A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) has openly said that he would support Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential bet, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in the upcoming polls. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President Tito Sotto's office) This,...
Film actor and senatorial candidate Robin Padilla has publicly admitted to "admiring" Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) chairperson and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Senatorial candidate Robin Padilla ((left) and vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photos...
65270 As demand for digital financial solutions skyrocketed in the pandemic, local open finance platform UBX quintupled its revenues last year and expects to sustain its growth momentum in 2022. In 2021 alone, UBX hauled in P20 billion in annual gross transaction value serving over 200,000 business...
The Paris-based International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a minor planet in honor of Filipino neurosurgeon and amateur astronomer Dr. Jose Francisco A. "Jett" Aguilar. Dr. Jose Francisco A. "Jett" Aguilar (DOST handout) According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), "7431...
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...
media Artificial intelligence (AI) could be a game changer in financial services because it can be used to develop customer-centric solutions in financial services, said Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) Head of AI Center of Excellence Dr. Adrienne Heinrich. "Besides looking at AI solutions...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) called on the education sector to heed students' calls for a "genuine" health break as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to rise. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing the record-high resurgence of COVID-19 infections and...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) called the proposal of vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio's to require military service for all young Filipinos "unnecessary." (Unsplash) In a statement, NUSP criticized Duterte's proposal, saying it's "delusional, unnecessary,...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared some interesting tidbits about herself as she took on the fast talk challenge during “The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews” on Saturday, Jan. 22. (The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews) Under the challenge, a series of questions is hurled at the...
La Union Governor, Francisco Emmanuel ‘Pacoy’ Ortega III (right), welcomes Pitmaster Executive Director, Atty. Caroline M. Cruz, as the province received one ambulance and 3,000 food packs for the families affected by Typhoon Maring, from Pitmaster Cares Foundation. Pitmaster Foundation,...
Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies chair Senator Grace Poe on Sunday urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to dig deeper into the online banking hacking incident that hounded BDO account holders, saying such incident need to stop in the face of the growing...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the largest World Bank-funded project in the country, has been extended up to July 2025 and has received additional foreign funds of about P16 billion. In a statement, DA said the project got additional funding came...
