Mark Paragua. (File Photo) The Philippines seeks to keep its grip of the lead as it clashes with the fancied Iran in the fourth round of the men’s division of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 Friday. The Filipinos, who have blitzed past Palestine, Syria and Thailand, have six match points...
Cash remittances sent by overseas Filipinos via the banking system declined to $19.285 billion as of end-August, 2.6 percent lower than same period last year of $19.808 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Thursday. For the month of August only, bank-channeled remittances were...
Greg Slaughter (MB File Photo) Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin sees Greg Slaughter as a key figure if the 7-footer dons the national colors for FIBA competitions in the immediate future. Though nothing is set in stone, Slaughter has already impressed Baldwin with social media videos of...
Gabe Norwood during the media availability at Quest Hotel. (PBA Images) CLARK FREEPORT--Rain or Shine's Gabe Norwood and TNT's Troy Rosario said their Gilas Pilipinas stints have absolutely helped them to keep up with the grind in the compressed PBA Philippine Cup under a bubble setup.  The...
Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin. (Fiba Images) Collegiate players will likely fill up the void left by their professional counterparts if Gilas Pilipinas gets to compete in the planned second window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers next month. There’s still no word on where the...
Vehicle-owners using diesel fuel will need to pay more at the pumps this week as the price of this commodity had gone up by P0.45 per liter, according to the pricing adjustment advisories sent by the oil companies. For gasoline products, there will be a rollback of P0.10 per liter; while kerosene...
Economists from Japan-based MUFG Bank Ltd. see continued strong peso vis-à-vis the US dollar despite the pandemic-induced economic recession and increasing COVID-19 cases which is the highest in the region. MUFG analyst Sophia Ng for Global Markets Research forecasts the peso to keep its strength...
An applicant digital bank in the Philippines will be required to have a minimum capitalization of P1 billion, according to a revised Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) proposed guidelines on the setting up of digital banks. This was higher than earlier proposed of P400 million for a basic digital...
If you love classics “Bahay Kubo” and “Da Coconut Nut”, then you are likely to enjoy a new song that has been recently creating buzz, called “Prutas Pilipinas.” Music by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab, lyrics by Noel Ferrer and performed by The Company, the song was created in...
The Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas (SKP) will stage the online edition of the Kickboxing Musical Form National Championships next month. SKP secretary general Atty Wharton Chan said the tournament hopes to revive the sport in the middle of the pandemic where most actual competitions have been put...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said Tuesday that the pre-emptive monetary responses which it has been doing since the coronavirus outbreak began will continue to keep confidence in the BSP which is “resolute in its intention to provide timely and sufficient support...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno on Monday said that with the obvious signs of a recovering economy, he is a lot more confident now that the most difficult period of the public health crisis has come and gone. BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno ( Bloomberg file photo)...
