The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched Paleng-QR Ph Plus in the Province of Ilocos Sur and the City of Vigan last April 23, bringing the number of local government units (LGUs) with digital payments in public markets, public utility vehicles, and business establishments to 68. BSP...
The value transactions of banks and non-banks via the PESONet and InstaPay reached P3.81 trillion in the first quarter 2024, up 33 percent from same time last year of P2.87 trillion, based on data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The combined volume of both PESONet and InstaPay in the...
Consumers’ pockets will experience slight reprieve this week, as oil prices will be on moderate rollback, according to the pricing advisories of the oil companies. The price of diesel products will be trimmed by P0.45 per liter; while gasoline prices will have marginal reduction of P0.25 per...
NEW YORK — The best week for U.S. stocks since November closed out with more gains thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft on Friday. The S&P 500 rallied 1% to finish its first winning week in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq...
WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank and had roughly $6 billion in assets...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Marcos administration’s all-encompassing service caravan--the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF)--has helped mitigate poverty and hunger among Filipinos, says House Speaker...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks to require employers nationwide to provide a free financial literacy program for all its employees. Estrada said Senate Bill No. 2630 or the proposed “Personal Finance Education in the Workplace Act” mandates employers to help...
Motorists using diesel products can have a smile on their faces when they fill up their tanks; while those with gasoline-fed vehicles will have nothing but frustration on their drive to the gasoline stations this week. Based on the pricing advisories of the oil companies, the price of diesel will...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez addresses the crowd during the launch of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in Benguet as dozens of congressman-colleagues look on behind him. (Speaker’s office) House members continue to use the Bagong Pilipinas...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the opening program of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) at the Benguet State University, in La Trinidad, Benguet (Speaker's Office). House Speaker Martin Romualdez led the roll-out of P412 million in...
With summer undoubtably here, many of you are already thinking where your next adventure will be. If you happen to have a Subaru, you might have a few more options. This is the idea Motor Image Pilipinas hopes to promote with its recent activity that’s meant to remind us of the brand’s outdoor...
SHELL PILIPINAS CORPORATION will be holding its annual meeting of stockholders on May 14, 2024, Tuesday at 2:00 PM virtually through Shell Operated Webcast A copy of the official announcement published in Manila Bulletin broadsheet is shown below:
