Yuka Saso (AFP) Just halfway through 2021, and yet Philippine sports are already teeming with top achievers. The month of June alone saw a number of Filipino athletes proudly wave the country’s tricolors in the international stage, with a pair of lady teeners showing the way. Golfer Yuka Saso...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo As expected, many economists and analysts missed on their forecasts of the Philippine inflation rate of 4.1 percent for June 2021. Public announcement of the monthly inflation rate is highly awaited by the market because it is both a history of price...
Binibini fans can help their bets advance to the finals digitally! Binibining Pilipinas has launched a brand new mobile app, where netizens can vote for their favorite candidates. The candidate with the highest number of votes will automatically secure a wildcard spot in the semifinals on July 11....
image-158 Jordan Heading said any player who will be added to the Gilas Pilipinas roster for next month’s FIBA Asia Cup will have to be in sync with the system of coach Tab Baldwin. There has been a continuing debate as to whether Gilas needs to make changes from the roster that put up a gallant...
All the six financial service providers (FSPs) that were tapped in 2020 to undertake digital electronic disbursement of second tranche of emergency cash subsidies under Social Amelioration Program (SAP) through restricted transactional accounts hurdled the Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas’ (BSP)...
Join the Manila Bulletin Readers Choice Awards 2021 and vote for your favorite Binibining Pilipinas candidate! How to join: * To vote, follow and like the Manila Bulletin Facebook page then go to the Binibining Pilipinas 2021 album and "react" on your candidate of choice. Voting is up to July 10,...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it is improving its stress testing exercises to make it more granular to strain each bank’s risks or exposures. The BSP in a report said it could be crucial to have a more granular review and assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on individual...
image-154 Kai Sotto said the experience of playing against Serbia and Dominican Republic despite losing to both teams in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament will only make the young Gilas Pilipinas squad tougher moving forward. Gilas produced contrasting performances during the two games in...
By the time my column comes out next Monday, a new set of Binibining Pilipinas queens would have already been crowned. After more than a year of waiting, the 34 surviving candidates of the country’s longest running pageant will finally see the culmination of their Binibini journeys next...
With just a week before the grand coronation night, Binibini fans can help their bets advance to the finals digitally! Binibining Pilipinas has launched a brand new mobile app, where netizens can vote for their favorite candidates. The candidate with the highest number of votes will automatically...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin said the loss to Dominican Republic in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a reality check for his young team that remains far from having almost the same quality as the opponents it had faced the past couple of weeks. The...
As the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) celebrates its 28th anniversary today, it is proud that it has become “greener” and has embraced the principles of sustainable development. Last year, when the BSP too was in lockdown, its officials started drafting its pandemic-proof Sustainable Central...
