and its impact on the global economy, primarily on oil prices, is still expected to weigh on...
