GT Capital Holdings, Inc., the investment arm of the Ty family, reported a 39 percent growth in its core net income to P8.1 billion for the first half of 2022 from P5.8 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the conglomerate said its consolidated net...
Two more lawmakers from Eastern Samar and Calamba City have officially joined the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) headed by House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the party announced on Monday, Aug. 15. (Photo from House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s office) Romualdez, president of Lakas-CMD,...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed before a Senate panel on Monday, Aug. 15 the wastage of at least 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, which the agency attributed to the delays in the delivery of the jabs. During the first organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Health, DOH...
NAVA (Guimaras PIO) ILOILO CITY – Guimaras Rep. Maria Lucille Nava lauded the passage of Republic Act (RA) No. 11909 making the validity of birth, death, and marriage certificates permanent. “My aspiration as one of the authors of this measure is to ease the burden imposed on the Filipino...
The Catholic faithful celebrates Monday, Aug.1, the feast day of Saint Alphonsus (San Alfonso) Maria de Liguori, a Doctor of the Church and founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as the Redemptorists. St. Alphonsus (Catholic News Agency) Commemorative masses will be...
Union Bank of the Philippines reported a 27 percent drop in net income to P6.1 billion for the first six months of 2022 due to extraordinary trading gains recorded in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its net revenues, excluding trading...
Food historian Felice Prudente Sta. Maria has launched a website and turned her Instagram account to help students of food history mine the riches of our culinary and gastronomic past By Don Baldosano KAIN NA Partial image of Chino Pansitero painted by Filipino artist Jose Lozano for the Gervasio...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that it will continue to inform the public on the adverse effects of vape and tobacco products. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are saddened that the vape bill lapsed into law. "Nakakalungkot na nag-lapse into law pero kami ay...
Stories of global Pinoys By Jill De Dumo-Cornista Many stories have already been told on the struggles and successes of Filipinos living abroad. The Filipino diaspora, now deeply ingrained in our nation's history, is not just a personal story—it is a story of connecting people and building...
The Department of Health (DOH) vowed on Tuesday, July 26 to closely coordinate and deploy necessary resources to keep the country's healthcare systems ready to respond to both COVID and non-COVID cases. (DOH/MB) In a statement, DOH mentioned that this is in line with President Ferdinand...
The local government of Marikina City presented on Friday, July 22, to officials of the Department of Health (DOH) the city's facilities, resources and services for Covid-19 response in line with the upcoming launch of "PinasLakas," the agency's new Covid-19 vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of...
DOH COVID-19 TRACKER/ JULY 22, 2022 More than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, July 22. A total of 3,389 new patients with Covid-19 have been recorded, based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker. With this, active cases nationwide rose to 24,478. In the...
