Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he hopes that the Commission on Appointments (CA) will consider the ad interim appointments of the remaining 115 senior military officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) whose confirmation are still pending at the committee level. Go voiced his...
Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans dipped with strong demand from domestic investors. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on May 30, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, fell to 1.460 percent from 1.675 percent last week. The...
The Courtyard by Crown Asia is located along Pedro Cayetano Boulevard in Taguig City. A modern-day courtyard in one of the fastest growing cities in the metro is giving you the ideal urban residence you rightfully deserve. Set to rise along Pedro Cayetano Boulevard in Taguig City, The Courtyard is...
The Duterte administration posted a P4.9 billion budget surplus in April—first time in nearly two years—on the back of strong revenue haul and dividends from state-owned companies amid a slowdown in government spending, the Bureau of the Treasury reported Friday, May 27. The month of April has...
The artist training division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is accepting applications for the (7th) National Rondalla Workshop happening online via Zoom from July 19 to 23, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This is the second year the workshop will be held online. The workshop trainers will...
The national government increases by 25 percent its borrowing plan for June as the debt market braces for more interest rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this year. According to an online advisory released on Thursday, May 26, the Bureau of the Treasury indicated that the national...
Investors continued to press for an increase in Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans. At Monday’s auction, May 23, the yield on the 91-day Treasury bill, which banks use in pricing their loans, rose to 1.675 percent from 1.531 percent when same instrument was sold two-weeks...
Your SM Advantage Card (SMAC) can do so much more than earn points for shopping and get discounts and freebies. If you have not decided yet on using your SMAC points, especially points that are about to expire, why not donate them to a special cause or charity? The SM Store distributed more than...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT)'s expansive fiber network drove the telco's record high revenue growth for the first quarter of 2022, according to Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Business – Home, Jeremiah de la Cruz. PLDT Home’s first quarter fiber-only service revenues grew 74 percent by ₱4.7...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim The metaphor "data is the new oil" was coined by The Economist in 2017. Today, it has become a cliché and is so yesterday. Yes, the exponential growth of data today brought about by the ubiquitous use of digital technologies has opened many opportunities for innovations...
How did candidates use the Covid pandemic in their discussions? CLINICAL MATTERS With an apparent landslide victory for former Senator Bongbong Marcos for president, the post-mortems have begun. One of the most important issues during the campaign was the pandemic and whether the Philippines did...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The dust has cleared. The people have spoken. We will have a new president whose father preceded him 36 years ago. What is going to be interesting is how this new government will fare, considering the numerous challenges facing the Philippines. Can it cope...
