Clad in boots and fatigue uniforms, Philippine Army (PA) personnel celebrated the New Year on Saturday, January 1, by transporting carpentry items and relief goods to areas that were hit by typhoon “Odette” more than two weeks ago. Lt. Gen. Romao Brawner Jr., PA Commanding General, ordered the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has formally adopted the recommendations of Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in its guidelines for securing a Certificate of Foundling and Certification of Registration of Authority to Solemnize Marriage (CRASM) . Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and...
PSX_20211129_155254 Right on schedule, within four months, Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL) exited from its voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings to take $2.1 billion debts off its balance sheet, the flag carrier announced on New Year's eve ( Dec. 31, 2021). While other airlines usually remain...
The Philippine stock market benchmark index PSEi plunged 2.89 percent on the last trading day of 2021 to 7,122.63. This drop pulled the index to slightly lower than its 7,139.71 close in 2020 when the market was also reeling from the impact of the pandemic. The All Shares index shed 10.6 percent...
The local stock market plunged on the last trading day of the year on fears that the recent rise in COVID-19 cases is the start of a new surge of infections due to the Omicron variant. The PSEi fell 211.93 points or 2.89 percent to close at 7,122.63 as Holding Firms and Banks led the retreat across...
Photo from the Batang Pinoy's Facebook page The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes it could resume its grassroots development program next year after being hampered by the pandemic for the last two years. PSC chairman Butch Ramirez said they are looking forward to collaborating again with...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, Dec. 30, expressed readiness to bring back the implenentation of stringent health and safety protocols in case the national government decides to heighten the Alert Level status amid increasing cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Police General...
Philip Ella Juico, president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), said he will contest the decision of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) declaring him persona non grata amid the ongoing feud between the national sports association and elite pole vaulter EJ Obiena....
From left: Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Elizabeth Zavalla, Binibining Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold, PRC Chairman Senator Richard Gordon, Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cinderella Obenita, and PRC Board of Governors Ernesto Isla The Araneta Group partners with the Philippine Red...
As the country deals with the continued threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) once again reminded the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. (FILE PHOTO / PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) “The best protection against COVID-19 is to get vaccinated,” said PRC...
The PSEi breached the 7,300 level as investors easily pushed up share prices amid thinning volume. The main index rose 48.06 points or 0.66 percent to close at 7,334.56 as the Mining and Oil and Property sectors led the rally although the Holding Firms’ counter slipped into the red. Volume dipped...
A highly-venomous cobra snake was captured by residents in a populous barangay in Antipolo City on Tuesday, Dec. 28, the local government said. (Photo from Antipolo LGU) In a series of photos posted on the official Facebook page of Executive Assistant to the Mayor Jun Ynares, a Philippine Cobra was...
