Foreign ambassadors of France, European Union, United Kingdom, and Germany strongly condemned the killing of Juan Jumalon, a radio broadcaster from Misamis Occidental in Mindanao. Radio broadcaster Juan Jumalon (Photo from 94.7 Gold FM Calamba/Facebook) Jumalon, a 57-year-old radio announcer who...
Former Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Winnie Castelo (left) and his wife, Precious Hipolito Castelo. (Facebook) For former Quezon City 2nd district congressman Winnie Castelo, the beaches up north in La Union are as good as the ones in the world-famous Boracay. "Hello...
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) logged a 20 percent decline in its net income to P8.1 billion in the first nine months of this year from P10.1 billion in the same period in 2022. However, the bank reported a 48 percent rise in its revenues to P52.8 billion in this year’s...
I'D GIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU Miss Saigon centers around the tragic romance of American GI Chris and Vietnamese bar girl Kim The heat is on in Manila as GMG Productions, in association with GWB Entertainment, has announced that Cameron Mackintosh’s globally acclaimed production of Boublil &...
An agreement of €60 million in funds was signed by the European Union and the Philippines to assist the latter in transitioning towards a sustainable economy. During the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 25, the European Union (EU) and the Philippines signed the financing deal...
Enhanced trade relations with the European Union was one of the key points of discussion during the Philippine Senate's official parliamentary visit to the Senate of Spain on Monday. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is received by King Felipe VI of Spain at the Palacio de la...
(L-R) European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Véron and Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP) Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (Photo by AFP) The European Union (EU) is interested to expand its security engagements with the Philippines, the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the request of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) for additional equity investment of up to P900 million in wholly owned subsidiary UnionDigital Bank Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), UnionBank said the BSP...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – An electrician died after he was electrocuted while working in Barangay Ipet, Sudipen, La Union on Wednesday, October 4. Police identified the victim as Rodel Ringor, 49. Ringor was installing electrical wires at the house of Antonio Mostoles, 36, when he...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A farmer who went missing after he was carried away by the rampaging waters of the Burubur River in Barangay Calliat, Balaoan, this province, on September 26 was found dead in the West Philippine Sea in Bangar, La Union on Monday, October 2. Police identified the victim...
BACNOTAN, La Union – A 41-year-old participant of Spartan Trail Run 2023 died after he suffered stroke and heart attack during the race here on October 1. The Police Regional Office-1 said that Darwin Batallones from Caloocan City was about to finish the 21-kilometer race when he suddenly...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is removing Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank/UBP) from the PSEi, PSE Dividend Yield (PSE DivY), and Financials indices starting Oct. 4, 2023. In a memorandum, the bourse said that “a downward adjustment was made to UBP's free float that resulted...
