(Photo from AFFSuzukiCup.com) Philippine Azkals coach Stewart Hall urged the players to focus on what they can control as they aim to remain in contention for a semifinal spot in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020. A 2-1 defeat to host Singapore to begin their campaign has put the Azkals in a situation where...
A total of 104 motorcycle units complete with insulated top boxes were donated by Honda Philippines to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, Dec. 10. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon will lead the online turnover to PRC local...
The local stock market declined at the end of the trading week after investors pocketed gains from the recent rally in share prices. The main index dropped 42.75 points or 0.59 percent to close at 7,192.17 as banks led the retreat across the board. 52188 Volume rose to 3.57 billion shares worth...
Boxing and weightlifting, two sports that yielded medals for Filipino athletes in the Tokyo Games, are in danger of getting scrapped from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as warned by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. (Photos from AFP) The Philippine delegation made history in the...
Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. officially took command of the 104,000-strong Philippine Army (PA) as its 65th Commanding General in a Change of Command hybrid ceremony on Friday, Dec. 10, describing it as a “part of God’s plan” in his life. Brawner replaced Lt. Gen. Andres Centino as the top man...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) plans to issue its fourth tranche of Peso Fixed-Rate Bonds worth P5 billion, with option to upsize, as part of its P100 billion program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said proceeds from this bond offering will be used for general...
All unclaimed passports scheduled for release before December 2020 will be canceled and disposed of in January next year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement late Thursday, Dec. 9, the DFA-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA)...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan A couple of weeks ago, the internet was abuzz with the report that Jeyrick Sigmaton, aka Carrot Man, won an acting award at the International Film Festival Manhattan 2021 in New York for his performance in the film, “Dayas.” It’s his first acting award, which is...
The local stock market rose on the back of growing optimism that the Omicron variant will not be as bad as initially feared. The main index jumped 87.62 points or 1.23 percent to close at 7,234.92 as banks led the advance with only the Property sector posting a marginal decline. PSE_NEW Volume...
PSX_20211129_155455 Philippine Airlines (PAL) is boosting flights across its domestic route network this month to cater to increasing demand. PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna told Manila Bulletin that in Luzon, the flag carrier is gradually reopening flights its Basco service via four flights this...
The local factory output rose anew in October owing to strong production in fabricated metal, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) released on Thursday, Dec. 9, the PSA said the country's volume of production...
In support of the country's national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) vaccinated nearly 4,000 people from Luzon to Mindanao in a single day. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it administered over 3,952 doses in one day alone on Dec. 6,...
