A total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Monday, Jan. 3 that it distributed a multi-purpose cash grant to 300 families in Bohol to help them recover from the damages brought by Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC said it headed to the Municipality...
A new batch of relief goods was delivered by the military to victims of typhoon “Odette” nearly three weeks since its onslaught, the Philippine Army (PA) said Tuesday, Jan. 4. Philippine Army personnel unload boxes of relief goods from a military truck in a camp in Butuan City. (Courtesy of...
The Philippine Stock Exchange has cancelled trading for Tuesday, Jan. 3, after failing to resolve a technical issue that prevented 43 brokers from connecting to the bourse’s trading system. The PSE initially announced a delay in market opening “due to a technical issue that is currently being...
The local stock market kicked off the new trading year in the red due to concerns over the rising number of COVID cases, specially in Metro Manila. The main index dropped 81.36 points or 1.24 percent to close at 7,041.27 as the Property sector led the retreat although the Mining and Oil counter...
The Philippine Stock Exchange was named as the Best Stock Exchange in Southeast Asia for 2021 at the Marquee Awards of the 15th Annual Best Deal and Solution Awards 2021 by institutional investment magazine Alpha Southeast Asia. “With record number of equity offerings both in deal size and a wide...
The Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDS) plans to launch the country’s first-ever digital corporate bond next month as part of its initiatives to utilize digital technologies to deepen the domestic capital market. In a report to the Capital Market Development Council (CMDC), Antonino...
PH Consulate General holds documentary premiere, lecture on Santo Niño’s history, culture to Filipino children in Barcelona SANTO SCREENING Philippine Consulate General to Barcelona Maria Theresa S.M. Lazaro giving her opening message. (Barcelona PCG photo) The Philippine Consulate General in...
The local stock market is in for a bumpy ride this year as it will kick off with concerns over a surge in COVID-19 cases possibly due to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant plus the volatility due to the coming elections. “In the latter part of 2021, fears have fueled on the Omicron variant...
After exiting from the bankruptcy protection (Chapter 11) proceedings, the Department of Finance (DOF) said the government is ready to discuss any financing request coming from flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL). Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Saturday, Jan. 1, that the DOF...
The Philippine Azkals got a bit of consolation following their early exit in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 when naturalized striker Bienvenido Maranon shared the Top Scorer Award with three players. Bienvenido Maranon (Photo from AFF Suzuki Cup) Maranon along with Chanathip Songkrasin and Teerasil Dangda...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. bared that three Philippine embassies have personnel who tested positive of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after an exposure among colleagues including an officer who "refuses vaccination." Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File...
