A joint report by First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) raised their growth forecast for 2022 to 7.0 percent from 6.0 percent stating the economic recovery is back on the fast growth lane. In the January issue of the Market Call, FMIC and UA&P...
Recognizing arts as a source and expression of hope Miss Universe 2018 and Arts Ambassador Catriona Gray in 'The Grand Reveal' Miss Universe 2018 and Arts Ambassador Catriona Gray, and P-Pop boy group SB19 join the celebration of National Arts Month 2022 this February. SB19 is the newest Youth and...
The celebration of art pushes through! This year's theme 'Sining ng Pag-asa' With this year’s theme “ Sining ng Pag-asa ,” the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) leads the celebration of National Arts Month (NAM) this February. “Sining ng Pag-asa” aims to recognize arts...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo There is nothing worse than a medical doctor whose newest contribution to the infodemic is to aggravate our pandemic woes by promoting vaccine hesitancy. Such is one who writes for a major daily. He persists in presenting alternative “facts” and long...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands posted an 11.5 percent growth in net income to P23.88 billion last year, driven by lower provisions and record-high fee income. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said profits jumped to P6.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, 51.2...
Union Bank of the Philippines reported a 9 percent improvement in net income to P12.6 billion in 2021, translating to above-industry return on equity of 12.0 percent. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its net revenues were at an all-time high of P45.1 billion, up 7...
Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans dipped amid expectations of slower inflation rate. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Jan. 31, the bellwether 91-day T-bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, slightly fell to 0.691 percent from 0.693 percent previously. The...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has raised P27 billion, exceeding its initial target size of P5 billion for its latest bond offer by more than 5 times, due to strong demand from investors. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the bonds have been issued as part of...
Saying that it is already time to let children to go to school and play outside, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) has backed the government’s inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 which is eyed to begin on Friday, Feb. 4. (PIDSP president Dr. Mary Ann Bunyi /...
The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman's Psychological Services was recognized for being instrumental in addressing the mental healthcare needs of students, faculty, and staff. University of the Philippines (Photo from UP Diliman's Facebook page) UP Diliman's PsycServ won second place at...
The Dubai-based designer takes us for a spin into his magical world For now, we can only dream of being able to freely travel anywhere without restrictions and constraints. With the current pandemic situation, one must still navigate carefully moving from coast to coast and zip code to zip code....
Eric Clapton 'Lady in the Balcony Lockdown Sessions (Live)' Old Slowhand lays it down smooth and easy with his own lockdown sessions album. Eric Clapton recently released a new album titled “The Lady in The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions (Live).” Here, Clapton re-records some of his biggest hits...
