Local share prices rose with improving sentiment across global markets. The main index jumped 106.59 points or 1.71 percent to close at 6,345.41 as the Services sector led the advance with only Banks lagging behind. Volume improved to 847 million shares worth P7.46 billion as gainers beat losers...
The volunteers and staff of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Bohol and Hilongos chapters sent an immediate response to the victims of a passenger vessel that got caught on fire in Bohol. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) As per a statement released by PRC on Tuesday, June 28, their emergency response and relief...
Senator-elect Robinhood Padilla wants the Philippines to start drilling for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as the country continues to reel from unabated price increases of oil products caused by external factors. Padilla, topnotcher in the May 2022 senatorial race, made the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) has signed a contract with a South Korean shipbuilding company for the purchase of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Philippine Navy. Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left) shakes hands with Hyundai Heavy Industries...
An entry of a student from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños was among the six experiments chosen to be performed in the International Space Station (ISS) for the Asian Try Zero-G (ATZG) 2022, the Philippine Space Agency said on Monday, June 27. International Space Station (Photo from...
More than 1,000 personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) are expected to participate in the nationwide bloodletting activity to mark the 31st anniversary of the bureau on Tuesday, June 28. In partnership with various blood banks, the activity is part of the weeklong...
Six Philippine firms were included in the list of honored companies in Asia in Institutional Investor’s 2022 Asia (ex-Japan) Executive Team Survey. Based on the poll results published in the Institutional Investor website, the six local firms in the list are D&L Industries Inc., Century...
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) and Philippine Airlines – Mabuhay Miles (PAL) recently launched a partnership that allows you to convert your points on the road with Shell Go+ to PAL Mabuhay Miles to get you closer to your next dream destination. The Shell Go+ and Mabuhay Miles...
Applications for 4th Reimagine Recycling now open Reimagine Recycling, an annual program that aims to scale plastic waste solutions and promote a circular economy, is calling on individuals and groups that currently implement community-based plastic waste solution programs to submit proposals that...
The PSEi started the week higher in mixed trades as cautious investors picked up bargains. The main index rose 21.26 points or 0.34 percent to close at 6,238.82 although sectoral indices were evenly mixed. A total of 682.6 million shares worth P5.24 billion changed hands as gainers beat losers 98...
All security measures were put in place for the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila on June 30 – even on water. Philippine Coast Guard personnel conduct a simulation exercise of their security operations in Manila on June 27, 2022 for the inauguration of President-elect...
Four fishermen died, one went missing, and 45 others were rescued when the fishing boat they were riding on suddenly turned turtle in Bagac, Bataan last week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Monday, June 27. Fishing boat Gra Twin Sister overturns in Bagac, Bataan on June 23, 2022 after...
