Aside from fresh produce, what you ought to be looking for is a friend in the market Funny how almost everyone you talk to these days have become doctors. They all have the solution on how to solve this COVID pandemic. They give you advice on what vaccine is best based on what they’ve read on...
SMDC’s community programs bag Quill awards for community relations and CSR What makes a community? For real estate leader SM Development Corporation (SMDC), it is not just the infrastructure that serves as a dwelling place for a group of residents. It is about creating a community where people...
The Manila city government ordered Arranque Market to be temporarily closed for a week, starting on Feb. 27, after seeing a rise in COVID-19 infections among its vendors and helpers. Workers from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) arrive to disinfect Arranque Market along...
Unfazed by grim prospects for the airline industry this year, Pacific Global One Aviation (PG1), the aviation arm of PLDT, Inc., undertakes a major rebrand for its chartered services to get a piece of the $7 billion market by 2024. The company has set its sights on the medium term and expects the...
It can be eaten, but why would you want to eat a parrot fish? This is the season of Lent, when fish is all you need for sustenance, but (again) why parrot fish? Aside from its relatively affordable meat (it costs P280 per kilo inside a QC market), it is good for stew and curry...
Mostly from domestic market The large structural liquidity in the local financial system will let the government continue preferring the domestic market as a key source of its funding requirements in 2021 to mitigate the buildup of foreign exchange risks from external borrowings, a Cabinet official...
SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC), the country's biggest hybrid rice seeds producer, has returned to the local debt market to raise P2 billion, capping this year’s listing at the country’s bond bourse, Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx). As a result, PDEx President and Chief Operating...
The local bourse managed to close almost flat despite some profit-taking as investors wait for news from the central bank’s meeting. The main index shed 1.68 points or 0.02 percent to close at 7,298.02 with only the Holding Firms and Services counters advancing. Volume was firm at 32.64 billion...
The PSEi surged to just a hair shy of the 7,300 level after government reported higher remittances from overseas Filipinos. (Photo credit: https://www.pse.com.ph) The main index jumped 71.97 points or 1.00 percent to close at 7,299.70 although the Services sector was in the red. Volume was slightly...
S Maison’s Deck the Halls Christmas Market runs until December 17 Christmas is coming up, and what better way to infuse a little tradition and magic into your holiday than by visiting a delightful Christmas market. Families will enjoy some of the most exciting online food trends that have found...
The local stock market continued to surge on heightened optimism over COVID-19 vaccines and prospects of a US Stimulus plan. Photo credit: (https://www.pse.com.ph/) The main index jumped 113.51 points or 1.60 percent to close at 7,194.13 with only the Services sector retreating. Volume rose to 3.65...
Philippine banks are not only strong but resilient enough to withstand the pandemic-hit financial market and to help prop up an economy in recession, said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno. “While the impact is still unfolding, the good news is that the financial...
